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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Harley Allen| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = non_performing_personnel| birth_name = Harley Lee Allen| birth_date = Birth date|1956|01|23|birth_place = Dayton, Ohio , United States | death_date = Death date and age|mf=yes|2011|03|30|1956|01|23|death_place = Brentwood, Tennessee , United States| origin =| genre = Country Music|Country | occupation = Songwriter | years_active =| Publishing Company =| website = Harley Lee Allen (January 23, 1956spaced ndashMarch 30, 2011) was an United States|American bluegrass music|bluegrass and country music|country singer and songwriter .
Early life
He was born in Dayton, Ohio , the son of the bluegrass music|bluegrass performer Red Allen (bluegrass)|Red Allen .
Allen appeared on several 1970s albums with his brothers as The Allen Brothers. He recorded three solo albums, "Across the Blueridge Mountains" ( Folkways Records 1983), "Another River" (1996) and "Live at the Bluebird" (2001).
He was most known for providing background vocals on the song " Man of Constant Sorrow|I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow " from the O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)|"O Brother, Where Art Thou? " Soundtrack . He won two Grammy Award s for that recording in 2002, in the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals|Best Country Collaboration with Vocals and Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year categories.
Personal life
Allen is survived by his wife, singer Debbie Nims, and their two daughters, Katie and Maggie and son, Aaron. http://www.theboot.com/2011/03/31/harley-allen-dead/ Hit Songwriter Harley Allen Dies at 55
Death
Allen died of lung cancer on March 30, 2011 at his home in Brentwood, Tennessee . http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1660958/hit-country-songwriter-harley-allen-dead-at-55.jhtml Hit Country Songwriter Harley Allen Dead at 55
Songs written
The singles/songs written or co-written by Allen are, among others, performed by:
Gary Allan ("Bourbon Borderline", "The Devil's Candy", "I Just Got Back From Hell", Learning To Live With Me", " Tough Little Boys ")
Alan Jackson ("Another Good Reason", " Between the Devil and Me ", "Everything I Love", "I Slipped And Fell In Love", "I Still Love You", "Life Or Love", "Meat And Potato Man", "The Angels Cried", "Who I Am")
Darryl Worley (" Awful, Beautiful Life ", "Spread A Little Love Around")
References
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External links
http://www.folkways.si.edu/searchresults.aspx? sPhrase=Harley%20Allen& sType='phrase'/ Allen Discography on Folkways
Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2000s Persondata | NAME = Allen, Harley | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = January 23, 1956 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Dayton, Ohio , United States | DATE OF DEATH = March 30, 2011 | PLACE OF DEATH = Brentwood, Tennessee , United States DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Harley Category:1956 births Category:2011 deaths Category:American country singers Category:Songwriters from Ohio Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:Grammy Award winners
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