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Red Allen

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Red Allen

Original Name
Henry James Allen
Birth
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
17 Apr 1967 (aged 60)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
St. Ann Section, Range 15, Grave 52
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Jazz Musician, Composer, Actor. He worked with Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory, Fletcher Henderson, Fate Marabel, and King Oliver. He recorded the songs "Siesta At The Fiesta," "Red Jump," "Pleasing Paul," "Algiers Stomp," "Get The Mop," and "Ride, Red, Ride." In 1994 he was featured in the documentary, "A Great Day In Harlem."
Jazz Musician, Composer, Actor. He worked with Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory, Fletcher Henderson, Fate Marabel, and King Oliver. He recorded the songs "Siesta At The Fiesta," "Red Jump," "Pleasing Paul," "Algiers Stomp," "Get The Mop," and "Ride, Red, Ride." In 1994 he was featured in the documentary, "A Great Day In Harlem."

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  • Added: Jan 30, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7129173/red-allen: accessed ), memorial page for Red Allen (7 Jan 1907–17 Apr 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7129173, citing Saint Raymond's New Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.