Born in Mount Temple, County Westmeath,[1][2] Tom Allen is the brother of Tony Allen of the folk duo Foster and Allen. Tom worked in motor maintenance and sales,[2] and started his showband singing career in 1970 with the Finnavons Showband, previously fronted by Gerry Black. A few years later he joined the Sailors Showband, and got his break in 1978 replacing John Glenn in The Mainliners, the backing band for Big Tom. In June 1980, Allen exploited the hype around the Dallas soap opera's "Who shot J.R.?" summer cliffhanger by adopting the name "T.R. Dallas" to release the novelty record "Who Shot J.R. Ewing?" which reached number 10 in the Irish Singles Chart. Later that year his cover version of Mac Davis' "It's Hard to Be Humble" reached number 6 in the Irish charts. He continued to tour Ireland and the UK in the 1980s and 1990s, releasing further singles and an album. His career was interrupted in 1990 after he was diagnosed with diabetes.[1]
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dallas, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 2019, learn,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources T R Dallas news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Tom Allen born 21 October 1949 known professionally as T R Dallas is a country and Irish singer and former Fianna Fail member of Westmeath County Council 1 T R DallasBirth nameTom AllenBorn 1949 10 21 21 October 1949 age 73 Mount Temple Moate Westmeath IrelandGenresCountryOccupation s SingerInstrument s vocalsYears active1970 presentWebsitewww trdallas net Born in Mount Temple County Westmeath 1 2 Tom Allen is the brother of Tony Allen of the folk duo Foster and Allen Tom worked in motor maintenance and sales 2 and started his showband singing career in 1970 with the Finnavons Showband previously fronted by Gerry Black A few years later he joined the Sailors Showband and got his break in 1978 replacing John Glenn in The Mainliners the backing band for Big Tom In June 1980 Allen exploited the hype around the Dallas soap opera s Who shot J R summer cliffhanger by adopting the name T R Dallas to release the novelty record Who Shot J R Ewing which reached number 10 in the Irish Singles Chart Later that year his cover version of Mac Davis It s Hard to Be Humble reached number 6 in the Irish charts He continued to tour Ireland and the UK in the 1980s and 1990s releasing further singles and an album His career was interrupted in 1990 after he was diagnosed with diabetes 1 As Tom Allen he was a Fianna Fail member of Westmeath Council for the local electoral area of Athlone from the 1999 local elections until defeated in the 2014 election 3 He continued to perform as T R Dallas often at charity fundraising events 2 Discography EditTom Allen T R Dallas discography Title B Side Catalogue Release date Irish Charts Notes Ghost Story I Wouldn t Want to Live If You Didn t Love Me I Recall a Gypsy Woman RL 828 Jan 1976 With the Sailors The Family That Prays May 1978 With the Mainliners You Are My Sunshine Dec 1978 With the Mainliners Who Shot J R Ewing Mrs Jones CM 007 June 1980 10 It s Hard to be Humble Selection of Reels CM 011 Sep 1980 6 Kisses on the Door CM 028 Early 1981 Daddy s Girl A Pub with No Beer CM 027 Dec 1981 26 It ll Come Back CM 031 Big Tom Doesn t Play Here Anymore Faded Picture CM 034 I m Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home CM 040Everybody s Makin It Big But Me CMLP 1008 1982 Album Diet Song Candlelight And Wine CM 044 J 1983 The Rose of Mooncoin CM 061 I Don t Work for a Living I Got To Get Rid Of This Band CM 063 1986 21 Acres of Land Dec 1987 22 Chart Records release The Story I Tell You Is True 4 Rambling Boy Be My Guest References Edit a b c Cusack Adrian 6 October 2010 Celebrating thirty years of TR Dallas Westmeathindependent ie Retrieved 10 April 2019 a b c Tom Allen Fianna Fail Archived from the original on 23 May 2014 Took Christopher Donnelly Sean Tom Allen ElectionsIreland org Retrieved 10 April 2019 Archived copy Archived from the original on 31 October 2021 Retrieved 31 October 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link External links EditOfficial site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title T R Dallas amp oldid 1112571268, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
