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The photos and videos you see on this page are almost all from 2005 to 2009. I took a few years hiatus from live performances so I could concentrate on songwriting and studio work. For the past couple of years I have also begun to re-appear on stage.

I work as a single or duo, with guitar and/or tracks, all the way up to an 8 to 10 piece group, at private functions or in small clubs all the way up to the big stage. You can see photos of all these variations on this page.

Please contact me through this page and Teri will take care of all the details for you.

Robert Allen writes and performs country music in all its many styles: traditional, new, bluegrass, honky tonk, rockabilly, alternative, and blues. It all started in New London, CT at age 7 singing “Happy Trails To You” in the school talent show.

By the time he was 16 he and his best buddies had formed East Hampton, CT’s proverbial high school band. As ‘The Specials’ they played at all the local school dances and even persuaded the movie theater owner to let them play between matinees on the weekend. That was definitely a first in their town!

Then came a stint in the U.S. Navy and Robert formed ‘The Signalmen’. The ship’s captain liked the band so well he arranged for them to perform before officials and dignitaries in Italy, Subic Bay, Hong Kong, China, Spain, Africa and Hawaii.

After the Navy Robert spent several years on Staten Island performing with ‘The Country Echoes’

The call of Nashville came next. While there he formed and fronted ‘Red Hot Ricochet Band’ and ‘Connection”. The bands played country, top 40, southern rock, oldies and threw in some blues. Between the last two bands, Robert spent a few years fronting for Grand Ole Opry artist Stonewall Jackson. He performed at all the major (and some not so major) clubs in and around Nashville and did demo work at several well-known studios. And he was on the road a lot; all over the country in all types of venues.

Then it was on to the Atlanta area. After performing with ‘Class Reunion’ for a while, Robert formed ‘Robert Allen & Co.’ and began playing locally. Then he went on an extended USO tour entertaining in Turkey, Italy, Greece and Spain. After returning he assisted at a recording studio doing everything from administration to demos. Robert finally took the opportunity to stay put and record some of the material he had written over the years. And he was able to help promote others! Robert co-produced, co-edited, directed, and hosted “Songwriters”, a 30 minute Atlanta area community access TV show featuring unsigned songwriters of all genres.

Now he’s back in the Nashville area making more music and loving it! He is once again working with Stonewall Jackson fronting his show and singing harmonies and playing harmonica with him. He also fronts his own group again and staffs it with Grand Ole Opry veteran players.

Robert Allen has been interested in music since the early age of seven when he performed at a school talent show in his hometown of New, London, CT.

Robert takes his music very seriously. He is a talented lead vocalist, songwriter and arranger, and is professionally proficient on rhythm guitar and harmonica. He also plays some lead guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, banjo, keyboards, and percussion instruments.

Robert has formed several outstanding bands in his career, and has done demo work at many well known recording studios. He fronted for Stonewall Jackson both on the Grand Ole Opry and on the road.

Robert Allen directed, hosted, co-produced and co-edited “Songwriters”, a 30 minute Atlanta area community access TV show featuring up and coming songwriters of all genres.

Here are a few of the Grand Ole Opry artists Robert Allen has opened for: Stonewall Jackson, Dolly Parton, Emmy Lou Harris, Wilburn Brothers, Charlie Louvin, Charlie Rich, Jeannie Sealey, Justin Tubb, Grandpa Jones, Sheb Wooley, Dave Dudley, Marvin Rainwater, Pee Wee King, and the list goes on…and on…

Robert Allen has performed at: Grand Ole Opry, Midnight Jamboree, Nashville Palace, George Jones’ Possum Holler, Little Roy Wiggins Radio Show, Many State Fairs and Conventions, USO tour to Italy, Greece, Spain and Turkey

Robert has released three albums and an EP. His next album is planned for release in 2009.

DJs are playing Robert’s songs on about 100 stations in the U.S. and in Australia, Holland, Denmark, Belgium, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, England, Italy, Germany, New Zealand, Austria, Canada, France, United Kingdom, Norway, Scotland, Malta, and Japan.

Robert's original songs have been licensed for the movies Coney Island Baby Val Kilmer’s Conspiracy, Coyote County Loser, the DVD release of the television series The Fall Guy – Season 1, and by Showtime, A&E, Discover Channel, Travel Channel, Animal Planet, and others.

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Named by IndieArtistRadio.com as one of “Indie Music’s Best Of 2004” (see December 2004 issue of Music Connection magazine)

"Sure Been Missing You" was selected for inclusion in GetMeMusic.com’s 2004 Christmas compilation cd (England) and on a 2002 new artist compilation cd in Sweden.

"Here I Am" was chosen for inclusion in Music75.com’s 2005 Valentines compilation cd in France.

"High On The Hog" was selected for inclusion on Music75.com’s compilation cd to be inserted in Internet Pratique Magazine (one of the top subscriptions in France with 70,000+ subscribers).

"Blues Over You" was licensed for placement in the movie “Coney Island Baby”, a romantic comedy filmed in Coney Island, Ireland, for which its director received the Best Director award at the Newport International Film Festival; released October 2005.

Robert was on the cover of IndieIsland.com’s November 2005 e-magazine, where they described him as “Nashville’s Best Kept Secret”, and he was the month’s featured artist article / interview.

For most of 2004 and throughout 2005 and 2006, Robert ranked at either ..1 or ..2 on the all-time country artist chart on Download.com. At October 2006 he charted at ..5 out of 27,003 artists on the all-time all genres chart at Download.com.

"Blues Over You" was licensed for inclusion in Showtime’s “Huff” Season 2, episode ..202, first aired in April 2006.

Old Man Brown, written and performed by Robert Allen, was used in 2006 by A&E in "Back to the Blueprint-Log Homes" and "Save Our History: Gold Rush"; The Travel Chanel in "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Peru)"; The Discovery Chanel in "The Bourdain Experience: I Need Oxygen"; and Animal Planet in "Amazing Animal Inventions: 101". "Old Man Brown" is raw delta blues, just vocal and harmonica.

"When I Found You" was licensed to Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment for the DVD release of “The Six Million Dollar Man” Season 1 released in 2007.

"Blues Over You" has been licensed for inclusion in Val Kilmer's movie "Conspiracy" to be released by Sony Pictures on March 18, 2008.

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