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
 — 16
To the Passage of Time
  • Release date: August 27, 2021[12]
  • 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. 1 2 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.
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