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Additional Info on A Gift of Song, to be included (edited) into the article???[edit]

I have a 45rpm recording of A Gift of Song, different than the one on the Gift of Song Album, which is an instrumental; different in that he is singing lyrics to the song with a choral backup and full orchestra. I would call it a hymn to the joy of "giving" music. I would like to add the label information for those interested in acquiring it, if available, and for the purpose of informing fans of it's existance since I can find no referance to it anywhere. Can I simply type the info into the edit page?..or do I need to post it in a particular section. I'd also like to know if it is available anywhere. This is a beautiful piece of work!! I'm very surprized there is no referance to it here. I think this information should be part of the article. The label on my 45 rpm Vinyl is as follows: WARNER BROS.-SEVEN ARTS RECORDS

MASON WILLIAMS

Produced by Dick Glasser

"A Gift of Song" (Patty Ingles)

Irving Music, Inc.

BMI -4:30

7301 (N16983)

Arranged by Al Capps from the Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Album WS 1788, "Music

By Mason Williams"

--Butchwhitmon (talk) 19:33, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I formatted your post to get rid of the box around the text. Interesting info. Probably the reason it's not in the article is because no one could find a reference to it. I checked Allmusic and didn't see it there. The standard on Wikipedia is that info shouldn't be added unless it can be cited using a reliable source. Otherwise it can be seen as original research. I don't doubt that own what you say you own, but since I firmly believe in citations, I hesitate to encourage you to add the info to the article without them. I'm going to post a note at WikiProject Music and ask them to come take a look. Maybe they can help find a source for the info. Katr67 (talk) 16:06, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

When you say it's different from the Gift of Song album version, I presume you mean the 1992 album, which came out long after his years with Warner Bros. A much earlier version of the song appears on the album Music in 1969, and it has a timing of 4:30, so it's likely the same as your version. BTW, I don't know anything about Mason Williams, I'm just looking at the online discography used as a reference in the article.

If both sides of the single are from albums, there is probably no urgent need to add it to the article. As for the question about not including a record if there is no citation for it, I think the vast majority of discography lists on WP have no citation, and I'm not certain that a record-by-record citation is required, which is what you would need to do if using several references. This article is already going the extra mile by including a couple of references for its discography.

If I can suggest an improvement to the discography, it has a mixture of singles, albums, compilations, and records by groups or other people, rather than Mason Williams as a solo artist. It's okay to include them, but there should be greater clarity as to what each item is. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 08:13, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sharepickers[edit]

When will they ever come out with the CD of Sharepickers. It's available at Amazon in LP format. Not too helpful when you don't have a turntable. I wrote William's promoter and was told it's on LP. Like that is satisfactory??? I already knew that. Also, who were MW's parents and did he have any siblings?

Adding new references broke footnote numbering[edit]

I have begun to help improve this page by adding more references. I have read the tutotials on editing and references. Unintentionally, by adding new references #9-13, I broke the links for the footnote numbers within the text. I am not an html expert, so I can't see how to correct this problem. How can I continue to add new references to the reflist, and then footnotes in the body text areas? TIA for suggestions and advice.

--MTLMTL (talk) 03:41, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Test of Refs and Notes[edit]

==Reference test==MTLMTL (talk) 20:22, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mason had a little lamb. ^[1]

--MTLMTL (talk) 20:31, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

References[edit]

^ "Mason Williams," Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2002. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2002. Retrieved 4/20/2009.

How to make a ref list of short names of sources?

MTLMTL (talk) 20:22, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How many grammies?[edit]

Classical gas. Two grammies or three? The same section claims both numbers. Ought to be easy enough to verify.Twang (talk) 20:32, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Life Section[edit]

Right now this is somewhat of a mess. It reads morre like some notes someone took rather than fully developed prose. Also, it refers to a Canadian born wife that seemingly he now is married to without mentioning either her name nor when they tied the knot. 173.202.242.209 (talk) 16:15, 26 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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I've heard that tear-stained monologue you do there by the door before you go[edit]

What about "I've heard that tear-stained monologue you do there by the door before you go"?

I have a memory, possibly incorrect, of Mason Williams singing this in the early 1970s, and I found a link attributing it to him -- but with no date.

However, I also found it attributed to John Hartford (1969). From this, I'm guessing that Hartford may have written it and Williams recorded it later?

???DavidMCEddy (talk) 17:59, 3 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You would be correct. That particular song appears on Hartford's eponymous RCA album - LSP 4156 - released in 1969.THX1136 (talk) 01:43, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Bus Book[edit]

He also released Bus Book (1968) 70.26.26.188 (talk) 17:02, 22 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sister[edit]

Nanette Williams, age 68, lives in Bethany, Oklahoma 192.24.20.70 (talk) 21:22, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Weasel Words(?)[edit]

"Like many writer-performers..." These sound like weasel words to me. However, drawing up a list would do nothing to enhance the article, so instead of going down that rabbit-hole, I wonder if they should simply be removed? Mandolamus (talk) 19:42, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Mason Williams," Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2002. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2002. Retrieved 4/20/2009.

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