Rex Allen, Jr.

Rex Allen, Jr. (b. August 23, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois) is a country music singer, starting at the age of 6 following in the footsteps of his father, Rex Allen, a singing cowboy.

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August 23 - 1947 - Chicago, Illinois - Country music - Rex Allen

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Singing in the "countrypolitan" style, he had hits with "Goodbye" (1974), "I'm Gettin Good At Missing You (Solitaire)" (1977), "Lonely Street" (1977), "Two Less Lonely People" (1977), "With Love" (1978) and "It's Over" (1980).

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Rex Jr. was a regular on the Statler Brothers TV show on the Nashville Network in the 1990s, and hosted the spin-off series Yesteryear.

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Statler Brothers - Nashville Network

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More recently, he lent his voice as narrator of the Jim Carrey movie Me, Myself and Irene.

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