I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal...But I'm Gonna Be A Diamond Someday

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Billy Joe Shaver was making "outlaw country" before they had a name for the stuff; knocking out tough-as-nails Texas tunes and singing them in a voice like rough-hewn timber. He's never garnered the fame of pals like Waylon and Willie, but he's certainly earned their respect (Jennings, in fact, recorded a 1973 album full of his songs, Honky-Tonk Heroes). This 1981 outing features some of Shaver's best known, and hardest rocking, tunes--including the title track, "Fit to Kill and Going Out in Style" and the rollicking "Ragged Old Truck"--as well as the debut of his guitar-wielding son, Eddy. Shaver also scores with the ballads "Blue Texas Waltz" and "It Ain't Nothing New Babe." --Michael Ruby

I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal...But I'm Gonna Be A Diamond Someday,Billy Joe Shaver,Koch Records,Country,Country & Western,Outlaw Country,Pop,Progressive Country,Singer/Songwriter

Average customer rating: Best country-Western singer I've heard in a long time I've Worn Out Three Of These

I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal...But I'm Gonna Be A Diamond Someday Billy Joe Shaver Manufacturer: Koch Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Old Five and Dimers Like Me Restless Wind: The Legendary Billy Joe Shaver: 1973-1987 Salt of the Earth Unshaven: Live at Smith's Olde Bar Victory ASIN: B000006J5Z Release Date: 1998-03-17

Tracks:

1. Fit To Kill And Going Out In Style
2. Blue Texas Waltz
3. Saturday Night
4. Ragged Old Truck
5. I'm Just And Old Chunk Of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be A Diamond Someday)
6. When The Word Was Thunderbird
7. (We Are) The Cowboys
8. Mexico
9. It Ain't Nothing New Babe
10. The Road

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Billy Joe Shaver was making "outlaw country" before they had a name for the stuff; knocking out tough-as-nails Texas tunes and singing them in a voice like rough-hewn timber. He's never garnered the fame of pals like Waylon and Willie, but he's certainly earned their respect (Jennings, in fact, recorded a 1973 album full of his songs, Honky-Tonk Heroes). This 1981 outing features some of Shaver's best known, and hardest rocking, tunes--including the title track, "Fit to Kill and Going Out in Style" and the rollicking "Ragged Old Truck"--as well as the debut of his guitar-wielding son, Eddy. Shaver also scores with the ballads "Blue Texas Waltz" and "It Ain't Nothing New Babe." --Michael Ruby

Customer Reviews:

Best country-Western singer I've heard in a long time.......2007-05-14

Good songs, good singing, good back up. Even the lyrics are great. What a find.

I've Worn Out Three Of These.......2004-08-12

I first heard Billy Joe's songs on Waylong Jennings' landmark 1973 album, Honky Tonk Heroes and was hooked. I first saw him on an Austin City Limits show in about 1980 and couldn't believe what I was seeing. The man's lyrics, along with his own exuberance in performance coupled with son Eddy's electrifying electric guitar work was damn near a spiritual experience.

"I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal" was originally released in 1981 on Columbia, undoubtedly at the urging of Johnny Cash who's publishing house published over half of the songs on the LP. This CD would make a great introduction to Billy Joe's music as it features some of his best work including "Ragged Old Truck" and the title cut, but it also marks Eddy's recording debut.

I wore out the original LP, two cassettes, and now I've loaned the CD to a friend who has yet to return it. I think the next time I order it, I might as well take a dozen. You don't need to start out with that many, but you might end up using it to turn friends on to Shaver's work so you might as well get a couple copies.

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