Amoeba Music

By J Poet

Mason Williams is a guitar player and songwriter with two Grammy wins, an Emmy winning TV scriptwriter, photographer, poet and comedian. He’s best known for his mega-hit “Classical Gas” which won Grammys for Best Instrumental Composition and Best Instrumental Performance in 1968. (The tune also won a Best Arrangement Grammy for Mike Post who went on to write TV themes for LA Law, Hill Street Blues, and Law and Order.) His long career includes a stint in the Wayfarers folk group, comedy writing gigs for the Smothers Brothers and Steve Martin and a photo of a Greyhound bus that’s on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Williams was born in Abilene,... Read More

City Of Origin:

Abilene, Texas, United States

Genre:

Folk, Traditional Folk, Easy Listening, Pop Instrumental, Instrumental Pop

Birthdate:

08/24/1938