A singer, songwriter, author, publisher and producer, Johnnie Allan has been an important force in South Louisiana music since the 1950's.  Born in the small community of Rayne, Louisiana in 1938, Allan is the grandnephew of accordionist Joe Falcon, one of the legendary figures of Cajun music.  Allan started his musical career at the age of 13 and has performed and recorded in America and Europe almost non-stop since then.  The engaging and popular entertainer has recorded and released over 60 singles and 13 albums/CD's in the United States and 7 albums/CD's in Europe, numerous compilations worldwide, including such hits as "Lonely Days, Lonely Nights", "South To Louisiana", and "Promised Land" which went gold in 1995. 

In addition to pursuing his own musical interests, Allan has been an active promoter of other performers from his generation.  In 1981, he produced "The South Louisiana Music All-Star Show" in Thibodaux, a reunion of the legendary figures of the Swamp pop sound which Allan helped to popularize in the late 1950s and early 1960s. 

A retired teacher and school principal, Allan is active in a wide variety of music-related interests.  He has self-published three books, "Memories - A Pictorial History of South Louisiana Music", "A Souvenir Book - Johnnie Allan", "Born to Be A Loser, The Jimmy Donley Story".  Click the link below for more info.