(December 6, 2007)—Country singer/songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, who calls Waco home, was nominated Thursday for a Grammy award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album for “Everybody’s Brother,” which has won rave reviews since its release in September.
John Carter Cash, the son of the late Johnny and June Cash, produced the album, which includes vocals from John Anderson, Marty Stuart, Tanya Tucker, Kris Kristofferson and a 1970 duet with Johnny Cash.
Also nominated are “Amazing Grace” by Bill & Gloria Gaither And The Homecoming Friends; “Journey Of Joy” by Karen Peck And New River; “Salt Of The Earth” by Ricky Skaggs & The Whites; “Tell Someone” by Kenny & Amanda Smith Band, and “I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs Of Faith,” which features various artists.
Shaver, 68, is the Corsicana native whose 1973 “Old Five and Dimers Like Me” helped define outlaw country.
He’s recorded more than a dozen albums and has written songs for such artists as Willie Nelson and Patty Loveless.
He was invited to perform at the Grand Ole Opry in 1999 and in 2006 he was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame.
The 50th annual Grammy Awards show is Feb. 10 in Los Angeles, and airs on CBS and News Ten.
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