Billy Joe Shaver - Ragged Old Truck.wmv

[TheJonesOfNashville]

One of the best singer-songwriters ever. If not the best! Great song.

[MrRacer818]

Thanking bout crankin my raggid ol truck and haulin my old ass to Tulsa Friday to see O'l BJS

[JUICES74]

yee haw!!!

[2396lynch]

To hear this in person is a experiance that you will nevor forget.......I am a real friend and fan of Billy Joe Shaver,, From Dixie in Miss where the Rebels Are '''''''''''''Honeybaby and George

[redbanjo5]

the original squidbillie

[Aphidboy]

We had several of those old flat-fendered Jeeps on the Ranch in Montana when I was a lad. They'd go back into the darnedest places in the timber way back in the hills. The heaters never worked and they'd only go 45 mph on the blacktop, but they was all we had. Bill Joe get's it all right once again.

[MrRacer818]

Blue in the face.......But my BJS got me LOVING LIFE !!!! GOD BLESS MY FRIEND BJS ! HEROS From TEXAS!!!!!

[chuck2truck]

my mom ,from the backwoods of central mississippi , told me this too country for her once . i want this played at my wake , so's too remember to be singing it when i stand in judgement

[thenightlamp1]

im still partial to the Johnny Paycheck version, maybe cause i heard it first - but i love Billy Joe, he's one of country's greatest writers.

[mollydoghall1]

He finally turned into that diamond! :)

[TheWillforpresident]

A CLASSIC--Good Job all the way around--wm

[sbbain1]

Don't get much better than this if you like real country!

[kosbok]

@blazersfan25 10X better?!? Than post it, please.

[kosbok]

I'd really like to thank all those who have taken time to comment, most of which very much in the positive. I put this vid together when recovering from a surgery and thus, had the time. Gonna have to try and put another one together I suppose! Just so damn good to know how many Shaver fans are out there. He won't be with us forever, so need to appreciate him even more now!

[TheGoola123]

@kosbok Was the truck pic takn in Mullens WV? looks just like a bar there

[stevebeagle]

@kosbok DAMN FINE JOB !

[troy6943]

@kosbok thanks for song. be safe bro. aubrey troy eldridge. drunk

[troy6943]

@kosbok good to see people to lick this music. alabama says, fuck guce man

[jamcrane3]

5 MO&*$%#$@#&NG Stars!!!!!!!

[manny956123]

Pure Texan!!!!!!!

[daniel777891]

sing it billy

[Fallopiana]

Four minutes...unheard of! xoxo BJS!!



[secretsecretaries]

Wonderful song; thanks for sharing. I had never heard it before.

[jimm7803]

BJS is the real deal, no commercial country crap here!

[sean64ryan]

The absolute best BJS



[MrBauwashka]

he's a real honky tonk legend alive...god bless

[BonjoviFan08]

thanks kosbok i havent heard this in ages i love this song thanks so much for the video

[bomedi]

Ah I loved this! I might be doing a documentary here in Dublin, Ireland, on a guy called N.C Lawlor who toured with this guy and I recommend checking him out on youtube.

[scd574]

NOW,IT DON'T GET NO MORE COUNTRIER THAN BILLY JOE SHAVER! Thanks For Posting! I Agree With Everyone This Is What Kind Of Country Music Should Be On Radio Because This Is"Real Country".

[TheBarnesfarm]

if you can find it,i highly recomend his cd salt of the earth. he' got a web site with a lot of his cds for sale. i saw him with eddy before he od. one of the best shows i ever been to, little hole in wall bar in atlanta. only had about 50 people in it. hogman

[mojo4404]

All right then, Billy Joe.

[fobab]

Tom T Hall :"would you believe Billy Joe Shaver and me?..."

[lionstanding]

Massachusetts!!!?? Good Gawd! Don't mention that once you cross that Ol' Red River, Hoss....

[onebaud]

Sorry but Paychecks version doesn't sound like the same song. But I like Billy Joe Shaver's song.

[sixtiesmusiconly]

Billy Joe gave a tape to see if I wanted to record anything on it. This song was on it. Of course I wanted to record them all but didn't have the money. I'm grateful I got to meet and talk with this legend on numerous occasions. And just as grateful I got to watch Eddy play up close and personal. RIP Eddy.

[captainvaritek]

I saw Todd Snider live last night. He did a solo version of this that just kicked much ass. He credited Billy Joe as one of his influences and heroes. And..oh yeah...this story is true...

[govteach51]

Good grief this is good stuff.....why can't country music stations play this instead of the mess they play on terrestrial radio?

[kevwixs]

billy joe is one of the last links to the ole country you listen to with your daddy drivin down the ol road an your daddy was sippin on a cold one, damn i wish i could go back , but the only bad part back then i couldnt have a cold one LOL !

[Iowatallpaul]

There is nobody more real than Billy Joe Shaver, seeing him Friday with Ray Price in Kansas City. What a show that will be!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shayfart]

its unamerican not to like bjs

[StateChampQB]

Spent a lot of time listening to this song and drinking Cold Beer with my uncle back in the day.

[billysfender]

this shit is great.

[134625798258]

wow

[kerplunked409]

Damn! I love Johnny Paychecks version of this with the funky base line......but heck I really feel this version....gonna have to find some of his albums he's writen some real classics.

[kosbok]

Thanks, kerplunked. JP has a version, huh? Haven't heard it. Actually, finding any Paycheck is always a challenge. I'd be more than willing to swap ya some BJS for Johhny. Let me know.

[ojaioan]

@kosbok LOVE BILLY JOE SHAVER AND IT REALLY HURTS MY MUSICAL EAR THAT YOU WOULD SWAP ONE LOVE FOR THE OTHER! LOVE'EM BOTH...NO SWAP!...JUST AN EVEN SHARE,WooooooHoo!

[BadNewzBraves]

So raw, runner up to all time drinking song second only to David Allen Coe; you never even called me by my name.

[jimsmith1113]

haha i always drink to this song!

[whobeyourdaddy]

Sure Miss Eddie

[sambo75420]

God Bless BJS.....your music will always be a part of my life....

[rzaapie]

lol, funny genre, no disrespect. but cool song!

[rep2291]

I don't think they think a lot about things like genre in Texas, but they sure do make some really fine music. You know, he's one of a kind, as most of the great ones are, but Texas music is plumb full of folks every bit as uncategorizable as Billy Joe.

[denniseggers]

Billy Joe Shaver is the King of Texas Country & a brother outlaw at the cross. God Bless him and all y'all for spreadin' the word. He's a man Ive always admired, even when we were gettin' wasted over on the west end here in NashVegas back in the 70's. The last time I saw him was a couple years back with my other bro, Earl Clark at the Fiddle & Steel here in Printers Alley. He let go of the two young beauties hanging on him and gave me that smile & a Billy Joe bear hug.

[whobeyourdaddy]

Right On! Good to see Billy Joe's songs livin forever....Keep spreadin the word!

[kosbok]

Absolutely! I'm up here in Mass. and planning a trip to Texas to see the legend....can't wait. Glad you enjoyed.

[handinside]

Doesn't he sing the theme song from Squidbillies?

[beaverwithachainsaw]

yup

[EdgecrusherSomBitch]

Sounds like home dammit

[Sodomschild]

@EdgecrusherSomBitch

I'm back home.Time to heal up and do it again!!!!

[kosbok]

that's so very cool, my friend...thanks for the post. i'm jealous being stuck here in massachusetts and not able to see billy joe live.

take care and thanks again

[stargazr1976]

exactly the vid I needed today ty to the uploader

[plumbercorey]

why the fuck do i gotta hear rascal flatts on the FM dial with amazing shit like this out there?

[billihockey275]

@plumbercorey yeah screw them whinny little girls they can't play a song with soul like this

[skynyr]

@plumbercorey Amen Brother! Pisses me off somethin fierce.

[RavensHalo]

@plumbercorey I know, right? This is amazing!!!!!!!!

[senojjones]

Of course live this was alot cruder.

It's was "f'ing' truck...and he was hauling his "ass" into town.

Actually sounds alot better that way..

I saw this man live many times, and yes, i'm consider myself lucky..

[beaverwithachainsaw]

Thank You!

[kevyn562]

ronwiles1 you are a natzi join your nigger on the moon, country hater

[mongo731]

Thanks for the excellent post- ever since XM America was killed off by stupid sirius, I can't get great songs like this anymore! Please keep them coming, and keep the GREAT country music alive!!

GySgt Dan Jones

Ubaydi Iraq

[kosbok]

You're most certainly welcome and please...Thank You!

[foxstar612]

@mongo731 Thank you so much for your service!

[inya1lake]

Had'nt heard this one before, it's awesome. Thanks for posting and respect from England.

[kosbok]

England, eh? Very cool, glad you dug it. I'm slowly working on another so stay tuned.

[larrya444]

This is the song where I got the pickup line to ask out my wife on our first date: I might be as ugly as an ol' muddy river fish but I'm loaded with hillbilly charm.

[johnnythebone]

"I'm listening to Billy Joe Shaver/And I'm reading James Joyce

Some people tell me I got the blood of the land in my voice,"

- Bob Dylan 2009

[JIM112271]

Elvis is dead,then Earnhardt,Waylons gone,now we have a muslim president. Without Shaver,there would be no use to go on.

[JIM112271]

Hey there ronwiles1 ...I said he was muslim , I did not say anything about niggers.

The way things are going , the moon does not sound like a bad idea though, ronnie - boy.

For the record ...I do not hate niggers.

I hate thievs,child molesters and Democrats(black or white) .

[unclejeff64]

thanks for posting this!

i saw billy joe live in the late 90's and during the break i shook hands with him and asked if he would play this song.

he looked me straight in the eye and said, "naw, my drummer don't know it."

god bless billy joe shaver.

[robertis41]

man i heard this on xm came on here bout a half year ago only the live one' u can't understand so im glad u put it on here .....thanks

[Niccolo65]

Great song, Billy Joe is the man, no question about it.

[adj709]

I love this old time country, our country station has legends saturday night and they play a few good songs on that but all the rest is not even worth listenin to

[kosbok]

Couldn't have said it better adj709, glad you liked it. I tell ya, there are a few good ones out there if you look hard enough (Stoney LaRue, Jason Boland) but do they get any radio play? Course not...especially where I'm at in Boston. Anyway, yeah to me this is almost the 'perfect' country song. It's pretty easy to see and hear what Waylon did and why Old Hoss went to Billy Joe so many times on his records. Billy Joe is a legend period.

[larrya444]

Dale Watson is one of those throwbacks who doesn't take the crap from these Nashville record labels.

[adj709]

This is one the best country songs!! its a shame we cant hear this kind of music on the radio instead they play all that shi**y music by them gay lookin boys like Kieth urban and rascall flats