Gene Allison
R&B singer Gene Allison – born Versie Eugene Allison on August 29, 1934 in
Pegram, Tennessee – is best remembered for his 1958 hit single “You Can Make It
If You Try”, which reached Number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. His singing
career started at the age of seven when his family relocated to Nashville and he
and his brother Leevert began singing in a church choir. When he was a teenager,
he was given the opportunity to sing with The Fairfield Four and The Skylarks.
Originally signed to Calvert Records to release secular recordings, he soon
transferred over to Vee Jay Recor...
