Allen's father, Sled, was 60 when Terry was born. Sled was a former professional baseball player for the old St. Louis Browns, and brought some of the early rock 'n rollers and blues giants to Buddy Holly's hometown, including Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Fats Domino , and Ray Charles . Allen is now age 56, and lives in Santa Fe , where he makes his painting and sculpture. It deals with human needs slamming up against spiritual needs. While the album cover may put you off, get beyond it.
Salivation is a spell-binding mix, reflecting the best in American roots music.
Don't miss this album. On her debut album, North Carolina native Claudia Church steps beyond her modeling background. With ten songs produced by husband Rodney Crowell , Claudia serves up pop-oriented country. Claudia appeared on CMT during the early 90's, with roles in videos for Steve Wariner and Ricky Van Shelton . Musicians include Rodney, Steuart Smith and Biff Watson on guitar, Michael Rhodes on bass, John Hobbs on piano and organ, and Tommy Hardin and Eddie Bayers on drums.