His 2007 country gospel album Everybody's Brother was nominated for a Grammy Award. Following this, Billy Joe almost died of a heart attack in 2001 but managed to make a career comeback in 2002 after surgery. "But Willie talked me out of it. Shaver's friend Connie Nelson confirmed his death to Rolling Stone. The lyricist, who had written songs for the likes of Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley, passed away in Waco, Texas. Police Scotland said that at around 11.50am on Thursday the body of a man was found near to Meall Garbh in the Glenlyon area, Mum who left dying daughter, 13, alone on sofa while she went to the pub is jailed for 3 years, Robyn Goldie developed peritonitis and died on July 26, 2018, having suffered a perforated duodenal ulcer after her mother Sharon Goldie failed to seek medical treatment for her, Dad fined £10k for baby's party begs police for one more hour as family 'spent so much', West Midlands police officers who busted the Wolverhampton christening were stunned to find the party of 50 guests complete with marquees, musicians, and a DJ set, Family of Brit teens killed in Greek parasailing accident ‘waved off’ kids before tragedy, Jessica Lee Hayes, 15, from Kettering, Northants, and Michael Connelly, 13, were killed when they fell around 400ft onto a rock face on Wednesday while holidaying in Rhodes, Jackpot gran who won £500,000 on Thunderball insists 'I always knew I would win', Sheila Garrett, 80, who previously won $20,000 in a US lottery game, is hoping to move into the 'penthouse' apartment at her retirement community with her £500,000 winnings from the Thunderball, Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr annoyed they're being asked to fight 'like women', Tyson and Jones will meet in an exhibition fight next month although neither ring legend is prepared to accept it is anything less than a 'real' fight, Hero dad pulls entire family of six out of the sea in beach rescue 'miracle', Kevin Viles was walking along the coast of Gwithian, Cornwall eating an ice cream when his partner Lisa noticed people struggling in the water, prompting the dad-of-two into action, Katie Hopkins brands plane passenger who filmed her without face mask a 'stalker', After Mirror Online published exclusive pictures of Katie Hopkins refusing to wear a face mask on a flight from LA to London, she hit back at the passenger who filmed her. Outlaw country singer songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, who wrote songs like 'Honky Tonk Heroes,' 'I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train' and 'Old Five and Dimers Like Me,' has died. After moving to Houston in the Sixties, Shaver eventually became an apprentice for songwriter Harlan Howard in Nashville, before then working for songwriter Bobby Bare.