Oral history interview with Joe Allison; 1994 June 6; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1994 June 6.

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Oral history interview with Joe Allison; 1994 June 6; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1994 June 6.

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Disc jockey, songwriter, and music industry executive Joe Allison looks back at his over thirty year career to recall events and personalities that shaped the country music industry. Discussion includes his work with various artists; the organization of the Academy of Country Music; bringing a country category to the Grammy awards; the Nashville Songwriters Association International; the role of independent record producers; the Disc Jockey Hall of Fame; his career as a songwriter; songwriter styles, including Harlan Howard, Hank Cochran, John Hartford, and Fred Rose; an assessment of the country recording industry from the late 1970s forward; and reflections on the popularity of the Hee Haw television show.

2 sound cassettes (2 hours)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7772363

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 ...

Rumble, John Woodruff

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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 ...