The Outlaw Poet and the Crawfish Queen: Billy Joe Shaver & Yvette Landry
Texas singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver is a prolific composer who draws inspiration from his life experiences: turning horses to working in a sawmill; his relationship with religion and his family. All raw material for honing classic country songs, many of which are anthemic in the Outlaw Country music scene of yore. Then, the former Crawfish Queen of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, Yvette Landry, shares stories of coming to music and song-making later in life, and her work with the “Godfather of Swamp Pop,” Warren Storm. Plus words and music from Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Marcia Ball and Fats Domino.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Road Stop Jimmy Day Stars of the Steel Guitar, Gusto Records
Honky Tonk Heroes Waylon Jennings Honky Tonk Heroes, Sony
Heartaches By the Number Ray Price The Essential Ray Price: 1951-1962, Sony
If You've Got the Money Honey (I've Got the Time) Lefty Frizzell The Complete Columbia Recording Sessions, Vol. 1-1950-1951, Sony
CLIP: Billy Joe Shaver meets Harlan Howard
Ride Me Down Easy Bobby Bare The Essential Bobby Bare, Sony
Chicken on the Ground Wanda Jackson Tears Will Be the Chaser For Your Wine, Bear Family
Instrumental: Heartaches By the Number Floyd Cramer More Country Classics, Sony
CLIP: Growing Up in Corsicana
I've Been to Georgia on a Fast Train Billy Joe Shaver The Essential Billy Joe Shaver, Sony
CLIP: Writing Poetry
Old Chunk of Coal Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver: Greatest Hits , Compadre Records
CLIP: Becoming a Songwriter
Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me Billy Joe Shaver Old Five and Dimers Like Me, Sony
CLIP: Nashville on a Cantaloupe Truck
Music City, USA Billy Joe Shaver Long in the Tooth, Lightning Rod Records
CLIP: Honky Tonk Heroes
Old Five and Dimers (Like Me) Waylon Jennings Honky Tonk Heroes, Sony
Instrumental: Jukebox Charlie Lloyd Green Revisited, Lloyd Green
Pick Up the Tempo Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings
Waylon and Willie, Sony
Ain't You Sorry Mance Lipscomb Captain, Captain, Arhoolie
I Feel A Change Coming On Bob Dylan Together Through Life, Sony
CLIP: His son, Eddy
Live Forever Shaver Tramp on Your Street, BMG
CLIP: Advice to Songwriters
Try and Try Again Billy Joe Shaver The Real Deal, Compadre Records
Closing Bed: Sunday in Dixie Buddy Emmons Stars of the Steel Guitar, Gusto Records
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Blue Moon Girl Yvette Landry Should Have Known, Yvette Landry
Le vieux soulard et sa femme (The Old Drunkard And his Wife) Cleoma Breaux and Joe Falcon Anthology of American Folk Music, Smithsonian Folkways
Rosa Majeur Queen Ida Queen Ida and the Bon Temps Band, GNP Crescendo
Le Vieux Dodge a Bill Landry Bonsoir Catin
Blues a Catin, Bridgetown
SEGMENT: Yvette Landry
Instrumental: Ginning-Take 1 Scatman Pattin Rockin’ Days in Shreveport, Louisiana, Various Artists, Ram Records, USA Network
Prisoner's Song Warren Storm Swamp Gold, Jin Records
Irene Warren Storm, Willie T & Cypress Warren Storm, Willie T & Cypress, Jin Records
SEGMENT: Yvette Landry on Warren Storm
Instrumental: Acadian Two-Step Coteau Coteau: Highly Seasoned Cajun Music , Rounder
Laisser les Cajun danser Belton Richard and the Musical Aces Modern Sounds of Cajun Music Vol 2, Swallow
Leavin' Louisana in the Broad Daylight Marcia Ball Outlaws and Armadillos: The Roaring 70s, Country Music Hall of Fame
Just Another Lie Linda Brannon Early, Rare Rockabilly and Country (Hillbilly), Ram Records
Hole in My Heart Feufollet Two Universes, Feufollet
Whiskey Heaven Fats Domino Sentimental Journey: Fats Domino Live at the University of New Orleans, BMG
Heaven is a Honky Tonk The Highwomen The Highwomen, Elektra
Closing bed: Still of the Night Santo and Johnny Santo and Johnny: Volume Secondo, Duck Records