Joe Allison
American songwriter, radio and television personality, record producer and businessman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the football player, see Joe Allison (American football).
For other people named Joseph Allison, see Joseph Allison (disambiguation).
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]
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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(2002-08-02) (aged 77)[1] Nashville, Tennessee, United States[1] |
Genres | Country music |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter Disc jockey Radio announcer Record producer Business executive |
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