Allen Reynolds

Allen Reynolds has had a legendary career as a performer, songwriter, and producer of songs over six decades.  A member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Allen began his career in the legendary Sun Studios of Sam Phillips in Memphis where he and Dickey Lee wrote Memphis Beat for Jerry Lee Lewis.  He went on to write 17 Top 40 hits.  His collaborations as both writer and producer of Don Williams and Crystal Gayle transformed their careers and catapulted them to stardom.  His magic in the production room led to him becoming the go to producer for Garth Brooks, Emmy Lou Harris, Kathy Mattea, Chris LeDoux, Hal Ketchum and many others.  Allen Reynolds artistic contributions to the American musical lexicon are vast and expansive and it is a thrill to have him on Backstory Song.