Gene Allison
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Biography
R&B singer Gene Allison â born Versie Eugene Allison on August 29, 1934 in Pegram, Tennessee â is best remembered for his 1958 hit single âYou Can Make It If You Tryâ, which reached Number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. His singing career started at the age of seven when his family relocated to Nashville and he and his brother Leevert began singing in a church choir. When he was a teenager, he was given the opportunity to sing with The Fairfield Four and The Skylarks. Originally signed to Calvert Records to release secular recordings, he soon transferred over to Vee Jay Records and released his debut single. âYou Can Make It If You Tryâ, written by producer Ted Jarrett, was released at the end of 1957 and became a big hit in early 1958. Two more hits followed â âEverything Will Be Alrightâ and âHave Faithâ (both released in 1958 â and a self-titled album was released in 1959. He released several more singles during the â50s, but they didnât achieve the same amount of success. He continued to release a series of singles throughout the â60s and into the â70s while still performing live. Gene Allison died of kidney failure on February 28, 2004.
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- Track Popularity
- You Can Make It If You Try / Have Faith
- Now That We're Together
- I Believe In Myself
- Hey, Hey, I Love You
- I Don't Know Why
- I'll Be Waiting for You
- Without You
- Goodbye My Love
- Everything's Alright (Everything Will Be Alright)
- Tell Me The Truth by Larry Birdsong
- Let's Sit and Talk
- You're Gonna Be Sorry
- I'm Not Afraid Anymore
- You Can Make It If You Try
- Everybody But Me
- I Know I Can Make It
- Have Faith
- Let There Be Woman
- I'm a Fool for Waiting You
- Three Times Seven
- Somebody Somewhere
- Oh Yeah, I'm In Love
- How Long's the Train Been Gone
- If Things Don't Change
