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Lee Francis Allen [1] (July 2, 1927 – October 18, 1994) was an American tenor saxophone player. Phil Alvin, Allen's bandmate in The Blasters, called him one of the most important instrumentalists in rock'n'roll. [2] Allen's distinctive tone has been hailed as "one of the defining sounds of rock'n'roll" and "one of the DNA strands ...
18. März 2023 · Lee Allen, born on July 2, 1927, in Pittsburg, Kansas, was a prominent American tenor saxophonist who played a significant role in shaping the sound of rock ‘n’ roll and rhythm and blues music in the 1950s and 1960s.
Lee Allen. Real Name: Lee Francis Allen. Profile: American jazz and rhythm & blues tenor saxophonist. Raised mostly in Colorado, Allen moved to New Orleans in 1943 to study at Xavier University on a music & athletics scholarship.
Lee was as enthusiastic as ever about music, and although he showed a few outward signs of wear, not unnatural in a musician in his mid-sixties, he still had some ambition: he wanted to record a gospel album. He said that he had always loved that kind of music. The first place he would head after arriving at the annual New Orleans Jazz and ...
Lee Allen war ein US-amerikanischer R&B-Saxophonist. Nach dem Tod des Vaters 1927 zog Allen mit seiner Familie 1927 nach Denver, wo er aufwuchs. Am Xavier College in New Orleans belegte er Studienkurse für Musik und Sport, kam dort in Berührung mit der lokalen Musikszene, so dass er bereits 1947 in der Band von Paul Gayten das ...
18. Okt. 1994 · Explore Lee Allen's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Lee Allen on AllMusic.
Allen’s trademark was improvised solos that sounded like melodies, and he got his first shot as a featured artist on Aladdin in 1956 (discounting earlier solo recordings for Savoy that went unissued). His big break came two years later.
