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Marty Allen - Bio
Honky-tonk and Rockabilly music is as much about life as it is about music.
Southern Ontario artist Marty Allen, named after the late Marty Robbins, was born into a blue-collared middle class family and weaned on Sun Record artists Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. “It was a simple sound, yet energetic and commanding” states Allen who received his first guitar at the age of eight. Although not musicians themselves, his parents possessed a real love for music. “There was always music playing in the house and Sunday mornings we would hear the gospel music crackling from the hi-fi”.
Apprenticeship years entailed sitting in with family neighbor Russ and Uncle Jack playing everything from Letter Edged in Black to the Wildwood Flower at Saturday night parties.
After graduating “honky-tonk 101” Marty went on to form his own band playing the taverns and beer-joints. He has released four independent albums since then: Daybreak’s Coming (2000), Marty Allen (2001), Living Life (2002), Blue Church Road (2005) receiving airplay and performing various festivals.
In 2006 Marty joined up with Dave Tufford and Bill Culp of “Good Rockin’ Tonight” the Sun Record Story, to perform a tribute to Johnny Cash and has performed many theatres in Ontario including the prestigious Mississauga Living Arts Centre. Allen is currently working on new material for future release and can be found playing to fans and winning the unconverted over with his band the Cadillac Cowboys.
Honky-tonk and Rockabilly music is as much about life as it is about music.
Southern Ontario artist Marty Allen, named after the late Marty Robbins, was born into a blue-collared middle class family and weaned on Sun Record artists Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. “It was a simple sound, yet energetic and commanding” states Allen who received his first guitar at the age of eight. Although not musicians themselves, his parents possessed a real love for music. “There was always music playing in the house and Sunday mornings we would hear the gospel music crackling from the hi-fi”.
Apprenticeship years entailed sitting in with family neighbor Russ and Uncle Jack playing everything from Letter Edged in Black to the Wildwood Flower at Saturday night parties.
After graduating “honky-tonk 101” Marty went on to form his own band playing the taverns and beer-joints. He has released four independent albums since then: Daybreak’s Coming (2000), Marty Allen (2001), Living Life (2002), Blue Church Road (2005) receiving airplay and performing various festivals.
In 2006 Marty joined up with Dave Tufford and Bill Culp of “Good Rockin’ Tonight” the Sun Record Story, to perform a tribute to Johnny Cash and has performed many theatres in Ontario including the prestigious Mississauga Living Arts Centre. Allen is currently working on new material for future release and can be found playing to fans and winning the unconverted over with his band the Cadillac Cowboys.