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About Dr. J. M. Allen
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Expertise
I am a long time fan of Bluegrass and older country/folk music (20-70's) and have a fairly extensive tape and sheet music library of the same and have played the music non-professionally for many years. I can (hopefully) assist with information about artists and lyrics. Please try to make it the older stuff, I don't listen to much "modern" country except George Strait anymore....it ain't got no soul anymore :)

Experience
I grew up in the 60's listening to all the old greats and learned to play the music. I have spent a lot of time reading about the genres and have gotten a chance to meet several of the big names over the years.

   

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What is the name of this old folk prisoners song11/15/2009
  Q: When my father was alive, he died in 1997, I remember parts of a song he use to sing about a guy in ...
  A: Check the link below out...you can play a few seconds of the song by clicking on the play button. It ...
I need lyrics10/31/2009
  Q: I can't find the lyrics to "While the Feelings Good" by Kenny Rogers. Can you help me?
  A: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/WHILE-THE-FEELING-acute-S-GOOD-lyrics-Kenny-Rogers/86685BD78E ...
1976 Country Song10/27/2009
  Q: I am looking for the title and artist of a country song by a male around 1976, maybe "Whispers". ...
  A: I've heard this song...WSM 650 used to play it on the Eddie Stubbs show on Saturday mornings. I ...
Producers fees/commission10/20/2009
  Q: My son is paying to have his music recorded in a studio as well as the musician fees to play. My son ...
  A: Welcome to the world of music business...cutthroat and shady. I would suggest getting the services ...
70s song i think10/18/2009
  Q: this is a song i think in the 7o's sometime, the chorus part of it said bloody fingers, bloody ...
  A: I believe you are thinking of the song by Hoyt Axton "Bony fingers" instead Chorus went" Work your ...
Trying to find country song9/26/2009
  Q: do you know a country song which included the lyrics red satin dress and creeping up the back ...
  A: Could you possibly be thinking of "Pour Me Another Tequila, Shelia" by Bobby Bare....Red Satin dress ...
Lyrics for Contry Song9/14/2009
  Q: I would like the lyrics to a song I think it was Called No Charge, it is about a boy who does jobs ...
  A: Ms. Tammy Wynette's "No Charge" Now our little boy came up to his mom In the kitchen this evenin' ...
title n artist6/25/2009
  Q: lyrics, your not the best but your the best that i can do (heard on Texas country station 95.9 the ...
  A: "You're Not the Best" by Charlie Robison Charlie Robison, Youre Not The Best Tabs/Chords Looking ...
two songs..6/23/2009
  Q: i would LOVE help finding this song, i wish i had a more in depth description of it but...its about ...
  A: Could you possibly be thinking of Trisha Yearwood's "She's in Love with the boy?" It talks about ...
Wedding Song6/22/2009
  Q: .. I am a singer/songwriter, working mostly on guitar and piano. My musical style is mostly ...
  A: First one to come to mind in this situation is "Dance Little Jean" by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ...
The Ballad of Lester?6/18/2009
  Q: About 20 years ago, I heard a song about a mentally deficient person named Lester(?). The story was ...
  A: The character is named Luther. I've heard a couple of different folks sing it...not sure but I think ...
artist5/7/2008
  Q: Who sang the song there outta be a hall of fame for mommas
  A: I believe you are referring to the song "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" written by Ted Harris and ...
country music5/5/2008
  Q: who sang the song Patches, some of the lyrics are, Patches i'm depending on you son
  A: That particular "Patches" is by Clarence Carter another song with the same title was done by Dickey ...
country bluegrass5/4/2008
  Q: My Daddy was in ww11 and always played a song called Frau;ein I think it was by Red Sovinne I can't ...
  A: Fraulein was written and recorded by Bobby Helms back in 1957 and has been recorded by many people. ...
Artist's name5/2/2008
  Q: Part of the lyrics are...."I'd pin a note on your pillow but you might not even notice i'm gone. I ...
  A: Billy Joe Royal "I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow" It's just not working, we've both known for ...
Old Country4/29/2008
  Q: Dr. Allen I am looking for the artist that sang the song "Old Country" I believe was from the 90's ...
  A: Mark Chesnutt from his "Longnecks and Short Stories" 1992 album Available at www.amazon.com as an ...
Rascal Flats4/28/2008
  Q: Do Rascal Flats have a gospel album?
  A: I really have no idea. I seldom listen to anybody more recent than George Strait and this group is ...
COUNTRY SONG4/25/2008
  Q: I AM LOOKING FOR THE WORDS FOR "PUT ANOTHER LOG ON THE FIRE" I THINK THAT IS THE TITLE OF THE BUT IT ...
  A: http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/outlaws-the/put-another-log-on-the-fire---tompall-glaser-2736.htm ...
mandolin4/24/2008
  Q: can you recommend a good practice technique for developing tremolo on the mandolin?
  A: I started out slowly and evenly on one string and then while doing the up and down stroke, I noted ...
A Silly Country song4/22/2008
  Q: I'm looking for the lyrics to a silly song I used to hear in the late 60's and early 70's. I don't ...
  A: 1974 his name is (really) Dick Feller Now, I know a man He's a hard workin' man He gets up real ...
"Deck of Cards"4/21/2008
  Q: What is the name of the soldier that sang "Deck of Cards" during the 70s?
  A: All that I know that recorded the song are T. Texas Tyler,Phil Harris, Tex Ritter, Wink Martindale, ...
old country music4/16/2008
  Q: i only know the course to a song and i want to know what the name of the song is and who sings it. ...
  A: singer: Dicky Lee song: Rocky lyrics: Alone until my eighteenth year, we met four springs ago She ...
90's Country Song! Please Help4/8/2008
  Q: There was a semi-popular song my sisters and I always loved, and now cannot find it. The song goes: ...
  A: Would this be "Jenny Come Back" by Restless Heart? My lyrics are a little different: I still hear ...
very old song lyrics4/7/2008
  Q: My sister back in the late 20's or early 30's sang a song that said something like "way back in the ...
  A: It's actually Roane County as in Roane County, TN I believe since it mentions Kingston which is the ...
story of a father and son4/6/2008
  Q: I heard an old country song. It's about a busy father that don't have the time for his son, and his ...
  A: This is a recurring theme in music, not just country music as evidenced by songs like "Cat's in the ...
old friends**4/5/2008
  Q: song just played on an oldies type country station...i know willie nelson and kris kristopherson ...
  A: You are talking about "The Highwaymen" which was a group put together for 2 albums and a short tour. ...
Name of a male country singer4/4/2008
  Q: Allen, around the 1980 or so time frame I purchased a discounted record of a male country singer for ...
  A: That sounds very suspiciously like Leon Redbone. He has a scratchy voice, beard and often wore top ...
song lyrics/who sang it ?3/10/2008
  Q: Okay, here goes. When I was a kid (70's) a tune that used to be played quite allot on what then was ...
  A: Cowboy Convention is the song a group called Ohio Express had it out as a novelty song but Buck ...
Cant figure out what the song is called and who sings it.3/1/2008
  Q: My friends and I cant figure out this one song. Its about someone who buys a corvette and then while ...
  A: The song is "Riding with Private Malone" by David Ball E I was just out of the service thumbin' ...
Help with song title12/12/2007
  Q: I'm looking for the name of a song. I think Kenny Rogers sang it. He was talking about he was ...
  A: I knew I knew this song, took me minute to remember who it was....Happy Birthday Darling by Conway ...
Looking for the Name of a nice song12/4/2007
  Q: I am Looking for a beautiful song. There is am Male voice singing about a boy and his father here ...
  A: This was actually a hard one to find It's "I love you son" by the group Joshua Creek written Jeff ...
Daddy was a rodeo ??11/5/2007
  Q: Im looking for a song sung by a female with those words"Daddy was a rodeo " cant find nothing on it ...
  A: The only thing I could find with those exact words was a group called Magnetic Fields with the ...
Johnny Cash10/31/2007
  Q: Years ago we had a Johnny Cash album containing his "Indian" songs. One had him listing quite a few ...
  A: Not sure of the song but here's where you can get the tracks of of his "Bitter Tears-Ballads of the ...
Song Name and Artist10/16/2007
  Q: I am trying to find a song that came out in the early 80's. I know it came out between 80 and 82 ...
  A: http://gemm.com/q.cgi?rb=GOOGLEBASE&wild=GML922925917 Here's a link to buy a copy of the vinyl ...
Song Name and Artist10/14/2007
  Q: I am trying to find a song that came out in the early 80's. I know it came out between 80 and 82 ...
  A: couple of possibles. one was Lyle Lovett's "Farther down the line" which mentions midnight rodeo. ...
lyrics and chords of a song10/10/2007
  Q: my husband is looking for the lyrics and chords of a song that is an old country gospel song . the ...
  A: Beautiful old song co-written by Teddy Wilburn. My wife's mother used to sing this in church. ...
country singers9/27/2007
  Q: What has happened to Mac Davies the guy who sang O lord its hard to be humble
  A: Let's see, Mac Davis was the singer who took Waylon Jennings part in the movie version of "Dukes of ...
Lryrics to old country song9/25/2007
  Q: My Dad used to sing a song about a man being in jail. The refrain went "eleven more months and ten ...
  A: Rather old....Gene Autry had a recording with it. It was written in 1930 by Fred Hall Here is the ...
need a song title9/14/2007
  Q: I am looking for the name of a song which has the following lyrics: "I was fooling when I said I'd ...
  A: I believe I got it. Check this out. I was foolin When I said I'd always love you Just foolin When ...
country music lyrics8/30/2007
  Q: I have a friend looking for the lyrics to Last Farewell Party/Gene Watson, also,Y'all come(sp) and ...
  A: One of my favorite place is here: http://www.roughstock.com/cowpie/songs/ Gene Watson, "Farewell ...
country song4/24/2007
  Q: i heard an old country song othe radio and i can't figure out the name. it's sething about put my ...
  A: Unfortunately you just gave a line from at least 1/2 of all old country songs :) If you can come up ...
family song4/20/2007
  Q: I am putting a video together of my moms 26 grandchildren & I need a song that relates to family & ...
  A: Of course the first one to come to mind is "Will the Circle be Unbroken" but it does have the first ...
funny song where singer acts drunk4/8/2007
  Q: male singer song came out in the eighties or before. the singer starts talking/singing and the as ...
  A: You might check out some old Foster Brooks recordings or maybe Sheb Wooley(aka Ben Colder). They ...
old country song4/4/2007
  Q: My husband and I are trying to recall the name and artist of a old old song about a "hant" or ...
  A: Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs "Haunted House" you can find the lyrics here: ...
please help3/16/2007
  Q: com thank you.
  A: Don't know if it helps you but as far as I can find...a lot of folks have recorded this song Barbara ...
reask same question about Doye O'Dell3/12/2007
  Q: I apoligize for the mispelling of OKIE IN MY LAST QUESTION. i DID USE SPELL CHECK BUT AM OPTICALLY ...
  A: apparently you are referring to a song called "Dear Okie" recorded by Doyle O'Dell in 1948. I ...
please help2/15/2007
  Q:
  A: just as an aside you might also like this one too: ...
old country song2/10/2007
  Q: this is really vague, but here it goes. There was a 8 track tape that my grandfather used to listen ...
  A: Whew! that's going to take some work. I remember having some 8 tracks with some pretty odd stuff on ...
country music2/9/2007
  Q: who was the biggest or one of the most successfull country artist of the 1980's
  A: Right off the bat, the biggest were Randy Travis, George Strait and late 80's Garth Brooks. This was ...
NAME OF RECORDING ARTIST1/18/2007
  Q: I REMEMBER A NARRATIVE ABOUT A SOLDIER THAT USED A DECK OF CARDS AS HIS BIBLE. I KNOW THE RECORDING ...
  A: This is "The deck of cards" and was recorded by several folks. The first big hit was by T. Texas ...
bluegrass song1/7/2007
  Q: I have been trying to find a song I heard in a movie. The movie is more current.....Maybe 90"s or ...
  A: I may be totally wrong but I think you might be referring to the movie "Songcatcher" that came out ...
Porter Wagoner genre.12/30/2006
  Q: How is Porter Waggoner thought of in terms of Bluegrass? Is he accepted by that community? Or even ...
  A: No Porter is not considered Bluegrass. Porter was very much main stream country and the top act of ...
looking for title and or artist10/30/2006
  Q: I am trying to find the name of a song I think is from the 70's. I am pretty sure it goes something ...
  A: that was a great old song by John Prine called "Paradise" The link below will give you a source to ...
old country9/23/2006
  Q: can you help me rember the name of a song i only know part of the lyrics and i dont know the artist ...
  A: That was a good ol' hell raisin' song by Hank Jr. called the Ballad of Hank Williams Lyrics ...
old country song,9/9/2006
  Q: can you shed some light on this title? i can't be sure it's the right title, though, as i can't ...
  A: Frank Sinatra, Perry Como and I believe Randy Travis did this one "Birth of the Blues" copy and ...
heard a song and don't know the artist or the title9/5/2006
  Q: the chorus went " i should have expected that from you" he talked about how he wouldnt even treat a ...
  A: I think you are talking about my man George Strait in his song "I've Come to Expect That From You" ...
song.9/3/2006
  Q: Im looking for a title to a song that basically starts out as "I just got paid, called out sick to ...
  A: That sounds like several country songs (common theme?) This wouldn't be "I don't have to be me till ...
help with song name or artist8/28/2006
  Q: I am dying to find out who sings or the song name of the lyrics that keep going through my head that ...
  A: I imagine this could be a regional folk type song or a variation of another old song. It would be ...
Joan Osborne8/26/2006
  Q: When I was pregnant with my son, now 11, there was a song on the radio that made me pull over I was ...
  A: Have you tried the following website that lists all her albums and has access to the lyrics ...
Song and artist8/23/2006
  Q: Well not sure if u can assist but will give it another try back in the late sixties my dad used to ...
  A: Unfortunately a lot of the older country songs could fit into those parameters. There was an old ...
Upbeat Country Songs8/22/2006
  Q: Hey! I'm gonna be singing in a country music competition and need a really upbeat, kick-*ss song to ...
  A: Off the top of my head: " Call me Cleopatra" or "Maybe it was Memphis" by Pam Tillis By Highway ...
Producer fees on country Album8/9/2006
  Q: I finished a new album 2 weeks ago in Nashville,Tn.This project was totally financed by myself. I ...
  A: Is he actually doing production work? Did you have an agreement for his full price prior to the ...
60-70's songs lyrics8/2/2006
  Q: I have an old country collection tape titled "The First Ladies Of Country Music" by EMI Records ...
  A: The 3rd song sounds like "Love Train" by the O'Jays The first may be "The Hand That rocks the ...
Similar music7/11/2006
  Q: Im just now starting to get into this kind of music from led zeppelin, cream, the doors etc. I ...
  A: I might suggest in the country field groups like Lynard Skynard, or Van Zant (an offshoot of ...
Country/bluegrass song6/2/2006
  Q: I'm not sure under which of Country or Bluegrass this song would fall under. It's a group (male ...
  A: Possibly your song is "Honey baby mine" an old one similar to the children's song "Crawdad" ...
song lyrics5/20/2006
  Q: i've have tried to no avail to find the lyrics to the song "till the end" recorded by vern gosdin ...
  A: Any time you need lyrics for country try here first: http://www.roughstock.com/cowpie/songs/ Til ...
Songs3/25/2006
  Q: I've taken on the task of trying, more effectively, to integrate music into the US History ...
  A: As instrumental only, I would highly recommend "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" by Flatt and Scruggs due ...
Buck Owens7/22/2005
  Q: Is there one Buck Owens CD that you recommend over the others? I really like "Streets of ...
  A: At one time Buck was the largest draw in country music (much the same as Porter Wagoner in the late ...
Song title4/17/2005
  Q: There is a song that one line keeps going through my mind, but I can't recall the name of it. I ...
  A: I believe you are thinking of an old Johnny Cash song. Written by Bob McDill back in the 70's I ...
what is this song?3/14/2005
  Q: How ya doing today?....I have a good one for you.......I heard a song on the radio back in 1983 that ...
  A: Sorry, I tried multiple things and came up with zilch. There were a lot of "one hit wonders" bands ...
banjo info12/31/2004
  Q: just rec'd a epiphone banjo (used). it says 'gibson' on the neck/head and has mother of pearl ...
  A: As you may or may not know, Epiphone is Gibson's "economy" line....but my electric Epiphone is a ...
Singer of a song12/9/2004
  Q: Im not sure if this is a good question but i have been looking for this song everywhere and no one ...
  A: I can't find anything fitting this at this time. Please sit down and try to remember the tune as ...

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