19 Facts About Gary Allan

Gary Allan Herzberg was born on December 5,1967 and is an American country music singer.

Gary Allan Herzberg was born on December 5,1967, in La Mirada, California, to Harley and Mary Herzberg.

At age 13, Gary Allan began playing in honky tonks with his father.

Gary Allan's parents wanted him to finish his education and his father felt that Allan had yet to develop his own distinctive style.

Gary Allan married model Danette Day on November 28,1998 in South Carolina and they divorced in June 1999.

Gary Allan kindly let them use his stage for the event, giving the new act the opening performance slot that night.

Gary Allan left a demo tape in the glove box of a truck purchased by a wealthy couple.

Gary Allan's recordings brought serious responses from several labels including Mercury, RCA, and Decca.

Decca immediately wanted to sign Gary Allan, and knowing that Hill was lining up other labels to see Gary Allan, Decca asked them to cancel the second showcase.

The merger of PolyGram, Decca, and MCA Records marked the closing of Decca and Gary Allan was moved to MCA Records.

In 1999, Gary Allan released his third studio album Smoke Rings in the Dark which is an album he recorded while in the midst of divorcing from his second wife, Versace model Danette Day, after only seven months of marriage.

That same year, Gary Allan married for the third time, to Angela, a flight attendant whom he met on an airplane.

Gary Allan had to be controversial to keep the album's title.

Gary Allan initially put his career on hold, but soon returned to music to deal with the loss of his wife.

Gary Allan included several songs which he wrote or cowrote, including "Puttin' Memories Away" and "I Just Got Back from Hell," which dealt directly with his grief.

Several years later, Gary Allan discussed his wife's suicide on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

In March 2015, Gary Allan released a new single entitled "Hangover Tonight".

On July 31,2020, Gary Allan released another new single called "Waste of a Whiskey Drink" through EMI Nashville.

In 2003, Gary Allan told CMT that he believed Republican candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger would be the best governor because he is not driven by money.