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    • Aug 16, 1939
    Singer/songwriter Billy Joe Shaver is born in Corsicana, Texas. His writing credits include Waylon Jennings' "You Ask Me To," Johnny Rodriguez's "I Couldn't Be Me Without You" and John Anderson's "I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be A Diamond Someday)"
    Aug 16, 1956
    The day he turns 17, singer Billy Joe Shaver enlists in the Navy
    Jun 20, 1962
    Singer/songwriter Billy Joe Shaver and wife Betty have a child, Eddy Shaver. Father and son work together when Eddy reaches adulthood in the band Shaver
    Apr 5, 1971
    The Oak Ridge Boys record "Jesus Christ, What A Man" in a late-night session at Nashville's Jack Clement Studios. Written by Bobby Bare and Billy Joe Shaver, the single earns a Grammy nomination
    Feb 21, 1973
    Waylon Jennings records "Honky Tonk Heroes" in Nashville. Written by Billy Joe Shaver, the song will be used in episode seven of the 2019 PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns"
    Feb 19, 1975
    Johnny Rodriguez records "I Couldn't Be Me Without You," written by Billy Joe Shaver, at Nashville's Mercury Custom Studios
    Sep 12, 1975
    Charlie Daniels hosts the Volunteer Jam II in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, with special guests The Marshall Tucker Band, Billy Joe Shaver, Jimmy Hall, Roni Stoneman and The Allman Brothers Band's Dickey Betts. The state of Tennessee celebrates by observing Charlie Daniels Day
    Aug 3, 1977
    Bobby Bare records Billy Joe Shaver's "I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be A Diamond Someday)" at the Jack Clement Studios in Nashville. More than three years later, John Anderson turns it into a hit
    Sep 18, 1994
    Willie Nelson presents Farm Aid VII in New Orleans' Superdome. The lineup includes John Mellencamp, Neil Young, John Conlee, Billy Joe Shaver, Deana Carter, David Allan Coe, Kris Kristofferson, Julio Iglesias and The Neville Brothers
    Jul 4, 1996
    Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic is held in Luckenbach for a second straight year. His guests include Billy Joe Shaver, Doug Supernaw and Waylon Jennings, whose set list naturally includes "Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)"
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