Allcorn Set To Release Debut Album

- Columbus, GA

  "I don't know where the music is going, But I know where it's been."

  "50 Years Too Late", Joey Allcorn's full length debut album, takes you down the highway back to a time when country music was at the top of it's game. Its fiddle and steel driven songs conjure up images of Cadillac's and nudie suits, Honky Tonks and grave yards, and ultimately country music's two most enduring themes, love and death.

  At 25, Allcorn has been influenced by many different styles of music which is evident from one listen of "50 Years Too Late". From traditional country love songs like "Here I Go Again," to the jazzy, piano-filled "Don't You Call on Me," to the country/grunge hybrid "Like I Never Will Again" and the gothic horror of "Graveyard Bound," Allcorn's ability as a versatile songwriter shines through.

  Produced by music veteran Tim Lawrence (Trick Pony, Linda Rondstat, Usher), 50 YEARS TOO LATE features some of underground country music's biggest names. Behind the control board turning the knobs on this project were Eric McConnell (Loretta Lynn, Todd Snider) and Scott McEwen (Rosie Flores, Chris Scruggs). Musicians lending their talents include Donnie Herron (BR549, Bob Dylan), Andy Gibson (Hank III) and guitar virtuoso Johnny Hiland.

  Allcorn also persuaded Hank Williams III to come into the studio to record the first song in which he makes reference to his legendary grandfather, "This Ain't Montgomery." In the song, Allcorn and Williams lament how they can't do things like the country stars of days gone by, because as Williams sings, "This Ain't Montgomery and I ain't Hank Williams now how."

  Lending production and vocal talent to "50 Years Too Late" are Madison, Wisconsin's "Those Poor Bastards." Lonesome Wyatt, who wrote "Pills I Took" from Hank III's 'Straight To Hell' album, joins Joey on the albums gothic tale of death and resurrection, "Graveyard Bound." While the song may be too much for some of Joey's country fans, anyone who liked "The Nightmare Before Christmas" is sure to get a kick out of it!

  When you listen to a Joey Allcorn song or go to see one of his shows, his roots are not hard to hear or see. Steel guitar and fiddle can still be heard in his songs, and he takes the stage in suits, ties, and western wear that the stars of the Grand Ole Opry would don in '40s and '50s. To put it bluntly, Allcorn has mastered two lost arts. He makes real country music, and puts on a real country show.

  Even though his appreciation for traditional country music is unmatched, Joey Allcorn is no old-timer longing for days gone by. His road to discovering country music began in the early 90's grunge rock era. Bands like Nirvana and Alice in Chains, while featuring heavy guitar and screaming vocals, told stories of pain, suffering, drugs, and depression; the kinds of real life issues found in country songs.

  He also became a fan of punk rock, and its edgy angst can still be heard in his music today. But it was at age 15, he discovered the music of Hank Williams Sr., and became hooked on him as well as the music of other country legends of that time. Their stories of heartbreak, heaven, hell, and honky tonks fascinated Allcorn. Soon afterwards, he became aware that he had the kind of nasal twang, and a great yodel to boot, which would allow him to sing the kind of music he had fallen in love with.

  With his song, "I Just Don't Know," being included on Shut Eye Records' "The United States of Americana: Volume 2" compilation and receiving national & international airplay, His EP 'Sex, Drugs & Yodeling" making it to #50 on the Roots Country Airplay Report and being named the #4 album of the year by RealCountryMusic.org, the future looks bright for this young, up and coming artist.

  Listening to clear channel radio, one may get the impression that real country music is dead. However, outstanding artists like Joey Allcorn are keeping it alive and well. Perhaps it is like he says in his song "50 YEARS TOO LATE":

  "It might turn out that it was fate I was born Fifty Years Too Late."