ROOTS of Country Music

The Professional Work of Rex Allen Jr

Allen, Rex, Jr. (born Aug. 23, 1947) is a country music singer, who started singing at the age of six. Rex had followed in the footsteps of his father, Rex Allen, a singing cowboy and the narrator of many Walt Disney films. Rex Allen, Jr. followed his father's footsteps as a film narrator when he lent his voice as narrator of the Jim Carrey movie, Me, Myself, and Irene.

Allen was born in Chicago, Illinois. Singing in the countrypolitan style, he had hits with Goodbye (1974), I'm Gettin Good At Missing You (Solitaire) (1977), Two Less Lonely People (1977), Lonely Street (1978), With Love (1978), If I Fell in Love With You (1979), It's Over (1980), Drink it Down, Lady (1980), Cup of Tea (1980, a duet with Margo Smith and others.

llen is also the composer and performer of the alternate state anthem of Arizona, entitled Arizona. Rex Jr. was a regular on The Statler Brothers Show on The Nashville Network in the 1990s, and he hosted the spin-off series, Yesteryear.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Written by: Richard Bell, Country Music Historian - Nashville, Tennessee, USA. May 18, 2011