Billy Mason

Billy Mason
Origin Fairborn, Ohio, U.S.
Genres Country
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Drums, percussion
Associated acts Tim McGraw, Tobin Sprout, Faith Hill
Website Billy Mason on Myspace

Billy "Thunder" Mason (born in Fairborn, Ohio) is an American drummer who was a member of Tim McGraw's touring band, The Dancehall Doctors.[1] He has toured or recorded with artists such as Tobin Sprout, Faith Hill, Bill Anderson, Paulette Carlson, among others.[2] Mason has also trained with drummer Charlie Adams.[3] His start was in a local band called Bros. Rock. One of the band's songs, "Sharing The World", was featured on STS-123 as the wake-up call for pilot Gregory Johnson,the brother of the band's guitarist and lead singer, Gary Johnson.

In May 2012, Mason was featured on the premiere episode of the auction-themed television program Final Offer on Discovery Channel. Mason was seen discussing and selling three car hoods from NASCAR vehicles that had been autographed by the cars' famous drivers, including Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte. Mason stated he intended to use the profits from the sale to open a pizza parlor.

Filmography

References

  1. "Interview at WorldWithoutBorders.com". 2007-05-10. Archived from the original on 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
  2. Billy Mason at AllMusic
  3. "Charlie Adams Interview". Chipritter.com. Retrieved 2011-10-22.

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