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Artist Biography For Gene Allison

Gene Allison Born Versle Eugene Allison Pegram Tennessee August 29 1934 - D. Nashville Tennessee February 8 2004 Was An American R&B Singer. Allison Grew Up In `ville Singing In The Church Choir With His Brother Leevert. As A Teen Allison Was Offered A Chance To Sing With The Fairfield Four And Later The Skylarks. Producer Ted Jarrett Signed Allison To Calvert Records To Record Secular Music Soon After Jarrett Got Him A Deal With Vee-Jay Records Along With Larry Birdsong. His Debut Single Was "You Can Make It If You Try" Released In 1957 It Became A Hit In The U.S. Even Cracking The Pop Charts In Early 1959. Allison Would Go On To Score Two More Hit Singles At The End Of The 1950s And The Success Of "You Can Make It If You Try" Allowed Him To Open A 24-Hour Soul Food Restaurant Called Gene's Drive-In In Nashville. 1 Allison Continued To Perform Well Beyond His Brief Period Of Fame. He Died Of Kidney Failure At Age 69 On February 28 2004. Singles
Year Title Chart Positions
U.S. Pop Singles U.S. Black Singles 1958 "You Can Make It If You Try" #36 #3 1958 "Everything Will Be Alright" - #19 1958 "Have Faith" #73 #11

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