{{short description|American country music singer (born 1947)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Rex Allen Jr. | image = Rex Allen Jr. (1974).jpg | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Rex Elvie Allen Jr. | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|8|23}} | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | instrument = {{flatlist| *Vocals *guitar }} | genre = {{flatlist| *Country *countrypolitan }} | occupation = {{flatlist| *Singer *songwriter }} | years_active = 1971–present | label = {{flatlist| *Warner Bros. *Plantation}} | website = {{url|rexallenjr.com/}} }}
'''Rex Elvie Allen Jr.''' (born August 23, 1947)<ref name="LarkinCountry">{{cite book|title=The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1993|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-726-6|page=16/17}}</ref> is an American country music singer. He is the son of Rex Allen.
==Early life== Allen was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, the son of Rex Allen.<ref name="LarkinCountry"/>
==Career== Singing in the "countrypolitan" style, he had hits with "Goodbye" (1974), "I'm Gettin Good at Missing You (Solitaire)" (1977), "Lonely Street" (1977), "Two Less Lonely People" (1977), "With Love" (1978), "If I Fell in Love With You" (1979), "It's Over" (1980), "Drink it Down, Lady" (1980), "Cup of Tea" (1980, a duet with Margo Smith) and others.<ref name="LarkinCountry"/> He is also the composer and performer of the alternate state anthem of Arizona, entitled "Arizona".
Allen was a regular on ''The Statler Brothers Show'' on TNN in the 1990s, and he hosted the spin-off series, ''Yesteryear''. Allen was also the recurring narrator in the 2000 movie "Me, Myself & Irene" starring Jim Carrey and Renee Zellweger.
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Album details ! Peak positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="60"|US Country<br/><ref name="Country Albums">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/rex-allen-jr-2/chart-history/clp/|title=Rex Allen Jr. - Country Albums|work=Billboard|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Today's Generation'' | align="left"| * Release year: 1971 * Label: SSS International | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Another Goodbye Song'' | align="left"| * Release year: 1974 * Label: Warner Bros. | 45 |- ! scope="row"| ''Ridin' High'' | align="left"| * Release year: 1976 * Label: Warner Bros. | 31 |- ! scope="row"| ''Rex'' | align="left"| * Release year: 1977 * Label: Warner Bros. | 42 |- ! scope="row"| ''Brand New'' | align="left"| * Release year: 1978 * Label: Warner Bros. | 45 |- ! scope="row"| ''Me and My Broken Heart'' | align="left"| * Release year: 1979 * Label: Warner Bros. | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Oklahoma Rose'' | align="left"| * Release year: 1980 * Label: Warner Bros. | 69 |- ! scope="row"| ''Cat's in the Cradle'' | align="left"| * Release year: 1981 * Label: Warner Bros. | — |- ! scope="row"| ''The Singing Cowboy'' | align="left"| * Release year: 1982 * Label: Warner Bros. | — |- ! scope="row"| ''On the Move'' | align="left"| * Release year: 1984 * Label: Moonshine | — |- ! scope="row"| ''The Singing Cowboys''<br/>{{small|(with Rex Allen)}} | align="left"| * Release year: 1995 * Label: Warner Western | — |- | colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |}
===Compilation albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Album details ! Peak positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="60"|US Country<br><ref name="Country Albums"/> |- ! scope="row"| ''The Best of Rex'' | align="left"| * Release year: 1977 * Label: Warner Bros. | 47 |- ! scope="row"| ''The Very Best of Rex Allen, Jr.'' | align="left"| * Release year: 1994 * Label: Warner Bros. | — |- | colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:22em;"| Single ! colspan="2"| Peak positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"| US Country<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/rex-allen-jr-2/chart-history/csi/|title=Rex Allen Jr. - Hot Country Songs|work=Billboard|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}</ref> ! width="45"| CAN Country<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=Rex+Allen+Jr.&ChartEn=Country+Singles&|title=Rex Allen Jr. - Country Singles|work=RPM|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}</ref> |- | 1973 ! scope="row"| "The Great Mail Robbery" | 63 | 87 | align=left rowspan=4| ''Another Goodbye Song'' |- | rowspan=3| 1974 ! scope="row"| "Goodbye"<sup><span id="ref_A"></span>[[#endnote_A|'''[A]''']]</sup> | 19 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Another Goodbye Song" | 31 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Never Coming Back Again" | 36 | — |- | 1975 ! scope="row"| "Lying in My Arms" | 70 | — | align=left| ''Rex'' |- | rowspan=4| 1976 ! scope="row"| "Play Me No Sad Songs" | 34 | — | align=left rowspan=3| ''Ridin' High'' |- ! scope="row"| "Can You Hear Those Pioneers"<sup><span id="ref_B"></span>[[#endnote_B|'''[B]''']]</sup> | 17 | 13 |- ! scope="row"| "Teardrops in My Heart" | 18 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Two Less Lonely People" | 8 | 4 | align=left rowspan=3| ''Rex'' |- | rowspan=3| 1977 ! scope="row"| "I'm Getting Good at Missing You (Solitaire)" | 10 | 17 |- ! scope="row"| "Don't Say Goodbye" | 15 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Lonely Street" | 8 | 14 | align=left| ''The Best of Rex'' |- | rowspan=3| 1978 ! scope="row"| "No, No, No (I'd Rather Be Free)" | 8 | 4 | align=left rowspan=3| ''Brand New'' |- ! scope="row"| "With Love" | 10 | 7 |- ! scope="row"| "It's Time We Talk Things Over" {{small|(with The Boys)}} | 12 | 13 |- | rowspan=2| 1979 ! scope="row"| "Me and My Broken Heart" | 9 | — | align=left rowspan=2| ''Me and My Broken Heart'' |- ! scope="row"| "If I Fell in Love with You" | 18 | — |- | rowspan=4| 1980 ! scope="row"| "Yippy Cry Yi" | 25 | — | align=left rowspan=3| ''Oklahoma Rose'' |- ! scope="row"| "It's Over" | 14 | 35 |- ! scope="row"| "Drink It Down, Lady" | 25 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Cup of Tea" {{small|(with Margo Smith)}} | 12 | — | align=left rowspan=2| ''The Cat's in the Cradle'' |- | rowspan=2| 1981 ! scope="row"| "Just a Country Boy" | 35 | — |- ! scope="row"| "While the Feeling's Good" {{small|(with Margo Smith)}} | 26 | — | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |- | rowspan=3| 1982 ! scope="row"| "Last of the Silver Screen Cowboys" | 43 | — | align=left rowspan=3| ''The Singing Cowboy'' |- ! scope="row"| "Cowboy in a Three Piece Business Suit" | 44 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Ride Cowboy Ride" | 85 | — |- | 1983 ! scope="row"| "The Air That I Breathe" | 37 | — | align=left rowspan=5| ''On the Move'' |- | rowspan=3| 1984 ! scope="row"| "Sweet Rosanna" | 44 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Dream On Texas Ladies" | 18 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Running Down Memory Lane" | 24 | — |- | 1985 ! scope="row"| "When You Held Me in Your Arms" | 62 | — |- | 1987 ! scope="row"| "We're Staying Together" | 59 | — | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |- | colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |}
==Notes== {{refbegin}} *A <span id="endnote_A"></span>'''^''' "Goodbye" also peaked at number 34 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/rex-allen-jr-2/chart-history/asi/|title=Rex Allen Jr. - Adult Contemporary|work=Billboard|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}</ref> *B <span id="endnote_B"></span>'''^''' "Can You Hear Those Pioneers" also peaked at number 100 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=Rex+Allen+Jr.&ChartEn=Top+Singles&|title=Rex Allen Jr. - Top Singles|work=RPM|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}</ref> {{refend}}
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==External links== *[http://www.rexallenjr.com/ Rex Allen Jr. official website] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100607092126/http://www.azlibrary.gov/museum/symbols.aspx Rex Allen Jr. – noted alternate state anthem] *[http://westernmusic.org/ 2008 Western Music Hall of Fame inductee]
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