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Rex Allen Jr.

{{short description|American country music singer (born 1947)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2019}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Rex Allen Jr.

| image = Rex Allen Jr. (1974).jpg

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| background = solo_singer

| birth_name = Rex Elvie Allen Jr.

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|8|23}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| instrument = {{flatlist|

  • Vocals
  • guitar

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| genre = {{flatlist|

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| occupation = {{flatlist|

  • Singer
  • songwriter

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| years_active = 1971–present

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| associated_acts = {{flatlist|

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| website = {{url|rexallenjr.com/}}

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Rex Elvie Allen Jr. (born August 23, 1947){{cite book|title=The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1993|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-726-6|page=16/17}} is an American country music singer. He is the son of Rex Allen.

Early life

Allen was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, the son of Rex Allen.

Career

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), "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".

Allen was a regular on The Statler Brothers Show on TNN in the 1990s, and he hosted the spin-off series, Yesteryear.

Discography

=Studio albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title

! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Album details

! Peak positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="60"|US Country
{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/rex-allen-jr-2/chart-history/clp/|title=Rex Allen Jr. - Country Albums|work=Billboard|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}

scope="row"| Today's Generation

| align="left"|

  • Release year: 1971
  • Label: SSS International

| —

scope="row"| Another Goodbye Song

| align="left"|

| 45

scope="row"| Ridin' High

| align="left"|

  • Release year: 1976
  • Label: Warner Bros.

| 31

scope="row"| Rex

| align="left"|

  • Release year: 1977
  • Label: Warner Bros.

| 42

scope="row"| Brand New

| align="left"|

  • Release year: 1978
  • Label: Warner Bros.

| 45

scope="row"| Me and My Broken Heart

| align="left"|

  • Release year: 1979
  • Label: Warner Bros.

| —

scope="row"| Oklahoma Rose

| align="left"|

  • Release year: 1980
  • Label: Warner Bros.

| 69

scope="row"| Cat's in the Cradle

| align="left"|

  • Release year: 1981
  • Label: Warner Bros.

| —

scope="row"| The Singing Cowboy

| align="left"|

  • Release year: 1982
  • Label: Warner Bros.

| —

scope="row"| On the Move

| align="left"|

  • Release year: 1984
  • Label: Moonshine

| —

scope="row"| The Singing Cowboys
{{small|(with Rex Allen)}}

| align="left"|

| —

colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

=Compilation albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title

! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Album details

! Peak positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="60"|US Country

scope="row"| The Best of Rex

| align="left"|

  • Release year: 1977
  • Label: Warner Bros.

| 47

scope="row"| The Very Best of Rex Allen, Jr.

| align="left"|

  • Release year: 1994
  • Label: Warner Bros.

| —

colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:22em;"| Single

! colspan="2"| Peak positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="45"| US Country
{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/rex-allen-jr-2/chart-history/csi/|title=Rex Allen Jr. - Hot Country Songs|work=Billboard|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}

! width="45"| CAN Country
{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=Rex+Allen+Jr.&ChartEn=Country+Singles&|title=Rex Allen Jr. - Country Singles|work=RPM|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}

1973

! scope="row"| "The Great Mail Robbery"

| 63

| 87

| align=left rowspan=4| Another Goodbye Song

rowspan=3| 1974

! scope="row"| "Goodbye"[A]

| 19

| —

scope="row"| "Another Goodbye Song"

| 31

| —

scope="row"| "Never Coming Back Again"

| 36

| —

1975

! scope="row"| "Lying in My Arms"

| 70

| —

| align=left| Rex

rowspan=4| 1976

! scope="row"| "Play Me No Sad Songs"

| 34

| —

| align=left rowspan=3| Ridin' High

scope="row"| "Can You Hear Those Pioneers"[B]

| 17

| 13

scope="row"| "Teardrops in My Heart"

| 18

| —

scope="row"| "Two Less Lonely People"

| 8

| 4

| align=left rowspan=3| Rex

rowspan=3| 1977

! scope="row"| "I'm Getting Good at Missing You (Solitaire)"

| 10

| 17

scope="row"| "Don't Say Goodbye"

| 15

| —

scope="row"| "Lonely Street"

| 8

| 14

| align=left| The Best of Rex

rowspan=3| 1978

! scope="row"| "No, No, No (I'd Rather Be Free)"

| 8

| 4

| align=left rowspan=3| Brand New

scope="row"| "With Love"

| 10

| 7

scope="row"| "It's Time We Talk Things Over" {{small|(with The Boys)}}

| 12

| 13

rowspan=2| 1979

! scope="row"| "Me and My Broken Heart"

| 9

| —

| align=left rowspan=2| Me and My Broken Heart

scope="row"| "If I Fell in Love with You"

| 18

| —

rowspan=4| 1980

! scope="row"| "Yippy Cry Yi"

| 25

| —

| align=left rowspan=3| Oklahoma Rose

scope="row"| "It's Over"

| 14

| 35

scope="row"| "Drink It Down, Lady"

| 25

| —

scope="row"| "Cup of Tea" {{small|(with Margo Smith)}}

| 12

| —

| align=left rowspan=2| The Cat's in the Cradle

rowspan=2| 1981

! scope="row"| "Just a Country Boy"

| 35

| —

scope="row"| "While the Feeling's Good" {{small|(with Margo Smith)}}

| 26

| —

| {{n/a|Non-album single}}

rowspan=3| 1982

! scope="row"| "Last of the Silver Screen Cowboys"

| 43

| —

| align=left rowspan=3| The Singing Cowboy

scope="row"| "Cowboy in a Three Piece Business Suit"

| 44

| —

scope="row"| "Ride Cowboy Ride"

| 85

| —

1983

! scope="row"| "The Air That I Breathe"

| 37

| —

| align=left rowspan=5| On the Move

rowspan=3| 1984

! scope="row"| "Sweet Rosanna"

| 44

| —

scope="row"| "Dream on Texas Ladies"

| 18

| —

scope="row"| "Running Down Memory Lane"

| 24

| —

1985

! scope="row"| "When You Held Me in Your Arms"

| 62

| —

1987

! scope="row"| "We're Staying Together"

| 59

| —

| {{n/a|Non-album single}}

colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes

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  • A ^ "Goodbye" also peaked at number 34 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/rex-allen-jr-2/chart-history/asi/|title=Rex Allen Jr. - Adult Contemporary|work=Billboard|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}
  • B ^ "Can You Hear Those Pioneers" also peaked at number 100 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=Rex+Allen+Jr.&ChartEn=Top+Singles&|title=Rex Allen Jr. - Top Singles|work=RPM|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.rexallenjr.com/ Rex Allen Jr. official website]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100607092126/http://www.azlibrary.gov/museum/symbols.aspx Rex Allen Jr. – noted alternate state anthem]
  • [http://westernmusic.org/ 2008 Western Music Hall of Fame inductee]

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Category:1947 births

Category:Living people

Category:Singers from Chicago

Category:American country singer-songwriters

Category:Country musicians from Illinois

Category:Western music (North America)

Category:Singer-songwriters from Illinois