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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 of rock."
18 de mar. de 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.
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31 de may. de 2019 · Walkin’ With Mr. Lee (Allen) by Lee Allen and his Band Lee was a top New Orleans tenor sax session player whose solos can be heard on hits by Fats Domino, Little Richard and others.
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Born in Pittsburg, Kansas, Lee grew up in Denver, Colorado, and became interested in the tenor sax in his early teens. He came to New Orleans on a music and athletics scholarship in 1943, played with some big bands on campus and soon he knew most of the local musicians.
I believe the last paragraph contains the essence to Lee Allen’s R&B tenor style, which is sparing, has air between the phrases and has the quality of timbre, which tells the listener: ’trust me’.
Lee Allen played a Buescher 400 “Top Hat & Cane” tenor with a Brilhart HR m/p (white bite plate) on the Little Richard and Fats Domino sessions. Alvin “Red” Tyler (played baritone sax on most of the sessions with Lee Allen) told me that Lee used plastic reeds on the early sessions and that Lee’s lower lip would bleed once in a while ...
