Outlaw country artist Billy Joe Shaver dead at 81

By KRISTIN M. HALLOctober 28, 2020 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — 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...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 16-22

By The Associated PressAugust 10, 2020 GMT

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 16-22

Aug. 16: Actor Gary Clarke (“Hondo,” ″The Virginian”) is 87. Actor Julie Newmar is 87. Actor-singer Ketty Lester (“Little House on the...

Professor says WV has great songwriters, could use more help

By BILL LYNCHDecember 30, 2018 GMT

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Texas is not the center of great American songwriting, Travis Stimeling said, despite what the Lone Star State might like the rest of the country to believe.

The WVU musicology professor, musician and author of "Songwriting in Contemporary West Virginia: Profiles and Reflections," said Texas does have a lot of famous songwriters. Then he rattled a couple off the top of his head, including Jerry Jeff Walker and Billy Joe Shaver.

Professor says WV has great songwriters, could use more help

By BILL LYNCHDecember 30, 2018 GMT

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Texas is not the center of great American songwriting, Travis Stimeling said, despite what the Lone Star State might like the rest of the country to believe.

The WVU musicology professor, musician and author of "Songwriting in Contemporary West Virginia: Profiles and Reflections," said Texas does have a lot of famous songwriters. Then he rattled a couple off the top of his head, including Jerry Jeff Walker and Billy Joe Shaver.