billy joe shaver wrote old five and dimers like me.
billy joe shaver wrote old five and dimers like me.
who wrote old five and dimers like me?
billy joe shaver
although jennings and nelson are regarded as the stereotypical outlaws, there were several other writers and performers who provided the material that infused the movement with the outlaw spirit. some people have noted that jennings and nelson were nashville veterans whose careers were revived by the movement and that they drew on the energy that was being generated in their home state of texas to spearhead the attack on the nashville producers. jennings, in particular, forced his record company to let him produce his own albums. in 1973 he produced "lonesome, on'ry and mean". the theme song was written by steve young, a songwriter and performer who never made it in the mainstream, but whose songs helped to create the outlaw style. the follow-up album for jennings was "honky tonk heroes" and the songwriting hero was texan billy joe shaver. like steve young, shaver never made it big, but his 1973 album "old five and dimers like me" is considered a country classic in the outlaw genre.
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harris stated that “sailing round the room” was inspired by terri schiavo and is a celebration of life and death; “how she could sing the wildwood flower” refers to the relationship between a. p. and sara carter and was inspired by a documentary that harris, together with kate and anna mcgarrigle, saw on television. the song “gold” features guest vocals by dolly parton and vince gill while “old five and dimers like me” is a duet between harris and john starling. “moon song” was written by harris' close friend patty griffin and appeared as an itunes bonus track on her 2007 album "children running through".
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