Jason Eady

Jason Eady is an American singer and guitarist, originally from Mississippi but now based in Texas. He is affiliated with the Texas country music scene,[1] particularly through his evocation of an "old school honky-tonk" style of songwriting.[2]

Biography

Jason Eady grew up in Jackson, Mississippi,[3] and has been influenced by bluegrass, Don Williams and Willie Nelson.[4] He is married to, and frequently collaborates with, Texas singer-songwriter Courtney Patton.[5]

Eady collaborated with Kevin Welch on his last three albums, AM Country Heaven from 2012, Daylight and Dark from 2014, and his self-titled album from 2017.[4] AM Country Heaven debuted at number 40 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 9 on the Top Heatseekers chart.[6]

Highway Prayer: A Tribute to Adam Carroll, released on Austin-based Eight 30 Records in late 2016, featured Eady's take on Carroll's "Errol's Song." Additionally, Eight 30 Records' Floater: A Tribute to the Tributes to Gary Floater featured Eady's version of "Stand Back Boys I'm Fixing to Care.[7]

Reviews

AllMusic gave Daylight and Dark a 4 star review and said, "In terms of quality, it belongs on a shelf next to Dwight Yoakam's Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room, Joe Ely's Letter to Laredo, and yes, even Willie Nelson's Phases and Stages".[8] NPR's Ken Tucker contrasted Eady's traditionalism with Jon Pardi and said, "Ultimately, both Pardi and Eady have to confront the dilemma of all young country musicians: how to navigate the pop current that keeps country music commercially viable while connecting to a past that fewer and fewer listeners are aware of."[9]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US Country
[10]		 US Heat
[11]
From Underneath the Old
  • Release date: October 13, 2005
  • Label: self-released
 — —
Wild-Eyed Serenade
  • Release date: August 21, 2007
  • Label: self-released
 — —
When the Money's All Gone
  • Release date: September 8, 2009
  • Label: Smith Music Group
 — —
AM Country Heaven
  • Release date: April 10, 2012
  • Label: Underground Sound
 40 9
Daylight/Dark
  • Release date: January 21, 2014
  • Label: Old Guitar Records
 45 12
Something Together (with Courtney Patton)
  • Release date: December 6, 2016
  • Label: Mountain Valley Music
 — 18
Jason Eady
  • Release date: April 21, 2017
  • Label: Old Guitar Records
 — 18
I Travel On
  • Release date: August 10, 2018
  • Label: Old Guitar Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References
  1. Call it Texas country or Americana, but Jason Eady's a singer to hear. How about for free in Belleville?. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 28, 2017.
  2. The 50 Best Red Dirt Texas Country Songs. Dallas Observer, February 16, 2015.
  3. "Jason Eady: Bio," Jambase, www.jambase.com/
  4. Chris Parton, "Jason Eady’s Classic Country Shines in Daylight & Dark," CMT Edge, Nov. 22, 2013.
  5. "Sunday Supper Club with Jason Eady + Courtney Patton". Radio Texas, Live!.
  6. Dauphin, Chuck (April 24, 2012). "Jason Eady Makes Top 40 Debut on Country Charts". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  7. "Eight 30 Records". Eight 30 Records. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  8. "Daylight/Dark - Jason Eady - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  9. "Don't Pigeonhole Me, Bro: New Country Albums On The Borderline".
  10. "Jason Eady Album & Song Chart History - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  11. "Jason Eady Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
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