John Allen on Country Music, First Singles & Dreaming Bigger

John Allen | From Oklahoma State to Chasing a Country Music Dream | The Travel Wins Podcast

What does the beginning of a country music career actually look like?
On this episode of The Travel Wins Podcast, I sit down with emerging Oklahoma country singer and songwriter John Allen, who's experiencing that journey right now.
John recently graduated from Oklahoma State University, where he earned his master's degree in accounting, before deciding to pursue music full-time.
In 2026, he began releasing his first original music, starting with “Regret” and following it with “Dying Days.”
Now he's performing throughout Oklahoma, playing intimate clubs and local events, traveling to Nashville to record and learning what it takes to turn his passion for country music into a career.
But John already has one BIG dream: 🎤 Someday he wants to perform at Boone Pickens Stadium at his alma mater, Oklahoma State.
We're talking with John long before that dream has been realized—and that's what makes this conversation so interesting.
We're getting to watch the journey from the beginning. In this episode: 🎓 Graduating from Oklahoma State University
🎸 Deciding to pursue country music full-time
🎶 Writing and releasing his first original songs
❤️ The heartbreak that inspired “Regret”
🎧 Releasing “Dying Days”
🎙️ Experiencing a professional recording studio for the first time
✈️ Traveling to Nashville to record
🤠 His Oklahoma and Red Dirt country influences
🍻 Playing smaller clubs and intimate venues
👥 Learning how to win over new audiences
📈 Building a following as an independent artist
💼 Bringing an accounting education into the business of music
🏟️ Dreaming of someday performing at Boone Pickens Stadium
There's something special about discovering an artist when the story is still being written. The clubs may be small today. The audiences may be growing one person at a time. But every artist who eventually plays a stadium started somewhere.
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And remember John's goal: Boone Pickens Stadium. Maybe we'll come back to this episode someday and say this is where we first heard him talk about it.

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