Tani Allen and his Tennessee Pals
| Tani Allen and his Tennessee Pals | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Country Music ( Hillbilly Boogie ) |
| founding | 1950 |
| resolution | Mid 1950s -years |
| Founding members | |
| Tani Allen | |
| Buck Turner | |
| unknown | |
| unknown | |
| unknown | |
Tani Allen and his Tennessee Pals were an American country band from Memphis , Tennessee .
Career
The steel guitarist Tani Allen, who was still performing as "Tiny Allen" at the time, founded his band, the Tennessee Pals , around 1950 . With them he made appearances on local radio and at events. That same year, Allen contacted Bullet Records in Nashville to record. Allen and the Tennessee Pals auditioned and the record company was ready to offer them a deal. Only the singer didn't like it, so Allen replaced him with Buck Turner, who was already known as a singer around Memphis. Her first single came out in 1950 with Tennessee Jive . The track was later recorded as Real Rock Drive by Bill Haley . Due to a misspelling of Allen's name, which resulted from the typical "Southern Drawl", the records were released as Tani Allen & his Tennessee Pals and not as Tiny Allen. The band recorded a total of six singles with Buck Turner on Bullet. Their last, When Hillbilly Willie Met Kitty From The City , was released in 1952. After that, Bullet had lost interest in the group, only Buck Turner was allowed to continue recording. Allen agreed and supported his friend Turner.
From then on, Allen made recordings for Do-Re-Mi, Millionaire and BB Records. He also had his own club in which he performed. Allen wrote several successful songs for George Hamilton IV and Carl Smith in the 1960s .
Discography
| year | title | Record company |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Tennessee Jive / Rockin 'Chair Boogie | Bullet 702 |
| 1950 | I'll Still Love You (After You're Gone) / Just Checkin 'On You | Bullet 713 |
| 1951 | Back In the Army Again / Suspicion Blues | Bullet 734 |
| 1951 | Little Blue Eyed Blonde Goodbye / On Our Shotgun Wedding Day | Bullet 740 |
| 1952 | Fatty Cake / Empty Hands, Empty Heart and Empty Pockets | Bullet 744 |
| 1952 | When Hillbilly Willie Met Kitty From The City / I Don't Want You Now | Bullet 746 |