Allen Shamblin
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Allen Shamblin | |
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| Birth name | James Allen Shamblin II[1] |
| Born | May 13, 1959 Tennessee |
| Origin | Texas |
| Occupation | songwriter |
| Website | allenshamblin |
Allen Shamblin is a country music songwriter who was born in Tennessee, and was brought up in Huffman, Texas.
Biography
[edit]After graduating from Sam Houston State University he worked in Austin as a real estate appraiser. In 1987, he quit his job and moved to Nashville to pursue a career as a songwriter. He supported himself by parking cars and working in a warehouse. During live shows he tells stories about his parents sending him money so he could survive. In 1990, Randy Travis took a song Shamblin wrote, about his great-grandfather,[2] to number one on the country charts. After "He Walked on Water", he followed it up with four more number one songs including: "We Were in Love," "In This Life" and "Walk on Faith."[3] He often co-writes with other songwriters. He co-wrote with Steve Seskin for number one hits with "Life's a Dance" and "Don't Laugh at Me." Don't Laugh at Me was a hit for Mark Wills and was later recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary resulting in a school program designed to teach children tolerance and prevent bullying in the playground. His biggest song, "I Can't Make You Love Me," was co-written with Mike Reid and was a hit for Bonnie Raitt. His song "The House that Built Me", co-written with Tom Douglas, was recorded by Miranda Lambert and she won the Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy for the recording.[4]
In 2009, Shamblin was inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters Association Hall of Fame on March 1, 2009, at the Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas.[5] In 2011 he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.[6]
Songs
[edit]- "Don't Laugh at Me" (Mark Wills)
- "He Walked on Water" (Randy Travis)
- "Thinkin' Problem" (David Ball)
- "I Can't Make You Love Me" (Bonnie Raitt)
- "Why" (Rascal Flatts)
- "The House That Built Me" (Miranda Lambert)
- "Where the Blacktop Ends" (Keith Urban)
- "Life's a Dance" (John Michael Montgomery)
- "In This Life", "Man of My Word" (Collin Raye)
- "What I'm For" (Pat Green)
- "How They Remember You" (Rascal Flatts)
- "Threads Of Gold" (The Marcy Brothers)
References
[edit]- ^ "Allen Shamblin INDUCTION YEAR: 2011". nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com.
- ^ ""ROWFAX Column # 18 (March, 2013): The Producer's Chair: Allen Shamblin" by James Rea". Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
- ^ "Allen Shamblin Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
- ^ "Songwriter Allen Shamblin on "The House that Built Me" | ZOAngel | Jewish Journal". Archived from the original on 2012-04-28.
- ^ "ASCAP Celebrates Guy Clark and Allen Shamblin for Texas Songwriter Honors". Archived from the original on March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame".
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