Jason Wilber is an
American folk/acoustic singer,
guitarist, songwriter, and recording artist. He grew up in
Bloomington, Indiana
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.
Musical career
Jason Wilber has released eleven CDs of mostly solo work to date. His ninth album, ''Echoes'', consisted of covers of other artists' songs.
His latest is ''Time Traveler'', released in 2020.
His TV appearances and radio broadcasts include The Colbert Report, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Sessions At West 54th Street, The Grand Ole Opry, Live with Regis and Kathy Lee, CNN's Entertainment Week, The Road, Mountain Stage, E-Town, Austin City Limits, and The Late Show with David Letterman.
Collaborations
Wilber played guitar on John Prine's
Grammy Award
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-winning album ''
Fair & Square''
and on Prine's two
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...
-nominated albums ''
Live on Tour''
and ''
In Spite of Ourselves''
(which spent 32 weeks on the
Billboard Country Charts).
Jason has accompanied John Prine on duet recordings with Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Josh Ritter, Patty Loveless, Iris Dement, Trisha Yearwood, and Sara Watkins.
He has played with other artists, including
John Prine,
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,
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,
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and
Tim Grimm,
Krista Detor, Kim Fox, Bill Wilson, and Over the Rhine.
Jason Wilber served as Co-Executive Producer on the compilation CD Coal Country Music featuring Willie Nelson, Gillian Welch, Ralph Stanley, Jason and the Scorchers, Kathy Mattea, Justin Townes Earle, Natalie Merchant, Diana Jones, Tom T. Hall, Bonnie Raitt, John Prine, Jean Ritchie, and other artists, who all contributed their talents to benefit the Alliance for Appalachia's work to stop Mountain Top Removal in rural Appalachia.
Discography
* 1998: ''Lost in Your Hometown''
* 2000: ''Amber Waves''
* 2000: ''Behind the Midway''
* 2004: ''King For A Day''
* 2006: ''Lazy Afternoon''
* 2006: ''Live and Otherwise Volume 1''
* 2008: ''Ghost of Summers Past''
* 2009: ''Live and Otherwise Volume 2''
* 2016: ''Echoes''
* 2017: ''Reaction Time''
* 2020: ''Time Traveler''
References
External links
Jason Wilber's website
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American acoustic guitarists
American male guitarists
American folk guitarists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)