Lee Allen & His Band
Lee Allen (July 2, 1927 – October 18, 1994) was an American tenor saxophone… Read Full Bio ↴Lee Allen (July 2, 1927 – October 18, 1994) was an American tenor saxophone player born in Pittsburg, Kansas.
A key figure in the New Orleans rock and roll scene of the 1950s, Allen recorded with many leading performers of the early rock and roll era. He was semi-retired from music by the late '60s, but in the late '70s, returned to music intermittently until the end of his life.
Raised largely in Colorado, Allen played saxophone from his childhood. A combined athletics and music scholarship from Xavier University led to his relocating to New Orleans in 1943.
He fell into the city's thriving music scene, performing or recording with dozens of musicians in the early days of rock music and rhythm and blues. In 1947, he joined the Paul Gayten Band and later, the Dave Bartholomew's Band. Notable are his recording with singers Fats Domino and Lloyd Price; Allen also was the sax soloist on most of Little Richard's epochal hits from 1955 and '56. His own instrumental song "Walkin' With Mr. Lee", on the Ember label, was a minor hit in 1958 due in part to its frequent play on the television program American Bandstand.
By the mid-1960s, Allen saw the city of New Orleans no longer the recording mecca it was for almost a decade so he soon followed drummer Earl Palmer's lead and moved to southern California in 1965, performing only occasionally on tours with Fats Domino. He found work at an aircraft manufacturing plant by day and also fell easily into the healthy and thriving R & B scene by night . The rockabilly revival of the late 1970s found younger musicians seeking Allen's distinctive saxophone. He recorded with the Stray Cats, and was an invaluable mentor and eventual member of The Blasters. Mr.Allen recorded with them on all of their lps (excepting the Rollin' Rock debut)from their second and all subsequent releases on Slash/Warner Bros. He also toured with them from the early '80s until he died in 1994. He played three shows in October 1981 with the Rolling Stones: on October first at the Metrocenter (Rockford, Illinois), and on the third and the fourth at Folsom Field (Boulder, Colorado). It has been said that he upstaged Mick Jagger so that's why he only played three gigs.
After Allen's death, Blasters member Dave Alvin dedicated the song "Mister Lee" to Allen.
A key figure in the New Orleans rock and roll scene of the 1950s, Allen recorded with many leading performers of the early rock and roll era. He was semi-retired from music by the late '60s, but in the late '70s, returned to music intermittently until the end of his life.
Raised largely in Colorado, Allen played saxophone from his childhood. A combined athletics and music scholarship from Xavier University led to his relocating to New Orleans in 1943.
He fell into the city's thriving music scene, performing or recording with dozens of musicians in the early days of rock music and rhythm and blues. In 1947, he joined the Paul Gayten Band and later, the Dave Bartholomew's Band. Notable are his recording with singers Fats Domino and Lloyd Price; Allen also was the sax soloist on most of Little Richard's epochal hits from 1955 and '56. His own instrumental song "Walkin' With Mr. Lee", on the Ember label, was a minor hit in 1958 due in part to its frequent play on the television program American Bandstand.
By the mid-1960s, Allen saw the city of New Orleans no longer the recording mecca it was for almost a decade so he soon followed drummer Earl Palmer's lead and moved to southern California in 1965, performing only occasionally on tours with Fats Domino. He found work at an aircraft manufacturing plant by day and also fell easily into the healthy and thriving R & B scene by night . The rockabilly revival of the late 1970s found younger musicians seeking Allen's distinctive saxophone. He recorded with the Stray Cats, and was an invaluable mentor and eventual member of The Blasters. Mr.Allen recorded with them on all of their lps (excepting the Rollin' Rock debut)from their second and all subsequent releases on Slash/Warner Bros. He also toured with them from the early '80s until he died in 1994. He played three shows in October 1981 with the Rolling Stones: on October first at the Metrocenter (Rockford, Illinois), and on the third and the fourth at Folsom Field (Boulder, Colorado). It has been said that he upstaged Mick Jagger so that's why he only played three gigs.
After Allen's death, Blasters member Dave Alvin dedicated the song "Mister Lee" to Allen.
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Lee Allen & His Band Lyrics
I'm Glad Glad Ain't You Glad I got one foot out the door I…
Ruler of My Heart I took one look at you That's all I meant to…
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Get Out You don't love me no more Get out my life woman You…
Settle Down Verse I: I don't know where my head went to Cause all…
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I Want A Girl Got a Girl I got a girl, just as…
Jazz Me Blues I saw you baby dancin' in Your x ray gingham dress I…
Some of These Days Some of these days You'll miss your honey Some of these days…
The Walk When my sugar walks down the street All the little birdies…
You When a star is born They possess a gift or two One…