Willie Allen

I was born William Allen Armfield in Kokomo, Indiana in 1950. I studied music from age 6 to age 18. I was involved in folk music all through high school, sang in local groups and planned on furthering my musical education in college. Unfortunately, I allowed myself to get sidetracked by the U.S. Army. After a tour in Vietnam I was discharged and it seemed I just couldn't get back on track musically. I went to college in wildlife management, got out of college, got a job, got married, got a job, bought a house, got a job, moved south, got a job on a survey crew working in the Glades and on the beaches, the roads and highways of beautiful South Florida for 25 years. Now I'm retired and back at music. I've written a few songs and I'll have them on this web site. If you like them tell me so. If not, well you can tell me that too. I plan on singing as long as my voice holds out and writing until they take me out of the house toes up. Hopefully, that won't be for quite a while, so check back now and then for new songs! Thank you, Willie Allen, Sage of the Acreage Oh, Yeah, I fish a lot!!

Yes, every time I can talk somebody into it!

John Prine, John Hartford, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs, Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Willie Nelson, Buffy Saint-Marie, Hank Williams, Donovan and the list goes on and on. When you've lived as long as I have you end up with a lot of influences.

Martin, Gibson and Ibanez guitars plus a whole bunch of other equipment I don't know much about.

Let me tell you a little bit about my music. I moved to South Florida in 1983 from the big town of Lafayette, Indiana. At the moment I stepped out of my truck and put my foot on South Florida soil I fell in love with the place - the sky, the beaches, the Everglades and the people - an eclectic mix from all over the country and all over the world. When I write music I try to paint a picture, warts and all, of the people, places and things that mean the most to me. Thanks again, Willie Allen