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Tony Allen may refer to: Music * Tony Allen (musician) (1940–2020), Nigerian drummer with Fela Kuti and one of the founders of Afrobeat * Tony Allen, member of doo-wop group The Furys * Tony Allen, Irish singer, member of duo Foster and Allen with Mick Foster * Tony Allen, recording alias of J.W. Hodkinson (1942–2013), English rock singer Others * Tony Allen (footballer) (1939–2022), English footballer * Tony Allen (basketball) (born 1982), American former basketball player * Tony Allen (comedian) Tony Allen (born 4 March 1945) is an English comedian and writer. Best known as one of the original " alternative comedians", Tony Allen's artistic career had taken many radical turns before he temporarily abandoned his Speakers' Corner "Full- ... (born 1945), English comedian and writer * Tony Allen (academic administrator), president of the Delaware State University See also * Tony Allan (other) * Anthony Allen (other) {{hndis, Allen, Tony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Allen (musician)
Tony Oladipo Allen (20 July 1940 – 30 April 2020) was a Nigerian drummer, composer, and songwriter who lived and worked in Paris, France. Allen was the drummer and musical director of Fela Kuti's band Africa '70 from 1968 to 1979, and was one of the founders of the Afrobeat genre. Fela once stated that "without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat". He was described by Brian Eno as "perhaps the greatest drummer who has ever lived". Later in life, Allen collaborated with Damon Albarn on several projects, including Gorillaz, the Good, the Bad & the Queen and Rocket Juice & the Moon. Allen's career and life were documented in his 2013 autobiography ''Tony Allen: Master Drummer of Afrobeat'', co-written with Michael E. Veal, who previously wrote a comprehensive biography of Fela Kuti. Early career Allen was born in Lagos, Nigeria to James Alabi Allen, a motor mechanic from British Nigeria (now present day Nigeria) and Prudentia Mettle, from the Gold Coast (now present day G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Furys (doo-wop Group)
The Furys were an American doo-wop group of the 1960s featuring tenors Tony Allen and Jimmy Green with baritone Jerome Evans. They were best known for a cover of " Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart, produced by James McEachin, and their performance of Gene Pitney's “If I Didn't Have a Dime".Rick Simmons ''Carolina Beach Music from the '60s to the '80s: The New Wave'' 1609497503 2013 "The Furys were a vocal group that had had one charting record (a remake of often-covered “Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart,” which would only climb to #92 on the R&B charts in 1963) and had also done a cover of Gene Pitney's “If I Didn't Have a Dime,” which was the flipside of his 1962 smash “Only Love Can Break a Heart.” “But when." Discography *A: Another Fella / B: If There's A Next Time Mack IV Records 114 1962 *A: Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart / B: Never More Mack IV 112 Dec 1962 *A: Dolow / B: The Storm Cedar Records Philadelphia] 301 1963 *A: Cover Girl / ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foster And Allen
Foster and Allen are a musical duo from Ireland consisting of Mick Foster and Tony Allen. In their 47-year career, they have released over 52 albums, many of which entered the UK Albums Chart. Along with "A Bunch of Thyme" (entering the Irish chart in 1979 and becoming their first No. 1 single), "Maggie" became a No. 1 in New Zealand for four weeks, making the two songs their signature tunes. They started in the 1970s as a duo, but in 1982 they added a band to their show. They have achieved album and video sales in excess of 25 million worldwide. As well as the albums, they have released Thirteen videos/DVDs, again all of which have entered the British charts. The video ‘SOUVENIRS AND MEMORIES’ reached No. 3 in the charts around Christmas 1991, the “BY REQUEST” video went straight into the No. 1 spot in 1993.“Around the World with Foster & Allen” was a Top 10 Chart Release in the U.K. Foster and Allen have toured Ireland, the UK, the US, Canada, South Africa, Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Allen (footballer)
Anthony Allen (27 November 1939 – 2 December 2022) was an English footballer who played most of his club career as a left-back for Stoke City between 1957 and 1970. He also made three appearances for England in 1959, before his twentieth birthday. Career Allen was born in Hanley in Stoke-on-Trent, and after playing football for his schools and the Boys' Brigade, he was signed by Stoke City as an amateur, before turning professional on his seventeenth birthday in November 1956. He instantly became a regular under Frank Taylor establishing himself at left-back with ease. Although playing outside the top division, his talents were soon spotted by the England selectors. After winning caps at youth and under-23 levels, he was called up for the full international side for a British Home Championship match against Wales in place of Jimmy Armfield on 17 October 1959. The match was drawn 1–1 and Allen was retained for the next two matches, against Sweden (a 3–2 defeat) and Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Allen (basketball)
Anthony Allen (born January 11, 1982), nicknamed "The Grindfather," is an American former professional basketball player who played for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), primarily for the Memphis Grizzlies. He is a six-time member on the NBA All-Defensive Team, including three times on the All-Defensive First Team. Allen won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in 2008. He is considered to be one of the best defenders in the league during his career. College career Junior college (2000–2002) Allen attended Crane High School in Chicago, where he played alongside fellow future NBA player Will Bynum. As a college freshman in 2000–01, Allen averaged 16.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 2.8 steals in 32 games (31 starts) for Butler County Community College. He was subsequently named Second Team All- Jayhawk West Conference and the Jayhawk West Freshman of the Year. As a sophomore, Allen averaged 14.5 points and 5.3 rebounds in 38 games for Wabash Valley Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Allen (comedian)
Tony Allen (born 4 March 1945) is an English comedian and writer. Best known as one of the original " alternative comedians", Tony Allen's artistic career had taken many radical turns before he temporarily abandoned his Speakers' Corner "Full-Frontal Anarchy Platform" in May 1979 for the stage of London's Comedy Store. Two months later he founded Alternative Cabaret with Alexei Sayle and ran a regular "Alt Cab" Club night in the back bar of the Elgin pub on Ladbroke Grove. Plays In 1973, Allen was co-founder with John Miles of Rough Theatre and co-wrote and performed in all five of its productions. The most memorable was ''Dwelling Unit Sweet Dwelling Unit'' (1973)—which he later adapted for BBC Radio 4's ''Thirty-Minute Theatre'' (1977)—and ''Free Milk and Orange Juice'' (1976), which had a short run at the ICA. During the seventies Allen wrote three more radio plays including an Afternoon Theatre play, ''Two Fingers Finnegan Comes Again'', co-written with Vernon Mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Allen (academic Administrator)
Tony Allen is an American academic administrator working as the president of the Delaware State University since 2020. Early life and education Allen was born to R. Leatha Allen. He moved to Delaware at the age of 3. Allen completed an undergraduate degree in political science at the University of Delaware. In March 1991, he was one of 200 black student activists who participated in a sit-in at Smith Hall. Allen obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1993 and a Ph.D. in urban affairs & public policy from the University of Delaware, as well as a Master of Public Administration from Baruch College at the City University of New York. Career After graduating from college, Allen worked for the Wilmington cluster against substance abuse at the Edgemoor community center. In March 1994, he joined the Wilmington chapter of Public Allies. A year later, Allen succeeded Suzanne Sysko as the executive director. At this time, he was 25 and over saw the nonprofit orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Allan (other)
Anthony or Tony Allan may refer to: *Anthony Havelock-Allan (1904–2003), British film producer and screenwriter *John Hubbard (actor) (1914–1988), known as Anthony Allan *John Anthony Allan (1937–2021), known as Tony Allan, geographer at King's College London * Tony Allan (1949–2004), British DJ and voiceover artist *Tony Allan (jockey) Tony Allan (born in Pukekohe, Auckland Region) is a New Zealand jockey He started his apprenticeship at age 16 to Grant Searle in Levin. He said he was inspired to become a jockey by his late father who would frequently take him to the Levin r ..., New Zealand jockey See also * Anthony Allen (other) * Tony Allen (other) {{hndis, Allan, Anthony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
