Music . #mc-embedded-subscribe-form .mc_fieldset{border:none;min-height: 0px;padding-bottom:0px;}, If you're not happy with the results, please do another search, ...ut quite welcome, metal-esque guitar lays the groundwork for fine slide by. The songs were based on unfinished tracks left behind by his son, rocker Eddy Shaver, who died in 2000. The younger Shaver asserts that he picked up the guitar at the age of 11 after Gilmore, and Jeff Beck as influences. "We became friends," he says, "and he gave me an old 355 that used "I remember doing shots with him at the Soap Creek Saloon. He also recalls a special night in 1980 when he met Roger Waters of Pink Floyd. "But I also learned some true country licks.". Now he's so good, if he wasn't my kid, I couldn't afford him.". Although to a lot of folks he really stepped into the spotlight when he started playing in Shaver, particularly with 1993's Tramp on Your Street , Eddy had an interesting time of it in the Eighties. This was before electric to be Duane's.". point. Billy Joe Shaver from the Chronicle Music Archive. "At first, I was angry at myself for the example I set early on, but the last 10 or 15 years I've been as straight as Tonto's arrow," Shaver said. Unfortunately there isn't a whole lot of info out there on him past his guitar and mesa boogie amp, maybe some speculation on a Dan echo pedal and some mention of a matchless amp and reverb unit. kid, I couldn't afford him.". Tweet. print. In 2001, Shaver suffered a massive heart attack while playing historic Gruene Hall in the Texas Hill Country. "I remember doing shots with him at the Soap Creek Saloon. "That was cool because I was a rock guy, playing country and rocking out," meeting some of the country legends his father was associated with during that time, "Yeah, he thought I was good, when I was really bad." Support the free press, so we can support Austin. Eddy Shaver began playing guitar with his father at 13, and gradually became Billy Joe Shaver's musical partner and sometime co-writer. Billy Joe Shaver is one of the real good songwriters of his generation. playing in Shaver, particularly with 1993's Tramp on Your Street, Eddy had Meanwhile, he was never overly impressed with Can't keep up with happenings around town? Copyright © 1981-2020 Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved. Comics . Information is power. I went in the kitchen and I hear somebody playing and 1998 Victory package: Feature Sidebar/Tuning Guitars with Eddy Shaver Album review. (He was planning to begin recording his first solo album on January 2, 2001.) I said, 'God, let me go here in the oldest honky tonk here in Texas, this is a fitting place for me to go.' When we went down to Houston, he was about 13 and I took him out of school to go out on the road with me, just so he could tune my guitar. He was a member of the Memphis based Delta Rebels, who recorded for Polygram ("It was an AC/DC kind of thing") in the early part of the decade as well as playing lead guitar in Dwight Yoakam's band from 1987 to 1989. The younger Shaver asserts that he picked up the guitar at the age of 11 after his passion for motorcycles incurred one too many trips to the hospital. Billy Joe Shaver merged from country to a more rock-influenced sound because of his son. He toured in the late '80s with Dwight Yoakam and played with Betts, Nelson, Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Guy Clark. #mc-embedded-subscribe-form input[type=checkbox]{display: inline; width: auto;margin-right: 10px;} Strat-Talk.com is an independent, member supported forum and is not affiliated with Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Eddy's father, Billy Joe Shaver, was born in 1939 and raised by his hard-working mother, Victory, in Waco, Texas. yet was thrilled with meeting Betts, who was a Billy Joe Shaver labelmate at one "I used to have a terrible time tuning the guitar. /* Add your own Mailchimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. News . Enter to Win one of two Strats we are giving away! He took solace in knowing that his son was also a Christian and was trying to overcome his drug addiction. "It's not natural for a son or any child go before a parent. Now he's so good, if he wasn't my Arts . He nearly did. One day I was really frustrated and threw the guitar down 'cause I'd keep His late son, Eddy, is the Kid referred to in the title of this record.Eddy was a fine guitarist who overdosed on New Year’s Eve in 2000. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. #mc_embed_signup{clear:left; font:12px Arvo,serif; width:100%;} One day I was really frustrated and threw the guitar down 'cause I'd keep breaking strings and stuff. Meanwhile, he was never overly impressed with meeting some of the country legends his father was associated with during that time, yet was thrilled with meeting Betts, who was a Billy Joe Shaver labelmate at one point. Shaver collaborated with producer Tony Colton to make "Billy and the Kid," which is set for nationwide release Tuesday on the Houston-based indie label Compadre Records. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. I went in the kitchen and I hear somebody playing and I come back out and it's Eddy. … My faith kept me going because I knew where he went.". */ Film . By the time he suffered his on-stage heart attack, Shaver said he was ready to join his family in a happier place. His father didn't even know he was in town. ', "And he was my tuner until I found one of those electric tuners. Sure enough, it didn't happen," Shaver, 65, said during a phone interview from his home in Waco. He credits his friends for helping him to "get back on the horse" and ride again. the early part of the decade as well as playing lead guitar in Dwight Yoakam's band Shaver, who wrote "Georgia on a Fast Train" and "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)" underwent a quadruple bypass. of my father's music. ... Strat-Talk.com is an independent, member … breaking strings and stuff. ', "And I said, 'Well, you know you're gonna have to be my tuner from now on. guitar. "He's happy now for sure, and he's quit visiting me as much," he said. New recipes and food news delivered Mondays, All questions answered (satisfaction not guaranteed). In later years, Shaver's musical partner and sometime co-writer was his son, Eddy, who began playing guitar with his father at 13. of the Seventies, Eddy claims Seventies rock icons like ZZ Top, Leslie West, David Have Guitar Will Travel – 037 Featuring Vic Johnson, Have Guitar Will Travel – 036 Featuring Tyler Morris, Sheptone™ Introduces Handcrafted Premium Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings, Gluboost announces release of MasterTint Open Stock Tints. I come back out and it's Eddy. Rebels, who recorded for Polygram ("It was an AC/DC kind of thing") in I Always Cry on Thursdays w/ Jean Caffeine. ). He was a big fan "We became friends," he says, "and he gave me an old 355 that used to be Duane's.". ", https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Country-s-Shaver-rebounds-from-tragedy-finishes-8845469.php, 23 yo arrested after Sunday drive-by shooting in Plainview, Some Xcel Energy outages expected to last throughout the day, Council approves economic development agreement to bring Sutherlands Home Base to Plainview, Don't Look Back: Abernathy unconcerned with ghosts of Antelopes past. "He was tormented and couldn't get out," Shaver said. "I stay busy every day," Shaver said. Support the Chronicle, To Eddy Shaver, the best part of playing with his dad is that Shaver, the band, is just a power trio backing up Billy. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands. tuners. went down to Houston, he was about 13 and I took him out of school to go out on the It makes sense really. ', "And he was my tuner until I found one of those electric tuners. Eddy Shaver, who died of an overdose on December 31, 2000, at the age of 38, was a rare guitar talent. - J.C. Music: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21, Cover . His country and country-rock tunes have filled his fine albums and have been covered by countless others. On Victory, however, son Eddy takes a much quieter approach, trading in his signature Stratocaster, a treasured gift from the Allman Brothers' Dickey Betts, for acoustic guitar and dobro. He had an early flair for poetry _ the type of thing considered "sissy" by his peers but encouraged by an eighth-grade teacher with the memorable name of Mabel Legg. On, One click gets you all the newsletters listed below, Breaking news, arts coverage, and daily events. Billy Joe Shaver Billy And The Kid ℗ 2004 Compadre Records Released on: 2007-06-05 Auto-generated by YouTube. road with me, just so he could tune my guitar. That's not necessarily bad, but he's the real thing, and there's a whole world of difference," Alden said. "But I also learned some true country licks.". After a heroin overdose claimed the life of his son, country songwriter Billy Joe Shaver felt as if he wanted to die too. Betts also gave Eddy Duane Allman's Gibson ES 335 and a late 50s Fender Stratocaster, the latter of which would become his main instrument.