Colin Eric Allen ( Eng. Colin Eric Allen ; May 9, 1938 , Bournemouth , Hampshire (now Dorset ), England ) - British blues drummer and songwriter.
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| Date of Birth | May 9, 1938 (81 years) |
| Place of Birth | Bournemouth , (now Dorset ), England |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Professions | musician , songwriter |
| Years of activity | 1958–2012 |
| Instruments | Percussion , percussion |
| Genres | Blues |
| Collectives | Zoot Money's Big Roll Band , Dantalian's Chariot , John Mayall's Bluesbreakers , Focus , Stone the crows The british blues quintet |
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Career
The first ten years of his adult life, Allen worked in the aircraft industry. At the age of 16 he became interested in jazz , which prompted him to start playing drums at the age of 18. He played drummer Jack Horwood for two years. Later he studied for a short time with American drummer Philly Joe Jones. Colin's first public performance took place at a skiffle band competition held at a local cinema. Later on he continued to perform with many jazz musicians of Bournemouth. In 1963, Allen became a member of the Zoot Money's Big Roll Band , a group of Zuta Mani, which at that time already had guitarist Andy Summers (later The Police ) [1] . Until recently, Allen occasionally still performed with the Big Roll Band at The Bull's Head pub during his visits to London. On January 1, 1964, Allen moved to London with Summers. Collaborated with many American and British bands and musicians. In particular, he dealt with Bob Dylan , John Lee Hooker , Sonny Boy Williamson , Memphis Slim , Solomon Burke , John Mayall's Bluesbreakers , Mick Taylor , Focus , Donovan , Stone The Crows , George Fame , Brian Joseph Friel [2] and with The British Blues Quintet , which included keyboardist Zouta Mani , bassist Colin Hodgkinson and vocalist Maggie Bell . Since 1985, he lived in Sweden, in Stockholm, where he played with many Swedish performers over the following years and in particular was a member of the local band Totta's Blues Band. In 2012, after nearly fifty years of career, Colin left the music industry. Married to Marianne and has a daughter, Maya.
Songwriter
Allen began writing songs while still playing in the Stone the Crows group. He co-wrote the songs, which were later recorded in particular by the Paul McCartney Wings group (with Jimmy McCulloch music), Fleetwood Mac , Mick Taylor and Mick Ronson . In particular, he wrote the song “Alabama”, which was included in the self-titled debut Taylor solo album Mick Taylor (1979). There are currently about sixty songs recorded, co-authored by Colin.
Notes
- ↑ Zoot Money Archived October 11, 2003. Zoot Money.org
- ↑ Allen, Colin Erik (English) on AllMusic Colin Allen at Allmusic
- [1] Biography of the Focus Group