Home of Country Artist RANDY ALLEN

Hope you spend sometime, browse around. Randy Allen is currently not on tour. If that status changes, you will find those updates here first. Randy Got his start in music in late 1996 at age 28. He had been playing around with music since the early age of 6. Around early 1997, Randy began chasing his dream he always had a love for. Country music was his dream and listing to the greats such as Hank Jr, George Jones, Merle Haggard to Alan Jackson and George Strait, those were his idles in the business. As he followed his dream, he drove trucks for his day job to support his music career. Randy has had opportunities to play some great shows and share the stage with some great artist and musicians. In 2002 Randy was traveling and making connections in and around Nashville Tn. He met the late Dick McVey who became his first producer and mentor in the business and he introduced him to Country Artist Judy Rodman who had been working as a vocal coach. He then would meet some astounding writers in Nashville that really got him started working on his craft. He met Marc Alan who would introduce him  to the late Jimbo Hinson who wrote "PARTY CROWD" for David Lee Murphy and so many other great writers and artist who wrote songs for George Jones, George Strait, Hank Sr, Hank Jr, Tammy Wynette, and many other famous artist. Not knowing where it would lead later down the road, Randy was approached by Bruce Goodwin, a scout for Keith Bradford of KMA Records in Nashville. KMA Records was a small indie artist label who also produced and managed the late Country Artist Kitty Wells. He was fortunate to get the opportunity to write and record his first album "Up Above It All" on the KMA Records label. After the release of "Up Above It All" Randy would garner a #1 hit in the UK with "DADDY"  that would spark a mini tour. Unfortunately the passing of Randy's Mom would put his music on hold. That was a hard time for Randy as his Mom was a big part of his dream. He wrote one of the three songs on that album with Marc Alan titled "Thank You For Being There For Me" dedicated to his Mom. Randy found his way back to the business in 2012 when he called his friend and producer Dick McVey and brought the band to his hometown of Lincolnton NC to do a Re-Release of the album "Up Above It All". The concert would set his career back in motion and he knew that was what his Mom would have wanted.  

In late 2012 Randy started writing and working on a new project while traveling and working and playing shows locally and abroad. He found himself back in the studio recording new tracks. Still feeling lost without his Mom, he recorded "Alone In Memphis". trying to figure it all out again, this song touched his soul because its how he felt inside. Feeling alone and not having his Mom to call and talk to as he traveled. It was part of the darkness he went through and then it would lead to his divorce of 22yrs to his wife. 2015 brought a new beginning as he was finally putting the pieces of his world back together and was planning big things. Still driving trucks to support his music, he met someone that would change his whole outlook on life. 2015 Randy found himself in a new relationship. Picking up where he left off in the studio, he went back to Nashville and began working on the new project "Keepin It Country".

He wrote the song "Crazy" about a girl he fell in love with and that led to "Tell Me" a Truck driver who was chasing after a girl while living life on the road and barely sleeping trying to get back to spend time together. Then there was "Saturday Backroad" about a boy and girl who conceived a baby in the back of a truck. 2016 came around and we were finishing up some tracks and planning a major tour. In late December 2016 would be the worst time of his life. with the stress of the project and work, he would find out his job was on the line because of health issues. He was dealing with a disease he had acquired around 1998, it was Lyme's Disease. He was managing it pretty well along with his doctors and thought he would overcome most of the issues associated with the disease. As we were preparing to Release the 6 song EP and begin booking dates for shows. He found himself dealing with chronic heart failure that would lead to the lose of his medical card to obtain his CDL renewal. That was the backing it took to support his music career. Chasing a dream in the music business takes lots of money. Recording and quality musicians isn't cheap, and traveling costs a fortune. In August 2017 everything came to a halt after a major heart issue. We released the 6 song EP, and he found himself in the hospital after almost dying from Ventricular Tachycardia. 

That would be the final nail in his music career. Since then he has been on hiatus and his music put on the back burner. Maybe in the future there will be more music to come, but for now there is nothing in the works. He has written some songs for others to maybe release for there careers and for now he is just enjoying his life. 

He wants to keep what music he has alive and a place for people that listen to be able to find and share it with others. That's why we keep the website running. So, if your a regular listener and follower on social media share it, If your a newcomer WELCOME! please share with your friends and family. 

He also has a cover CD out as well that was released in 2005 so be sure to check it out as well " Trust In Me". There's 8 covers of my favorite artist and Trust In Me was one of the first songs I wrote to my Dad. "Somebody's Someone" was a song he picked up from Cupid Records he recorded.

"Trust In Me Daddy" was redone live in Lincolnton NC at the re-release concert. Hope you Enjoy! 

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RANDY ALLEN