Mason Williams

Mason Williams (born August 24, 1938) is an easy listening guitarist. His most famous work is Classical Gas.

Mason Williams
Mason Williams in 1969
Background information
Born	(1938-08-24) August 24, 1938 (age 86)
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.