Colin Eric Allen is an English blues musician and composer. Colin Allen was born on May 9, 1938, in Bournemouth, Hampshire (now Dorset), England. During the first ten years of his adult life, Allen spent his time working in the field of aircraft engineering. He was inspired to become interested in jazz at the age of 16 and began learning to play drums two years later. For two years, he trained with local drummer Jack Horwood before studying with Philly Joe Jones for a short while.
Colin Allen Biography
In a skiffle competition at the cinema, Allen’s debut stage performance was. He subsequently played with jazz musicians in Bournemouth, where he began his career. In 1963, he joined Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band, which included Andy Summers (later of The Police). He was playing at The Bull’s Head, Barnes with the Big Roll Band in London a few years ago. Allen moved to London on New Year’s Day 1964, accompanied by Andy Summers.
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John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Mick Taylor, Focus, Donovan, Stone The Crows, Georgie Fame, Brian Joseph Friel, and The British Blues Quintet with keyboardist Zoot Money, bassist Colin Hodgkinson, and vocalist Maggie Bell are among the artists he has performed with. In 1973 he joined the Dutch band Focus. He was on the drum kit for the album Hamburger Concerto (1974).
He is married and has a daughter. Since 1985, he has resided in Sweden where he’s played with many Swedish musicians and been a member of Totta’s Blues Band, one of the finest-known bands. He retired from performing in 2012 after an illustrious fifty-year career.
After forming Stone the Crows, Richard began writing lyrics. He has collaborated on songs that have been recorded by artists such as Paul McCartney’s Wings (with Jimmy McCulloch), Fleetwood Mac, Mick Taylor, and Mick Ronson.
