Talk:Mason Williams

Additional Info on A Gift of Song, to be included (edited) into the article???
I have a 45rpm recording of A Gift of Song, different than the one on the Gift of Song Album, which is an instrumental; different in that he is singing lyrics to the song with a choral backup and full orchestra. I would call it a hymn to the joy of "giving" music. I would like to add the label information for those interested in acquiring it, if available, and for the purpose of informing fans of it's existance since I can find no referance to it anywhere. Can I simply type the info into the edit page?..or do I need to post it in a particular section. I'd also like to know if it is available anywhere. This is a beautiful piece of work!! I'm very surprized there is no referance to it here. I think this information should be part of the article. The label on my 45 rpm Vinyl is as follows: WARNER BROS.-SEVEN ARTS RECORDS


 * MASON WILLIAMS
 * Produced by Dick Glasser
 * "A Gift of Song" (Patty Ingles)
 * Irving Music, Inc.
 * BMI -4:30
 * 7301 (N16983)
 * Arranged by Al Capps from the Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Album WS 1788, "Music
 * By Mason Williams"

--Butchwhitmon (talk) 19:33, 19 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Hi, I formatted your post to get rid of the box around the text. Interesting info. Probably the reason it's not in the article is because no one could find a reference to it. I checked Allmusic and didn't see it there. The standard on Wikipedia is that info shouldn't be added unless it can be cited using a reliable source. Otherwise it can be seen as original research. I don't doubt that own what you say you own, but since I firmly believe in citations, I hesitate to encourage you to add the info to the article without them. I'm going to post a note at WikiProject Music and ask them to come take a look. Maybe they can help find a source for the info. Katr67 (talk) 16:06, 20 March 2009 (UTC)


 * When you say it's different from the Gift of Song album version, I presume you mean the 1992 album, which came out long after his years with Warner Bros. A much earlier version of the song appears on the album Music in 1969, and it has a timing of 4:30, so it's likely the same as your version.  BTW, I don't know anything about Mason Williams, I'm just looking at the online discography used as a reference in the article.


 * If both sides of the single are from albums, there is probably no urgent need to add it to the article. As for the question about not including a record if there is no citation for it, I think the vast majority of discography lists on WP have no citation, and I'm not certain that a record-by-record citation is required, which is what you would need to do if using several references.  This article is already going the extra mile by including a couple of references for its discography.


 * If I can suggest an improvement to the discography, it has a mixture of singles, albums, compilations, and records by groups or other people, rather than Mason Williams as a solo artist. It's okay to include them, but there should be greater clarity as to what each item is. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 08:13, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Sharepickers
When will they ever come out with the CD of Sharepickers. It's available at Amazon in LP format. Not too helpful when you don't have a turntable. I wrote William's promoter and was told it's on LP. Like that is satisfactory??? I already knew that. Also, who were MW's parents and did he have any siblings?

Adding new references broke footnote numbering
I have begun to help improve this page by adding more references. I have read the tutotials on editing and references. Unintentionally, by adding new references #9-13, I broke the links for the footnote numbers within the text. I am not an html expert, so I can't see how to correct this problem. How can I continue to add new references to the reflist, and then footnotes in the body text areas? TIA for suggestions and advice.

--MTLMTL (talk) 03:41, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Reference test
MTLMTL (talk) 20:22, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Mason had a little lamb.

--MTLMTL (talk) 20:31, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

How many grammies?
Classical gas. Two grammies or three? The same section claims both numbers. Ought to be easy enough to verify.Twang (talk) 20:32, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Life Section
Right now this is somewhat of a mess. It reads morre like some notes someone took rather than fully developed prose. Also, it refers to a Canadian born wife that seemingly he now is married to without mentioning either her name nor when they tied the knot. 173.202.242.209 (talk) 16:15, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

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I've heard that tear-stained monologue you do there by the door before you go
What about "I've heard that tear-stained monologue you do there by the door before you go"?

I have a memory, possibly incorrect, of Mason Williams singing this in the early 1970s, and I found a link attributing it to him -- but with no date.

However, I also found it attributed to John Hartford (1969). From this, I'm guessing that Hartford may have written it and Williams recorded it later?

???DavidMCEddy (talk) 17:59, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * You would be correct. That particular song appears on Hartford's eponymous RCA album - LSP 4156 - released in 1969.THX1136 (talk) 01:43, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

Bus Book
He also released Bus Book (1968) 70.26.26.188 (talk) 17:02, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Sister
Nanette Williams, age 68, lives in Bethany, Oklahoma 192.24.20.70 (talk) 21:22, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Weasel Words(?)
"Like many writer-performers..." These sound like weasel words to me. However, drawing up a list would do nothing to enhance the article, so instead of going down that rabbit-hole, I wonder if they should simply be removed? Mandolamus (talk) 19:42, 25 November 2023 (UTC)