Birthday Music Monday

Today is music Monday and I have to depart from the Cincinnati theme. Today is the dear husband’s birthday and as I listened to the morning radio they we reading the celebs birthdays for today. As they went along, *I was listening with one ear* till they got to the name Mason Willaims, the composer of “Classical Gas”.

Yelled down the hallway to my husband “guess who you share a birthday with? He was puzzled. We never pay much attention to that kind of stuff. Wait for it... dramatic pause…. Mason Williams…***see him really surprised ** I said “You know the guy who wrote…***husband finished my sentence*** Classical Gas!” my first 45 record.” I also then finished my part of this little conversation…”yea he was also a writer on the Smother’s Brothers Show. Even wrote the theme song for that show. ***see husband stop what he was doing for that statement! *** Well so today just some short info on Mason Williams *thanks wiki*

Mason Douglas Williams (born August 24, 1938) is an American guitarist and composer, best known for his guitar instrumental "Classical Gas". He is also a comedy writer, known for his writing on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, and Saturday Night Live. He is also an eclectic poet and lyricist, who have published several books.

Here is just a short YouTube with Mason Williams performing on the Smothers Brothers Reunion Show Taken from an old VHS tape video is not great but still sound great.

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you soon.
Regina aka red