Rex Elvie Allen Jr. (born August 23, 1947) 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. Allen was also the recurring narrator in the 2000 movie "Me, Myself & Irene" starring Jim Carrey and Renee Zellweger.
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak positionsUS Country Today's Generation Release year: 1971 Label: SSS International — Another Goodbye Song Release year: 1974 Label: Warner Bros. 45 Ridin' High Release year: 1976 Label: Warner Bros. 31 Rex Release year: 1977 Label: Warner Bros. 42 Brand New Release year: 1978 Label: Warner Bros. 45 Me and My Broken Heart Release year: 1979 Label: Warner Bros. — Oklahoma Rose Release year: 1980 Label: Warner Bros. 69 Cat's in the Cradle Release year: 1981 Label: Warner Bros. — The Singing Cowboy Release year: 1982 Label: Warner Bros. — On the Move Release year: 1984 Label: Moonshine — The Singing Cowboys Release year: 1995 Label: Warner Western — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak positionsUS Country The Best of Rex Release year: 1977 Label: Warner Bros. 47 The Very Best of Rex Allen, Jr. Release year: 1994 Label: Warner Bros. — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles Year Single Peak positions Album US Country CAN Country 1973 "The Great Mail Robbery" 63 87 Another Goodbye Song 1974 "Goodbye"[A] 19 — "Another Goodbye Song" 31 — "Never Coming Back Again" 36 — 1975 "Lying in My Arms" 70 — Rex 1976 "Play Me No Sad Songs" 34 — Ridin' High "Can You Hear Those Pioneers"[B] 17 13 "Teardrops in My Heart" 18 — "Two Less Lonely People" 8 4 Rex 1977 "I'm Getting Good at Missing You (Solitaire)" 10 17 "Don't Say Goodbye" 15 — "Lonely Street" 8 14 The Best of Rex 1978 "No, No, No (I'd Rather Be Free)" 8 4 Brand New "With Love" 10 7 "It's Time We Talk Things Over" 12 13 1979 "Me and My Broken Heart" 9 — Me and My Broken Heart "If I Fell in Love with You" 18 — 1980 "Yippy Cry Yi" 25 — Oklahoma Rose "It's Over" 14 35 "Drink It Down, Lady" 25 — "Cup of Tea" 12 — The Cat's in the Cradle 1981 "Just a Country Boy" 35 — "While the Feeling's Good" 26 — 1982 "Last of the Silver Screen Cowboys" 43 — The Singing Cowboy "Cowboy in a Three Piece Business Suit" 44 — "Ride Cowboy Ride" 85 — 1983 "The Air That I Breathe" 37 — On the Move 1984 "Sweet Rosanna" 44 — "Dream On Texas Ladies" 18 — "Running Down Memory Lane" 24 — 1985 "When You Held Me in Your Arms" 62 — 1987 "We're Staying Together" 59 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Notes
A ^ "Goodbye" also peaked at number 34 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. B ^ "Can You Hear Those Pioneers" also peaked at number 100 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart.
References
External links Rex Allen Jr. official website Rex Allen Jr. – noted alternate state anthem 2008 Western Music Hall of Fame inductee