Joe Allison
Joe Marion Allison | |
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| Birth name | Joe Marion Allison |
| Also known as | Uncle Joe Jamboree Joe |
| Born | October 3, 1924 McKinney, Texas, United States |
| Died | August 2, 2002 (aged 77) Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | Country music |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter Disc jockey Radio announcer Record producer Business executive |
Joe Marion Allison (October 3, 1924 – August 2, 2002) was an American songwriter, radio and television personality, record producer, and country music business executive. Allison won five BMI performance awards for hit singles he wrote and a 2 million performance award for writing "He'll Have to Go". He co-founded the Country Music Association. CMT called him "one of the most influential figures in the rise of modern country music."