"Simplicity Don't Need to Be Greased"

Here's a fine article on Billy Joe Shaver by the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram's David Casstevens.

We had Shaver on the show back in the early 90s when I was a low-level audio tech for Austin City Limits. I remember how he beamed with pride at sharing the stage with Willie Nelson, and how he gave me an enthusiastic handshake. He's aged a lot since then.

And I don't guess I'll ever shake the heartbreak of his son Eddy's death of a heroin overdose several years back.