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All Music Guide:
Jason Wilber first got his foot in the door to the world of the rock and roll business at the age of 13 upon playing guitar for a local rock-a-billy band. Ever since then, he's been touring with various folk and country acts as a backing musician for such acts as Carrie Newcomer, Bill Wilson, Kim Fox, Hal Ketchum and John Prine. After winning some recognition from Billboard Magazine and the Chris Austin Songwriting Award in 1995, Jason Wilber finally released his solo debut in 1998. Courtesy of Flat Earth Records, the album's entitled "Lost in Your Hometown" and takes a cue from his country influences of Tom T. Hall and Johnny Cash.
Wikipedia:
Jason Wilber is an American folk/acoustic guitarist. His five CDs comprise Lost in Your Hometown, Behind the Midway, King for a Day, Live and Otherwise Volume 1 and Lazy Afternoon. He has played with other artists, including John Prine, Hal Ketchum, Greg Brown, Iris DeMent, Todd Snider, Greg Trooper, Carrie Newcomer and Tim Grimm.
Jason and John Prine have produced two Grammy Award-nominated albums, Live On Tour and In Spite of Ourselves (which spent 32 weeks on the Billboard Country Charts), as well as the 2006 Grammy-winning album Fair & Square.
