Harley Allen

Harley Allen (January 23, 1956 – March 30, 2011), the son of bluegrass legend Red Allen, wrote some of Country Music’s most beloved songs. Alan Jackson, having recorded several of Harley’s songs, brought chart attention to his songwriting talent, with “Everything I Love” becoming the top-ten title track on his 1996 release, and “Between The Devil and Me” reaching Billboard charts’ number one position in January 1998. In recognition of these songs, Harley accepted an award from Music Row magazine in 1998 as Nashville’s top emerging songwriter. Allen went on to write songs that had cuts recorded by the likes of George Jones, Ricky Skaggs, Garth Brooks, Linda Ronstadt, Don Williams, Hal Ketchum and Alison Krauss.  He was most known for providing background vocals on the song "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" from the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack. He won two Grammy Awards for that recording in 2002, in the Best Country Collaboration with Vocals and Album of the Year categories.