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Harley "Red" Allen (12 Feb 1930 - 15 Apr 1993)

Male Person - United States bluegrass singer and guitarist

Releases (8)

Official

Album

  1. Family & Friends 1981 (as Red Allen)

Album - Compilation

  1. Lonesome And Blue: The Complete County Recordings 18 May 2004 (as Red Allen)
  2. Keep On Going: The Rebel & Melodeon Recordings 2004 (as Red Allen)

Single

  1. Paul & Silas / Preachin', Prayin', Singin' 1954
  2. Boat of Love / Bouquet in Heaven 1954
  3. Mansions for Me / White Dove 1955
  4. Froggy Went A-Courtin’ / Keep On Going Dec 1965
  5. Baby Rocked Her Dolly / Don't Wake Me 1968

Relationships (5)

Supporting Artist For

  1. The Allen Brothers (1971 - 1973)

Children

  1. Harley Allen
  2. Greg Allen
  3. Neal Allen
  4. Ronnie Allen

Recordings by (54)

  1. Paul & Silas 2:13 (1954)
  2. Preachin’, Prayin’, Singin’ 2:45 (1954)
  3. Boat of Love 2:18 (1954)
  4. Bouquet in Heaven 2:47 (1954)
  5. I Have Found the Way ?:?? (1954)
  6. Mansions for Me 2:17 (1955)
  7. White Dove 2:52 (1955)
  8. I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes ?:?? (1964)
  9. Thinkin' Tonight of My Blue Eyes 1:47 (1964)
  10. Froggy Went A-Courtin’ ?:?? (Dec 1965)
  11. Keep On Going ?:?? (Dec 1965)
  12. Made Up My Mind ?:?? (1965)
  13. Baby Rocked Her Dolly ?:?? (1968)
  14. Don't Wake Me ?:?? (1968)
  15. Beautiful Blue Eyes 2:29 (1978)
  16. She's Country 2:14 (1981)
  17. Dig a Hole in the Meadow 2:20 (1981)
  18. Stone Wall 2:52 (1981)
  19. Bill Cheatum 2:25 (1981)
  20. Troubles Round My Door 2:38 (1981)
  21. Hello City Limits 2:12 (1981)
  22. Sweet Love Ain't Around 3:04 (1981)
  23. Gold Watch & Chain 1:57 (1981)
  24. Bad News 2:44 (1981)
  25. Fire on the Mountain 1:48 (1981)
  26. Close By 2:55 (1997)
  27. Victim to the Tomb 3:43 (2001)
  28. Are You Teasing Me? 2:34 (2001)
  29. My Sweet Love Ain't Around 3:09 (2001)
  30. I'm Waiting to Hear You Call Me Darling 2:43 (2001)
  31. Troubles Around My Door 1:50 (2001)
  32. I Guess I'll Go on Dreaming 2:27 (2001)
  33. Christian Life 2:49 (2001)
  34. Beautiful Blue Eyes 2:31 (2003)
  35. Are You Waiting Just for Me 3:00 (18 May 2004)
  36. Whose Shoulder Will You Cry On 2:12 (18 May 2004)
  37. My Baby's Gone 3:17 (18 May 2004)
  38. Heaven 2:25 (18 May 2004)
  39. Summertime Is Past and Gone 2:19 (18 May 2004)
  40. That's How I Can Count on You 2:14 (18 May 2004)
  41. Purple Heart 4:02 (18 May 2004)
  42. I Heard My Mother Call My Name in Prayer 3:37 (18 May 2004)
  43. Seven Year Blues 2:00 (18 May 2004)
  44. I'm on My Way Back to the Old Home 2:35 (18 May 2004)
  45. What About You 3:14 (18 May 2004)
  46. Out on the Ocean 2:53 (18 May 2004)
  47. Branded Wherever I Go 2:16 (18 May 2004)
  48. Trouble Round My Door 1:48 (2004)
  49. Will the Circle Be Unbroken 2:17 (2004)
  50. I'll Take the Blame 2:24 (28 Jun 2005)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Preachin’, Prayin’, Singin’ 2:45 Harley "Red" Allen (1954) guitar
  2. Paul & Silas 2:13 Harley "Red" Allen (1954) guitar
  3. Teardrops in My Eyes 2:22 The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen (1956) guitar
  4. Who Done It? 2:11 The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen (1956) guitar
  5. Faded Memory ?:?? Red Allen & Frank Wakefield (1963) guitar
  6. Little Birdie 2:34 Red Allen & Frank Wakefield (1963) guitar
  7. Are You Washed in the Blood 2:46 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians (1964) guitar
  8. New Camptown Races 2:34 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield, and The Kentuckians (1964) guitar
  9. Ground Hog 2:01 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians (1964) guitar
  10. I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail 2:15 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians (1964) guitar
  11. Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong 2:55 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians (1964) guitar
  12. Somebody Loves You 2:22 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians (1964) guitar
  13. The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake 3:23 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians (1964) guitar
  14. Are You Afraid to Die? 2:40 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield, and the Kentuckians (1964) guitar
  15. Deep Elem Blues 2:33 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians (1964) guitar
  16. Shake Hands With Mother Again 2:31 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians (1964) guitar
  17. Little Maggie 3:08 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians (1964) guitar
  18. Catnip 1:46 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians (1964) guitar
  19. Hello City Limits 2:40 The Kentuckians (1965) guitar
  20. Sad and Lonesome Day 3:00 The Kentuckians (1965) guitar
  21. Journey’s End 3:10 The Kentuckians (1965) guitar
  22. Froggie Went a’Courtin’ 2:11 The Kentuckians (1965) guitar
  23. I Don’t Know Why 1:58 The Kentuckians (1965) guitar
  24. Out on the Ocean 2:27 The Kentuckians (1965) guitar
  25. Flowers by My Graveside 2:35 The Kentuckians (1965) guitar
  26. Worry My Life Away 2:10 The Kentuckians (1965) guitar
  27. Down Where the River Bends 3:23 The Kentuckians (1965) guitar
  28. No Blind Ones There 2:55 The Kentuckians (1965) guitar

Vocals

  1. Teardrops in My Eyes 2:22 The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen (1956) lead vocals
  2. Who Done It? 2:11 The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen (1956) lead vocals
  3. Faded Memory ?:?? Red Allen & Frank Wakefield (1963)
  4. Little Birdie 2:34 Red Allen & Frank Wakefield (1963) lead vocals, tenor vocals
  5. Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong 2:55 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians (1964) lead vocals
  6. Shake Hands With Mother Again 2:31 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians (1964) lead vocals
  7. The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake 3:23 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians (1964) tenor vocals
  8. Ground Hog 2:01 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians (1964) lead vocals, tenor vocals
  9. Are You Afraid to Die? 2:40 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield, and the Kentuckians (1964) tenor vocals
  10. Little Maggie 3:08 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians (1964) lead vocals
  11. Somebody Loves You 2:22 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians (1964) tenor vocals
  12. Deep Elem Blues 2:33 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians (1964) lead vocals
  13. I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail 2:15 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians (1964) lead vocals, tenor vocals
  14. Are You Washed in the Blood 2:46 Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians (1964) lead vocals, tenor vocals
  15. Journey’s End 3:10 The Kentuckians (1965) lead vocals
  16. Hello City Limits 2:40 The Kentuckians (1965) lead vocals
  17. No Blind Ones There 2:55 The Kentuckians (1965) lead vocals
  18. Those "Gone and Left Me" Blues 2:11 The Kentuckians (1965) lead vocals
  19. Froggie Went a’Courtin’ 2:11 The Kentuckians (1965) lead vocals
  20. Out on the Ocean 2:27 The Kentuckians (1965) lead vocals
  21. Down Where the River Bends 3:23 The Kentuckians (1965) lead vocals
  22. I Don’t Know Why 1:58 The Kentuckians (1965) lead vocals

Credited as (24)

  1. Harley "Red" Allen
  2. Red Allen & Frank Wakefield
  3. The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen
  4. Red Allen, Frank Wakefield & The Kentuckians
  5. Red Allen & The Kentuckians
  6. Red Allen & The Allen Brothers
  7. Red Allen, Frank Wakefield, and The Kentuckians
  8. Red Allen and The Kentuckians
  9. Red Allen, Frank Wakefield, and the Kentuckians
  10. Red Allen
  11. Red Allen, Frank Wakefield And The Kentuckians
  12. Red Allen featuring Frank Wakefield
  13. Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and The Kentuckians
  14. Bill Emerson feat. Red Allen
  15. Red Allen & The Yates Bros.
  16. Red Allen & The Allen Brothers
  17. Red Allen & The Allen Bros
  18. Red Allen, Delbert Barker, Al Runyon
  19. The Osborne Brothers and Red Allen
  20. The Osborne Brothers & Harley "Red" Allen
  21. Frank Wakefield & Red Allen
  22. Harley "Red" Allen, David Grisman, Herb Pedersen, Jim Buchanan, James Kerwin
  23. Harley "Red" Allen, David Grisman, Herb Pedersen, Jim Buchanan, James Kerwin feat. Jerry Garcia & Vassar Clements
  24. Red Allen and The Allen Brothers

Works (8)

Wrote

  1. Faded Memory
  2. It Hurts to Know
  3. Flowers by My Graveside
  4. Teardrops in My Eyes

Composed

  1. Keep On Going
  2. Don't Lie to Me

Lyrics

  1. Keep On Going
  2. Don't Lie to Me

Links (9)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82224305/
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82224305

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/953871

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000386223

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/232254908

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7303630

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/1VkiIRxkeBZrnTjsvG8Xqg

Biographies

  1. http://www.bluegrassmuseum.org/red-allen/
  2. https://dcbu.org/red-allen/