A Little About Allen...
Meet Allen Wright.....
Raw emotion, sincere and heartfelt. These terms best describe Allen`s vocal style. Anyone who`s into Southern Gospel will recognize this man`s talent in conveying meaningful lyrics when it comes to his chosen recorded material.
If you haven`t yet caught Allen in performance, you owe it to yourself to try to catch a show the next time he`s in your area!
BIOGRAPHY..
Allen has been in the music business in one form or another since age seventeen when he recorded his first record "Sorry `Bout That" b/w "My Imagination" under the name Chris Allen.
Following Military Service Allen worked as an embalmer/funeral director first in Indiana, then later in California. It was while in California, he was working days in the mortuary, and spent his nights singing in clubs in and around Hollywood. Allen received his first break when he was seen and heard by Chuck Cabot of Hollywood International Talents (H.I.T.) Within days he was signed to both a management and recording contract with Versepto Records.
Under the stage name "Jesse Brady", he charted three top ten singles "We`ve Found Everlasting Love", "The World Of My Woman", "It`s Your Baby..You Rock It" and three albums until moving to the BJB label. His last performance was at the famed "Palamino Club" where he did a show with the late Rick Nelson. After several years of living on the road, Allen left the Hollywood scene and returned home to Indiana where he became a barber/hairstylist. Shortly thereafter he took a position teaching at the Indiana Barber/Stylist College in Indianapolis.
Again bitten by the "music bug", Allen moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he took a job as a radio record promoter, before opening his own booking agency "Showstoppers Of Nashville" with lifetime friend and former bandmember Tom Pugh. He recorded two sides for Teddy Bear Records and enjoyed moderate success with "If The Sun Shines Brighter".
Since that time, Allen has been writing and singing gospel music. He appears weekly on two TV programs ("Life And Praise" at 6:30 pm on Saturdays, and "Let`s Talk" Saturdays at midnight) both on Nashville 21 CTN.
A new album "He`s Coming Back" which features bonus songs recorded by Allen`s son Brooke has just been completed and may be ordered from this site as well as www.myspace.com/allenwrightsgospelministry.
