Red Allen
American jazz musician and band leader (1908–1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the jazz musician. For the bluegrass singer and guitarist, see Red Allen (bluegrass).
For other people named Henry Allen, see Henry Allen (disambiguation).
Henry James "Red" Allen, Jr. (January 7, 1908 – April 17, 1967) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist whose playing has been claimed by Joachim-Ernst Berendt and others as the first to fully incorporate the innovations of Louis Armstrong.[1][2]
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Birth name | Henry James Allen |
Born | (1908-01-07)January 7, 1908 Algiers, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | April 17, 1967(1967-04-17) (aged 59) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
Years active | 1924–1967 |
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