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 16, 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	—	16
To the Passage of Time	Release date: August 27, 2021 [12] Label: Old Guitar Records	—	—
Mississippi	Release date: August 11, 2023 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.
12. Crone, Madeline (September 3, 2021). "Jason Eady's Candid Response: To the Passage of Time". American Songwriter. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

External links

• Jason Eady official website