Mason Williams

Real name: Mason Douglas Williams
Born: August 24, 1938
Country: United States
IPI: 00032987169 6 works
00065569250 13 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Singer and guitarist in bluegrass, folk, and easy listening genres. Williams also plays classical guitar and composes.
Member of: The Wayfarers Trio
Related: Bill Cunningham Member of William's recording and tour band

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
i	Classical Gas	Mason Williams	February 1968	(73 artists)
	Cowboy Buckaroo	Mason Williams	1969	Trails & Rails
	Poor Little Robin	Mason Williams	October 1971	Michael Johnson
	Them Doodle Dashers	Mason Williams	1964	Unverified
	The Tomato Vendetta	Mason Williams	1970	Peter Blanker Consort

Covers by Mason Williams

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	Albatross	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	Fleetwood Mac
i	All I Have to Do Is Dream	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	The Everly Brothers - Orchestra conducted by Archie Bleyer
i	And I Love Her	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	The Beatles
i	As Tears Go By	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	The Rolling Stones REC, Marianne Faithfull REL
i	Because the Night	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	Patti Smith Group
	Burn On	Mason Williams	1984	Randy Newman
i	Cavatina	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	John Williams - Stanley Myers & Orchestra
	Cinderella-Rockefella	Mason Williams	October 1968	Esther Ofarim with The Smothers Brothers PRF,BRD, Esther und Abi Ofarim REL
i	Classical Gas	Mason Williams & Mannheim Steamroller	1987	Mason Williams
	Cool Water	Mason Williams	1984	Bob and Randall Atcher and Bonnie Blue Eyes
i	Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	Louise Cordet
	Find a Reason to Believe	Mason Williams	1970	Tim Hardin
i	Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	Neil Diamond
i	Golden Brown	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	The Stranglers
i	Greensleeves	Mason Williams	1969	(unknown)
	Greensleeves	Mason Williams & Mannheim Steamroller	1987	(unknown)
i	Here, There and Everywhere	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	The Beatles
i	I Can't Help Falling in Love	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires
i	I Don't Want to Talk About It	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	Crazy Horse
i	If	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	Bread
i	If I Fell	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	The Beatles
	(I'm a) Yo-Yo Man	Mason Williams	October 1971	Cunha & Dawson
	It's Over	Mason Williams	1970	Roy Orbison
	Knoxville Girl	Steve Brainard, Mason Williams, Johnny Horton assisted By Joe Lawrence (Mason Williams, Johnny Horton)	1960	Unverified
i	La isla bonita	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	Madonna
i	Lay Lady Lay	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	Bob Dylan
i	Light My Fire	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	The Doors
	Long Time Blues	Mason Williams	February 1968	Gale Garnett - Arranged and conducted by Sid Bass
i	Make It Easy on Yourself	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	Jerry Butler
i	Manha de carnaval	Mason Williams	1970	Agostinho dos Santos
i	Martha's Harbour	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	All About Eve
	Miss the Mississippi and You	Mason Williams	1984	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
i	Miss You Nights	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	Cliff Richard
	Moon River	Mason Williams	1984	Audrey Hepburn BRD, Henry Mancini and His Orchestra and Chorus REC,REL
i	Nights in White Satin	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	The Moody Blues with The London Festival Orchestra conducted by Peter Knight
i	Orange Blossom Special	Mason Williams	October 1971	Russel Wise and Mr. White, Walter Hurdt and His Singing Cowboys REL, Roy Hall and His Blue Ridge Entertainers REC
i	O solo mio	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	(unknown)
	Road Song	Mason Williams	November 1968	Joe & Eddie
	Saturday Night at the World	Mason Williams	November 1968	Dick Smothers
i	Save the Last Dance for Me	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	The Drifters - Arranged & Conducted by Stan Applebaum
	Shenandoah	Mason Williams	1984	John Goss and the Cathedral Male Voice Quartet
i	Something	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	The Beatles
i	Something Stupid	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	Carson and Gaile
i	Stranger on the Shore	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	Mr. Acker Bilk with The Leon Young String Chorale
i	Summer Breeze	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	Seals and Crofts
	The Gift of Song	Mason Williams	1969	The Anita Kerr Singers
i	The Sound of Silence	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	Simon and Garfunkel
i	The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	Frankie Valli
i	The Wind Beneath My Wings	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	Roger Whittaker
i	Under the Boardwalk	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	The Drifters [US1]
i	Walk on By	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	Dionne Warwick
i	Whistle While You Work	Mason Williams	1964	Adriana Caselotti REL,BRD
i	Wonderful Land	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	The Shadows [GB]
i	Yesterday	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	The Beatles

Songs written by Mason Williams

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Cinderella Rockefella	Mason Williams, Nancy Ames	Esther Ofarim with The Smothers Brothers PRF,BRD, Esther und Abi Ofarim REL		Covered by (25 artists)
Classical Gas	Mason Williams	Mason Williams	February 1968	Covered by (73 artists)
Cowboy Buckaroo	Mason Williams	Mason Williams	1969	Covered by Trails & Rails
If I Had a Ship	Mason Williams	The Kingston Trio	May 17, 1965	Covered by (2 artists)
Long Time Blues	Mason Williams	Gale Garnett - Arranged and conducted by Sid Bass	1965	Covered by (3 artists)
Saturday Night at the World	Mason Williams	Dick Smothers	September 1967	Covered by (5 artists)
Them Doodle Dashers	Mason Williams	Mason Williams	1964	Unverified
Them Poems	Mason Williams
The Road Song	Mason Williams	Joe & Eddie	September 1964	Covered by Mason Williams
The Tomato Vendetta	Mason Williams	Mason Williams	1970	Covered by Peter Blanker Consort
They Are Gone	Mason Williams	The Kingston Trio	November 1965	Covered by (2 artists)
Wanderlove	Mason Williams	Esther und Abi Ofarim	1967	Covered by (5 artists)
(You Dun Stomped) My Heart	Mason Williams	John Denver	1969	Covered by Paul Hann

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Classical Gas	Mason Williams & Mannheim Steamroller	1987	American Gramaphone Records
Hand Made	Mason Williams	1970	Warner Bros. Records
La isla bonita	Mason Williams	December 15, 2014	Spite
Music by Mason Williams	Mason Williams	1969	Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records
Of Time and Rivers Flowing	Mason Williams	1984	Skoolum Records
Sharepickers	Mason Williams	October 1971	Warner Bros. Records
The Mason Williams Ear Show	Mason Williams	November 1968	Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records
The Mason Williams' Phonograph Record	Mason Williams	February 1968	Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records