Born, Feb 5 From San Antonio, TX Singer song-writer CD's "I'm Gonna Run" 2002 "Backroad Therapy" 2005 Influences: All things country!! Artist is currently playing locally around clubs and dancehalls in the San Antonio area. www.shawnallen.com for schedule of events. Heading to Barcelona Spain for the Nonstop Country Music Festival Sept, 14-16 2012. Thank you for visiting the page, we hope you enjoy the CD!! I was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. I grew up watching my family sing and play music, and I fell in love with it all when I was very young. I was in awe of how my Aunt Debbie could sing a song, and could make you laugh or (my favorite) make you cry and not even know why. My Grandpa Dorgan bought me my first guitar when I was 10 years old. I started playing as a rocker, long hair and all. I practiced for hours and played along with the likes of ACDC and Judas Priest. But country music has always been in my blood. I sang my first country tune on stage, when I was 14, at the legendary Wayne Harper’s Martinis in San Antonio, Tx. Since that day, I have had the pleasure of playing on stage with some amazing musicians and some of my best friends. I have had the honor of opening up for artists such as Restless Heart, Robert Earl Keen, Mo Bandy, Johnny Rodriguez, and Pam Tillis Song writing and performing are my true passions..