Recommended: Joey Allcorn

While I was browsing around the interwebs, an ad for an artist caught my eye and I liked the artwork, so being intrigued, I checked it out and boy am I glad I did. The ad was for an artist named Joey Allcorn and his latest album is 50 Years Too Late, but I think it’s right on time (sorry, I couldn’t resist). In the single by the same name, he goes on to list the giants of times past, like Ernest Tubb and Hank Williams, and regrets not being able to meet or shake hands with them. Although he’s only 25, Joey Allcorn seems to be acutely aware of country music’s history and the glory days of yesteryear (not to say today’s country is horrible, it’s just a different sound). He dons a suit and tie when he takes to the stage to perform and he spouts off country music history before songs.

During my research for this article, I came across this anecdote from Joey over at Take Country Back:

“I was in Macon, Georgia not too long ago doing a show and there was a travel editor from the Charlotte Observer there. I was sitting down talking to him during a break and he said ‘How far do you think you’ll get imitating a dead guy?’”

“I said ‘What do you mean?’ and he said ‘It’s obvious you’re trying to rip off Hank Williams. You do his songs, wear the white hat and you wear the suit like him.’”

“I told him ‘Hell, no! I’m trying to be like Ernest Tubb!’”

If you’re thinking that you’ve seen Joey’s name mentioned on The 9513 before, you aren’t mistaken. He agreed to let us use his album in our iPod Shuffle giveaway last month after I had expressed interest in listening to his album.

Recommended Tracks: 50 Years Too Late, Alabama Chain Gang, Here I Go Again

I found a few videos of Joey Allcorn on YouTube, but the audio quality wasn’t that great in most of them. Here is an excerpt from an upcoming documentary, though.