Why Billy Joe Shaver Is Cooler Than You'll Ever Be and One of the Greatest Human Beings Ever

From the current issue of Country Weekly:

"Second Chance
Billy Joe Shaver remarries ex-wife, breaks vertebra

Legendary songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, the author of hits for John Anderson and Waylon Jennings, remarried Wanda Lynn Canady on Friday, Oct. 13. The couple's first marriage was annulled. The Las Vegas ceremony was conducted by Billy Gibbons of the rock band ZZ Top. Shortly after the wedding, Billy Joe cracked a vertebra while wrestling with a friend. He was forced to cancel several shows, but is expected to recover fully. The Texas-based singer/songwriter married his first wife, Brenda, three times before her death in 1999."

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So, to recap: By the power vested in Billy Gibbons, Billy Joe married Wanda for the second time, which only puts her second in the Number of Times Married to Billy Joe Shaver contest. Then, the 67-year-old groom injured his back while wrestling a friend.

All that and he writes killer songs, too. God bless Billy Joe Shaver.

If you want to read more about one of the more interesting lives ever lived (and, clearly, still being lived), check out a 2002 bio of Billy Joe. He's also written his own bio. And go buy his CDs at his website.