# Rex Allen Jr.

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{{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](/source/Chicago), [Illinois](/source/Illinois), U.S.
| instrument        = {{flatlist|
*Vocals
*guitar
}}
| genre             = {{flatlist|
*[Country](/source/Country_music)
*[countrypolitan](/source/countrypolitan)
}}
| occupation        = {{flatlist|
*Singer
*songwriter
}}
| years_active      = 1971–present
| label             = {{flatlist|
*[Warner Bros.](/source/Warner_Bros._Records)
*[Plantation](/source/Plantation_Records)}}
| 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](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music)|editor=[Colin Larkin](/source/Colin_Larkin_(writer))|publisher=[Guinness Publishing](/source/Guinness_Publishing)|date=1993|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-726-6|page=16/17}}</ref> is an American [country music](/source/country_music) singer. He is the son of [Rex Allen](/source/Rex_Allen).

==Early life==
Allen was born in [Chicago](/source/Chicago), [Illinois](/source/Illinois), United States, the son of [Rex Allen](/source/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](/source/Lonely_Street_(Carl_Belew_song))" (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](/source/Margo_Smith)) and others.<ref name="LarkinCountry"/> He is also the composer and performer of the alternate state anthem of [Arizona](/source/Arizona), entitled "Arizona".

Allen was a regular on ''[The Statler Brothers Show](/source/The_Statler_Brothers_Show)'' on [TNN](/source/The_Nashville_Network) in the 1990s, and he hosted the spin-off series, ''Yesteryear''.  Allen was also the recurring narrator in the 2000 movie "[Me, Myself & Irene](/source/Me%2C_Myself_%26_Irene)" starring [Jim Carrey](/source/Jim_Carrey) and [Renee Zellweger](/source/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](/source/Top_Country_Albums)<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](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|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.](/source/Warner_Records)
| 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](/source/Rex_Allen))}}
| align="left"| 
* Release year: 1995
* Label: [Warner Western](/source/Warner_Records)
| —
|-
| 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](/source/Top_Country_Albums)<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](/source/Hot_Country_Songs)<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](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}</ref>
! width="45"| [CAN Country](/source/RPM_(magazine))<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](/source/Lonely_Street_(Carl_Belew_song))"
| 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](/source/Me_and_My_Broken_Heart_(Rex_Allen_Jr._song))"
| 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)) 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](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|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](/source/RPM_(magazine))'' 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}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==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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Category:1947 births
Category:Living people
Category:Singers from Chicago
Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:Country musicians from Illinois
Category:Western music (North America)
Category:Singer-songwriters from Illinois

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