Lee Allen

Lee Allen (1926 - 1994) was a tenor saxophone player.

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He performed or recorded with dozens of musicians in the early days of rock music and rhythm and blues, such as Fats Domino, Little Richard and Lloyd Price, and was a fixture on the fertile New Orleans music scene. His own instrumental song "Walkin' With Mr. Lee" was a minor hit in 1958.

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By the mid-1960's, Allen was semi-retired from music, performing only occasionally after moving to southern California to work an aircraft manufacturing plant. The rockabilly revival of the late 1970s found younger musicians seeking Allen's distictive saxophone. He recorded with the Stray Cats, and was a member of The Blasters for their two final albums and associated tours.

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After Allen's death, Blasters member Dave Alvin dedicated the song Mister Lee to Allen.

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1926: 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar)....

1994: 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family....

Tenor saxophone: The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax. Modern-day tenor saxophones are transposing instruments, pitched in the key of B-flat. This means that when a tenor saxophonist plays the note C, the actual pitch that sounds is a B-...

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