Rex Allen Jr.

Rex Allen Jr. (born August 23, 1947) is an American country music singer who started singing at 6, following in the footsteps of his father, singing cowboy Rex Allen.

Rex Allen Jr.
Birth nameRex Allen Jr.
Born (1947-08-23) August 23, 1947
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1974–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websiterexallenjr.com

Early life

Allen was born in Chicago, Illinois, 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 The Nashville Network in the 1990s, and he hosted the spin-off series, Yesteryear.

Discography

Albums

Year Album US Country Label
1970 Today's Generation Omni
1973 Another Goodbye Song 45 Warner Bros.
1976 Ridin' High 31
1977 Rex 42
The Best of Rex 47
1978 Brand New 45
1979 Me and My Broken Heart
1980 Oklahoma Rose 69
1981 The Cat's in the Cradle
1982 The Singing Cowboy
1984 On the Move Moonshine
1988 Today's Generation SSS
1994 The Very Best of Rex Allen Jr. Warner Bros.

Singles

Year Song Chart 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 non-album single
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" (with The Boys) 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" (with Margo Smith) 12 The Cat's in the Cradle
1981 "Just a Country Boy" 35
"While the Feeling's Good" (with Margo Smith) 26 non-album single
1982 "Last of the Silver Screen Boys" 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 non-album single
"Dream on Texas Ladies" 18 On the Move
"Running Down Memory Lane" 24
1985 "When You Held Me in Your Arms" 62
1987 "We're Staying Together" 59 non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Notes
  • A ^ "Goodbye" also peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.
  • B ^ "Can You Hear Those Pioneers" also peaked at No. 100 on the Canadian RPM Singles chart.
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