Oral history interview with Joe Allison; 1994 July 22; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1994 July 22.

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Oral history interview with Joe Allison; 1994 July 22; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1994 July 22.

Disc jockey, songwriter, and music industry executive Joe Allison draws upon his over thirty years in country music to recall some of the individuals who helped develop the industry. Discussion includes Harold Moon; Buck Owens; the Sons of the Pioneers; Roy Clark; Ferlin Husky; Merle Travis; Harold Bradley; Wesley Tuttle; Minnie Pearl; Johnny Bond; Sonny James; and Bob Wills.

3 sound cassettes (2 hours, 2 minutes)

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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 ...