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| Birth name | Rex Elvie Allen Jr. |
| Born | August 23, 1947 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1974–present |
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| Website | rexallenjr |
Rex Elvie Allen Jr. (born August 23, 1947) [1] is an American country music singer. He is the son of Rex Allen.
Allen was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, the son of Rex Allen. [1]
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. [1] 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.
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [2] | |||
| Today's Generation |
| — | |
| Another Goodbye Song |
| 45 | |
| Ridin' High |
| 31 | |
| Rex |
| 42 | |
| Brand New |
| 45 | |
| Me and My Broken Heart |
| — | |
| Oklahoma Rose |
| 69 | |
| The Cat's in the Cradle |
| — | |
| The Singing Cowboy |
| — | |
| On the Move |
| — | |
| The Singing Cowboys (with Rex Allen) |
| — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [2] | |||
| The Best of Rex |
| 47 | |
| The Very Best of Rex Allen, Jr. |
| — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
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| US Country [3] | CAN Country [4] | |||
| 1973 | "The Great Mail Robbery" | 63 | 87 | Another Goodbye Song |
| 1974 | "Goodbye" [A] | 19 | — | |
| "Another Goodbye Song" | 31 | — | ||
| "Never Coming Back Again" | 36 | — | ||
| 1975 | "Lying in My Arms" | 70 | — | Rex |
| 1976 | "Play Me No Sad Songs" | 34 | — | Ridin' High |
| "Can You Hear Those Pioneers" [B] | 17 | 13 | ||
| "Teardrops in My Heart" | 18 | — | ||
| "Two Less Lonely People" | 8 | 4 | Rex | |
| 1977 | "I'm Getting Good at Missing You (Solitaire)" | 10 | 17 | |
| "Don't Say Goodbye" | 15 | — | ||
| "Lonely Street" | 8 | 14 | The Best of Rex | |
| 1978 | "No, No, No (I'd Rather Be Free)" | 8 | 4 | Brand New |
| "With Love" | 10 | 7 | ||
| "It's Time We Talk Things Over" (with The Boys) | 12 | 13 | ||
| 1979 | "Me and My Broken Heart" | 9 | — | Me and My Broken Heart |
| "If I Fell in Love with You" | 18 | — | ||
| 1980 | "Yippy Cry Yi" | 25 | — | Oklahoma Rose |
| "It's Over" | 14 | 35 | ||
| "Drink It Down, Lady" | 25 | — | ||
| "Cup of Tea" (with Margo Smith) | 12 | — | The Cat's in the Cradle | |
| 1981 | "Just a Country Boy" | 35 | — | |
| "While the Feeling's Good" (with Margo Smith) | 26 | — | Non-album single | |
| 1982 | "Last of the Silver Screen Cowboys" | 43 | — | The Singing Cowboy |
| "Cowboy in a Three Piece Business Suit" | 44 | — | ||
| "Ride Cowboy Ride" | 85 | — | ||
| 1983 | "The Air That I Breathe" | 37 | — | On the Move |
| 1984 | "Sweet Rosanna" | 44 | — | |
| "Dream on Texas Ladies" | 18 | — | ||
| "Running Down Memory Lane" | 24 | — | ||
| 1985 | "When You Held Me in Your Arms" | 62 | — | |
| 1987 | "We're Staying Together" | 59 | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
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