Swapping yarns: Nashville's outlaw songwriter Billy Joe Shaver wasn't in town for more'n five minutes 'fore he got to swappin's yarns with Concord Tavern regulars like Harry Light (left)

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Swapping yarns: Nashville's outlaw songwriter Billy Joe Shaver wasn't in town for more'n five minutes 'fore he got to swappin's yarns with Concord Tavern regulars like Harry Light (left)

Date11/7/1979

Names

Darrell, Dick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Swapping yarns: Nashville's outlaw songwriter Billy Joe Shaver wasn't in town for more'n five minutes 'fore he got to swappin's yarns with Concord Tavern regulars like Harry Light (left).

Subject

Men

Entertainment

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0100990F

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