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Born 87 Years Ago Today to a Single Mom in Texas, the Hard-Living Outlaw Poet Willie Nelson Once Called the “Greatest Living Songwriter”

UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 01: WEMBLEY ARENA Photo of Billy Joe SHAVER (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns) Artists like Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Willie Nelson heralded a new faction of country music committed first and foremost to authenticity—outlaw country. Consequently, each of those men owed a tremendous debt to Billy Joe Shaver, born in Corsicana, Texas, on this day (August 16) in 1939. While he never quite reached the same stra…
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American Songwriter broke the news on Sunday, August 16, 2026.
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