Monday, May 23, 2011

Harley Allen American bluegrass and country singer, died from cancer he was , 55,.

Harley Lee Allen was an American bluegrass and country singer and songwriter.

(January 23, 1956 – March 30, 2011) 


He was the son of the bluegrass performer Red Allen, and was married to the singer Debbie Nims.
Allen appeared on several 1970s albums with his brothers as The Allen Brothers. He recorded three solo albums, "Across the Blueridge Mountains" (Folkways Records 1983), "Another River" (1996) and "Live at the Bluebird" (2001).
He was most known for providing background vocals on the song "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" from the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Soundtrack. He won two Grammy Awards for that recording in 2002, in the Best Country Collaboration with Vocals and Album of the Year categories.
The singles/songs written or co-written by Allen are, among others, performed by:

 

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