Joe Allison
Joe Marion Allison | |
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Birth name | Joe Marion Allison |
Also known as | Uncle Joe Jamboree Joe[1] |
Born | October 3, 1924[1] McKinney, Texas, United States[1] |
Died | August 2, 2002[1] Nashville, Tennessee, United States[1] | (aged 77)
Genres | Country 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
In 1953, he got a job with
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.
Joe Allison is an inductee in the
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Morris, Edward (3 August 2002). "Country Pioneer Joe Allison Dead At 77". CMT News. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-992083-9.
- ^ a b c "Allison, Joe". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Joe Allison". Country Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
External links
- Joe Allison at Find a Grave
- Interview with Joe Allison from the Country Music Hall of Fame