American guitarist, composer, singer, writer, comedian, and poet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mason Williams (born August 24, 1938) is an easy listening guitarist. His most famous work is Classical Gas.
Mason Williams | |
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Mason Williams in 1969 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | August 24, 1938 |
| Genres | Classical guitar, bluegrass, easy listening, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, songwriter, writer, poet, photographer |
| Instruments | 12-string guitar, banjo, classical guitar |
| Years active | 1960–present |
| Labels | American Gramaphone, Everest, Flying Fish, Olympic, Real Music, Skookum, Vanguard, Vee-Jay, Warner Bros., WEA |
| Website | www.masonwilliams-online.com |
Also a photographer, Williams published a life-sized photo print of a Greyhound bus in the 1960s. He appeared with the print on the cover of his first album, The Mason Williams Phonograph Record. The print is now in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.
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