Our condolences go out to the family of songwriter Harley Allen who passed away early this morning. He had recently been diagnosed with stage four cancer. The son of bluegrass legend Red Allen, Harley was a three-time Grammy winner and wrote hits “The Baby,” “Tough Little Boys,” “High Sierra,” “The Little Girl” and many more. He penned songs for the likes of George Jones, Alison Krauss, Linda Ronstadt, Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, Hal Ketchem, Rhonda Vincent, Joe Nichols, Dierks Bentley and John Michael Montgomery. Harley also released an excellent solo CD called Another River in 1996. He will be sorely missed by the Nashville community and his many fans.
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R.I.P. Harley. My prayers and thoughts go out to his family.
Harley, you were the best. God Bless You for all you have done for my family and for music – both bluegrass and country. Milton Harkey
I went to school with Harley,
What a great person and
song writer he was.
My prayers go out to his Family
He will be sadly Missed.
Goodnight my friend.
Angel blessing
You were ONE with Lyrics and melody. You will now be able to write with some of the greats and with your friends that have past before you.
Write some great ones !
Wow !! What a loss . He was one of the best singers we had. I played with him and his father and will never forget it.
What a shame.