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
editJason 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
editAllMusic 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
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [10] |
US Heat [11] | ||
| From Underneath the Old |
|
— | — |
| Wild-Eyed Serenade |
|
— | — |
| When the Money's All Gone |
|
— | — |
| AM Country Heaven |
|
40 | 9 |
| Daylight/Dark |
|
45 | 12 |
| Something Together (with Courtney Patton) |
|
— | 18 |
| Jason Eady |
|
— | 18 |
| I Travel On |
|
— | 16 |
| To the Passage of Time |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ The 50 Best Red Dirt Texas Country Songs. Dallas Observer, February 16, 2015.
- ^ "Jason Eady: Bio," Jambase, www.jambase.com/
- ^ a b Chris Parton, "Jason Eady’s Classic Country Shines in Daylight & Dark," CMT Edge, Nov. 22, 2013.
- ^ "Sunday Supper Club with Jason Eady + Courtney Patton". Radio Texas, Live!.
- ^ Dauphin, Chuck (April 24, 2012). "Jason Eady Makes Top 40 Debut on Country Charts". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ "Eight 30 Records". Eight 30 Records. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "Daylight/Dark - Jason Eady - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Don't Pigeonhole Me, Bro: New Country Albums On The Borderline".
- ^ "Jason Eady Album & Song Chart History - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ "Jason Eady Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ Crone, Madeline (September 3, 2021). "Jason Eady's Candid Response: To the Passage of Time". American Songwriter. Retrieved September 14, 2021.