Joe Marion Allison (October 3, 1924 – August 2, 2002) was an American songwriter, radio and television personality, record producer, and country music business executive.
The next year, he wrote "When You Leave, Don't Slam the Door" for Ritter, which became Allison's first number one hit.
[1] In 1957, he worked in Hollywood, where he hosted Country America, a county-pop music show on ABC.
They also wrote the answer song "He'll Have to Stay" with Charles Grean, which was a hit that same year for Jeanne Black.
[3] He moved back to Nashville in the last half of the decade, where he managed the country department at Dot Records.
At Capitol, he worked with Red Steagall and produced Tex Ritter's final album.
[3][4] He sold antiques and fine art until 1988, when he had a heart attack, and continued to serve on the board of various organizations in his later life.
[3] He died in Nashville of lung disease[4] in 2002 and his remains were interred in the Woodlawn Memorial Park.