Gary Allen, drummer from The Charlie Daniels Band and JJ Cale, is seeking original songs to evaluate for use by bands, soundtracks and licensing through his professional connections as a BMI writer/performer.
BMI reports a song that features Gary on drums is played every 4 seconds somewhere on planet Earth. His recorded works can be found on Epic, Sony, Buddah, Mercury, Polygram, CBS, K -Tel, Shelter, Blue Hat and Polydor Records. Fire On The Mountain remains the most popular of the CDB catalog and is played daily on classic international classic rock and country radio. The CDB is featured bumper music on Coast To Coast AM, the biggest late night radio talk show in history.
Charlie Daniels was recently inducted into The Grand Old Opry, along with the man that gave Gary his first paying gig, Opry star Stonewall Jackson.
Selected songs will receive a written evaluation by Gary Allen and will be passed on to additional contacts such as publishers, managers, A&R, radio, tv, songwriters, engineers, booking agents, record labels, program directors and musicians. Additionally, winners are posted monthly at tennesseeconcerts.com, Tennessee's most popular concert event site. Winners also are featured in the Music City Beat newsletter.
* We are proud to announce that winners will now also receive a special prize from Lynchburg Cake and Candy Co!
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Good luck and special thanks to all the great songwriters we have worked with this year. Remember this from my mentor, JJ Cale. It doesn't matter how many no's you hear, it only takes one YES! Well, John wouldn't have chosen the exclamation point. He has a reputation, you know, for being reluctantly excitable. Bad for the image...
- Gary Allen
Gary is interested in all genres, including: Americana, blues, country, jam band, rock, southern rock, R&B, soul, acoustic, instrumental, reggae, pop, Christian and jazz.
Born in Music City, Gary stepped from a school bus to a tour bus touring the planet with The Charlie Daniels Band.
Gary Allen has performed on tour along with The Rolling Stones, Joe Walsh, Chili Peppers, Eric Clapton, Allman Brothers Band, Marshall Tucker Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blue Oyster Cult, Willie Dixon, The Outlaws, John Lee Hooker, Roger McGuinn, Peter Frampton, Eddie Money, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Ted Nugent, Bob Seger, REO Speedwagon, Kansas, Bruce Springsteen, Little Feat, War, Yes, and ZZ Top.
