Oral history interview with Joe Allison; 1994 May 25; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1994 May 25.

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Oral history interview with Joe Allison; 1994 May 25; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1994 May 25.

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Disc jockey, songwriter, and music industry executive Joe Allison describes working in the country music industry during the 1940s and 1950s. Discussion includes working in Nashville and at WSM; behind-the-scenes stories of the the Grand Ole Opry, including the first Opry appearances of Bob Wills, Hank Williams, and Tex Ritter; the arrival of the Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley upon the music scene; the role Fred Rose as a publisher and talent scout; the career and personal life of Hank Williams; comments on influential music industry executives; the start of Boudleaux Bryant's songwriting career, and the formation of the Country Music Association (CMA).

3 sound cassettes (2 hours, 21 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7772051

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Allison, Joe

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Country music radio personality, publishing and recording executive, and songwriter. Born October 3, 1924. Died August 2, 2002. Full name: Joe Marion Allison. Career active from the late 1930s through the mid-1970s. Produced Country America for ABC-TV in the late 1950s. Producer for Liberty Records, Paramount, and Capitol Records in the 1960s and 1970s. As a songwriter, his credits include "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" (recorded by Faron Young, 1955), and "He'll Have to Go" (recorded by Jim ...

Allison, Joe

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Country music radio personality, publishing and recording executive, and songwriter. Born October 3, 1924. Died August 2, 2002. Full name: Joe Marion Allison. Career active from the late 1930s through the mid-1970s. Produced Country America for ABC-TV in the late 1950s. Producer for Liberty Records, Paramount, and Capitol Records in the 1960s and 1970s. As a songwriter, his credits include "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" (recorded by Faron Young, 1955), and "He'll Have to Go" (recorded by Jim ...

Rumble, John Woodruff

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