Red Allen Musical artist

Henry James "Red" Allen (January 7, 1906 – April 17, 1967) was a jazz trumpeter and vocalist whose style has been claimed to be the first to fully incorporate the innovations of Louis Armstrong.

Personal facts

Red Allen
Alias (AKA)
Red
Allen Henry James (birth name)
Birth dateJanuary 07, 1906
Birth place
Algiers New Orleans
Date of deathApril 17, 1967

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Musical artist

Career started1924
Career ended1967
associated musical artist
Steve Lacy
Joe King Oliver
Clarence Williams (musician)
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz

Red Allen on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.redhotjazz.com/red.html