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BIOGRAPHY Events | Personal History | Awards | Narrative EVENTS  1964 - Brent first plays his Fathers guitar. Unable to hold it proplery, he lays it down and plays it with a Butter Knife like a slide. 1968 - Brents Father brings home Jerry Reeds album "Nashville Underground". This record ignites Brents passion for Jerrys Reed and his style of playing. 1980 - Brent rivets a hole straight through his thumb nail. Brent packs up his guitar and heads for Nashville. 1983 - Gregg Galbraith helps Brent secure a regular gig at the stagecoach lounge in Nashville. 1985 - Chet Atkins, who has heard about Brent, comes to watch him play. About a month later, he brings George Benson to see him. 1985 - Brent records with Chet Atkins, Mark Knofler, George Benson, Earl Klugh and many others on Chet's album 'Stay Tuned'. This is Brents first master session. 1987 - Brent records with Randy Travis for the first time. This is the start of his prolific career as a session musician. 1996 - Hot Licks release 'Brent Mason – Nashville Chops and Western Swing Guitar' instructional video. 1997 - Signed to Mercury, Brent records 'Hot Wired'. The album fast becomes the bench mark for country / western swing guitar playing. The recording is nominated for a Grammy. 1999 - Brent teams up with fellow Nashville session musicians Ed Bayers Jr, Paul Franklin, John Hobbs and Michael Rhodes to form 'The Players'. 2003 - Valley Arts Guitars release the Brent Mason Signature, a replica of Brents heavily modified 1968 Fender Telecaster. 2006 - Brent and Brother Randy record and release 'Smokin Section'. The album pays hommage to the music they love and demonstrates to the world the Brents diversity as a guitar player. 2008 - Wampler Pedals release the "Hot Wired Overdrive / Distortion" pedal after 18 months working with Brent to find 'the sound'. 2009 - Brent wins a Grammy, for best instrumental country recording with Brad Pailsey, James Burton, Vince Gill, Albert Lee, John Jorgenson, Redd Volkaert and Steve Wariner. |
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