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    Lee Allen
    Lee Allen

    American jazz and rhythm & blues tenor saxophonist.

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    Raised mostly in Colorado, Allen moved to New Orleans in 1943 to study at Xavier University on a music & athletics scholarship.
    He fell in with the city's burgeoning music scene, playing in Paul Gayten's band in 1947, followed by joining Dave Bartholomew's Band. A key player in the New Orleans scene of the 1950's, Lee Allen played tenor on countless sessions, including prominent recordings by Fats Domino, Lloyd Price, & the 1955-56 Little Richard.

    Born : July 02, 1927 in Pittsburg, Kansas.
    Died : October 18, 1994 in Hawthorne, California.

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