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Donald Joseph Allcorn (born November 3, 1980) is an American independent country music singer-songwriter. His music incorporates elements of traditional honky-tonk and alternative country. He has recorded studio albums, including 50 Years Too Late (2006) and All Alone Again (2009), both released on his Blue Yodel Records label, and Nothing Left to Prove (2014). He has cited Hank Williams Sr., Ernest Tubb, Faron Young, Lefty Frizzell, and Jimmie Rodgers as his influences.[2]
Born in Columbus, Georgia, Donald Joseph Allcorn began writing songs and learning to play guitar at age 14, after he first heard a Hank Williams album. He then won a regional talent show at age 17, performing Williams' Long Gone Lonesome Blues. Allcorn began his professional career performing on the "J.B. Slicker Show," playing at fairs and festivals around the southeastern part of the United States. He also performed at the Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery, Alabama.[3] His debut album, 50 Years Too Late, was released on October 6, 2006.
On June 28, 2007, Allcorn testified before the United States House Committee on Small Business regarding federal royalty increases on Internet radio stations.[2] He argued against the increases, citing the importance of online accessibility for niche market performers.[4]
Allcorn's second album, All Alone Again, was released in July 2009 through his own label, Blue Yodel. The album featured musicians Dave Roe, Johnny Hiland, Chris Scruggs, Hank Singer, Lloyd Green, and Don Helms.
His third album Nothing Left to Prove was initially released digitally in 2014 and later on CD in 2020. The album featured musicians from his previous album, with the additions of Sol Philcox and Eddy Dunlap. Col. J.D. Wilkes and Sturgill Simpson also contributed to the album.
Discography
Studio albums
50 Years Too Late (2006)
All Alone Again (2009)
Nothing Left to Prove (2014)
State of Heartbreak (EP) (2020)
Other appearances
"The United State of Americana, Vol. 2" (Shut Eye Records, 2005)
"Outlaw Radio Chicago Compilation, Vol. I (Solitary Records, 2010)
"Southern Independent Vol. II (Black Country Rock, 2011)
"Outlaw Radio Chicago Compilation, Vol. II (Solitary Records, 2012)
"River Town Rock House" (Razor Point Records, 2012)
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