Rex Allen, Jr.

Infobox musical artist
Name = Rex Allen Jr.


Img_capt =
Img_size = (220)
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Rex Allen Jr.
Born = birth date and age|1947|8|23
Origin = Chicago, Illinois
Instrument = Vocals, Guitar
Genre = Country, Countrypolitan
Occupation = Singer, Songwriter
Years_active = 1974 – Present
Label = Warner Bros. Records
Plantation Records
Associated_acts = Rex Allen, Margo Smith
URL = [http://www.rexallenjr.com/ Rex Allen Jr. Official Site]

Rex Allen, Jr. (b. August 23, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois), is a country music singer, who started singing at the age of six; he had followed in the footsteps of his father, Rex Allen, a singing cowboy.

Singing in the "countrypolitan" style, he had hits with "Goodbye" (1974), "I'm Gettin Good At Missing You (Solitaire)" (1977), "Lonely Street" (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. He 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".

More recently, he lent his voice as narrator of the Jim Carrey movie, "Me, Myself, and Irene".

External links

* [http://www.rexallenjr.com/ Rex Allen Jr. official website]
* [http://www.lib.az.us/museum/symbols.cfm Rex Allen Jr. -- noted alternate state anthem]
* [http://westernmusic.org/ 2008 Western Music Hall of Fame inductee]