Gene Allison
Gene Allison (born Versle Eugene Allison, Pegram, Tennessee, August 29, 193… Read Full Bio ↴Gene Allison (born Versle Eugene Allison, Pegram, Tennessee, August 29, 1934 - d. Nashville, Tennessee, February 8, 2004) was an American R&B singer.
Allison grew up in `ville, singing in the church choir with his brother Leevert. As a teen, Allison was offered a chance to sing with The Fairfield Four and, later, The Skylarks. Producer Ted Jarrett signed Allison to Calvert Records to record secular music; soon after Jarrett got him a deal with Vee-Jay Records along with Larry Birdsong. His debut single was "You Can Make it If You Try", released in 1957; it became a hit in the U.S., even cracking the pop charts in early 1959.
Allison would go on to score two more hit singles at the end of the 1950s, and the success of "You Can Make it If You Try" allowed him to open a 24-hour soul food restaurant called Gene's Drive-In in Nashville.[1] Allison continued to perform well beyond his brief period of fame. He died of kidney failure at age 69 on February 28, 2004.
Singles
Year Title Chart Positions
U.S. Pop Singles U.S. Black Singles
1958 "You Can Make it If You Try" #36 #3
1958 "Everything Will Be Alright" - #19
1958 "Have Faith" #73 #11
Allison grew up in `ville, singing in the church choir with his brother Leevert. As a teen, Allison was offered a chance to sing with The Fairfield Four and, later, The Skylarks. Producer Ted Jarrett signed Allison to Calvert Records to record secular music; soon after Jarrett got him a deal with Vee-Jay Records along with Larry Birdsong. His debut single was "You Can Make it If You Try", released in 1957; it became a hit in the U.S., even cracking the pop charts in early 1959.
Allison would go on to score two more hit singles at the end of the 1950s, and the success of "You Can Make it If You Try" allowed him to open a 24-hour soul food restaurant called Gene's Drive-In in Nashville.[1] Allison continued to perform well beyond his brief period of fame. He died of kidney failure at age 69 on February 28, 2004.
Singles
Year Title Chart Positions
U.S. Pop Singles U.S. Black Singles
1958 "You Can Make it If You Try" #36 #3
1958 "Everything Will Be Alright" - #19
1958 "Have Faith" #73 #11
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Gene Allison Lyrics
Baby It's You You can make it if you try You can make it…
Have Faith There are times when friends forsake you And you're facing d…
If You Try You can make it if you try You can make it…
You Can Make It If You Try You can make it if you try You can make it…
You Can Make It If You Try/Have Faith You can make it if you try You can make it…
You Can Me It If You Try You can make it if you try You can make it…
You Can Run You can make it if you try You can make it…