Joe Allison

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Joe Marion Allison
Birth nameJoe Marion Allison
Also known asUncle Joe
Jamboree Joe[1]
BornOctober 3, 1924[1]
McKinney, Texas, United States[1]
DiedAugust 2, 2002(2002-08-02) (aged 77)[1]
Nashville, Tennessee, United States[1]
GenresCountry music
Occupation(s)Songwriter
Disc jockey
Radio announcer
Record producer
Business executive

Joe Marion Allison (October 3, 1924 – August 2, 2002) was an American songwriter, radio and television personality, record producer, and country music business executive. Allison won five BMI performance awards for hit singles he wrote and a 2 million performance award for writing "He'll Have to Go".[1] He co-founded the Country Music Association. CMT called him "one of the most influential figures in the rise of modern country music."[2]

Early life

Joe Allison was born in McKinney, Texas in 1924. He attended East Van Zandt elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas, followed by McKinney Texas Junior High and high school in Denison, Texas. He graduated high school in 1939 and attended junior college in Tishomingo, Oklahoma.[1]

Career

Allison got his start in the music industry as a music radio announcer for

emcee for Ritter's Canadian and American tour in 1945. The next year, he wrote "When You Leave, Don't Slam the Door" for Ritter, which became Allison's first number one hit.[1] In 1949, Allison moved to Nashville, where he worked for WMAK.[1][3] By that time, he had already appeared on the Grand Ole Opry.[1]

In 1953, he got a job with

Tommy Sands (1957), the latter cowritten with Joe's wife Audrey Allison.[1] In 1957, he worked in Hollywood, where he hosted Country America, a county-pop music show on ABC.[1][3]

Allison worked in radio and transitioned into music labels in the 1960s, while still writing songs. He started the decade off in 1960 with a job at

In the 1970s he was head of Paramount Music and Capitol Records' country divisions. At Paramount, he signed Joe Stampley and Tommy Overstreet. At Capitol, he worked with Red Steagall and produced Tex Ritter's final album.[3] He was awarded the Jim Reeves Award in 1970.[4] In 1976, he was inducted into the Disc Jockey Hall of Fame and two years later, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.[1]

Later life and legacy

Allison retired from the music industry in the late 1970s.

lung disease[4] in 2002 and his remains were interred in the Woodlawn Memorial Park
.

Joe Allison is an inductee in the

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Joe Allison". Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. 12 September 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-09-12. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ Morris, Edward (3 August 2002). "Country Pioneer Joe Allison Dead At 77". CMT News. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. ^ .
  4. ^ a b c "Allison, Joe". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Joe Allison". Country Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 January 2020.

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