Johnny Allen (boxer)
Johnny Allen may refer to: * Johnny Allen (arranger) (1917–2014), American R&B arranger * Johnny Allen (baseball) (1904–1959), Major League Baseball player * Johnny Allen (boxer); see Curtis Sheppard * Johnny Allen (racing driver) (born 1934), NASCAR driver, 1955–1967 * Johnny Allen (American football) (1933–2010), American football player * Johnny Allen (''EastEnders''), a fictional character in the BBC soap opera * Johnny Allen Hendrix or Jimi Hendrix, (1942–1970), American rock guitarist See also *John Allen (other) *Jonny Allan Jonathan Michael Allan (born 24 May 1983) is an English born Association football, footballer who is player/Assistant Manager at Carlisle City F.C., Carlisle City, who play in the North West Counties Football League. Career Allan joined local s ...

Johnny Allen (arranger)
Johnny Allen (September 20, 1917 – January 29, 2014) was an American jazz and R&B musician who worked for both Motown and Stax Records and received a Grammy Award with Isaac Hayes for his arrangement of " Theme from Shaft". Early life He was born in Uchee, Alabama, and grew up in Chicago before moving to Detroit in 1936. A self-taught pianist, his main influence was Earl Hines. Career Starting in the early 1940s, he worked as musical director at the Club Congo, a nightclub in the basement of the Norwood Hotel, where he led a 12-piece band that played at dances and accompanied visiting acts such as Billie Holiday and the Mills Brothers.Mark Stryker, ...
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Johnny Allen (baseball)
John Thomas Allen (September 30, 1904 – March 29, 1959) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB), who played for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns, Brooklyn Dodgers, and New York Giants. Early life Born in Lenoir, North Carolina, Allen spent part of his youth in the Baptist orphanage in Thomasville, North Carolina, and he attended Thomasville High School. Baseball career Allen reached the Yankees in an unusual way. While working as a bellhop in a hotel, he was told to take some fans to the room of Yankee scout Paul Krichell. Allen told Krichell that he was a pitcher, and the scout arranged a tryout. Allen was an immediate success for the Yankees, debuting in with a 17–4 record and a 3.70 earned run average (ERA) for the world champions. He was less stellar in that year's World Series, starting Game 4 and leaving after giving up three runs off five hits in just of an inning. Allen continued to post decent records for the Yankees, b ...
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Johnny Allen (boxer)
Johnny Allen may refer to: * Johnny Allen (arranger) (1917–2014), American R&B arranger * Johnny Allen (baseball) (1904–1959), Major League Baseball player * Johnny Allen (boxer); see Curtis Sheppard * Johnny Allen (racing driver) (born 1934), NASCAR driver, 1955–1967 * Johnny Allen (American football) (1933–2010), American football player * Johnny Allen (''EastEnders''), a fictional character in the BBC soap opera * Johnny Allen Hendrix or Jimi Hendrix, (1942–1970), American rock guitarist See also *John Allen (other) *Jonny Allan Jonathan Michael Allan (born 24 May 1983) is an English born Association football, footballer who is player/Assistant Manager at Carlisle City F.C., Carlisle City, who play in the North West Counties Football League. Career Allan joined local s ...

Curtis Sheppard
Curtis Sheppard (born about 1919) was an American boxer. Life Sheppard was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sheppard was a popular fighter during the 1930s and 1940s. His nickname was "The Hatchetman." As was common during his era, no records of his birthdate, or his death date (if he is dead), are kept. Boxing career Sheppard never received a world title shot. He was what in boxing is described as a "journeyman." However, his career had many ups and downs, which made him an interesting boxer for fans to watch. The February 2005 issue of Ring magazine, described him as a "gatekeeper," a fighter who stood in the way of other boxers seeking a title shot. Sheppard began his career as a professional boxer on September 24, 1938, knocking out Larry White in the first round at Madison Square Garden. His first defeat was on November 1 of that year, against Danny Peal, by decision. Sheppard would win four fights in a row, including one against Herbie Katz, who had an immediate remat ...
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Johnny Allen (racing Driver)
Johnny Allen (born September 17, 1934, in Greenville, South Carolina) is a NASCAR Grand National Series driver from 1955–1967. He won one race in his career, the 1962 Myers Brothers 200 at the Bowman-Gray Stadium on June 16, 1962. Allen filled in for Jack Smith in the 1961 Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Bristol is among the m ... and won the race, but the win was credited to Smith because Smith had started the race. He scored 19 career top-five and 61 top-ten finishes. References External links * 1934 births NASCAR drivers Sportspeople from Greenville, South Carolina Racing drivers from South Carolina Living people {{NASCAR-bio-stub ...
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Johnny Allen (American Football)
John McKee Allen (June 4, 1933 – March 3, 2010) was an American football center in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins for four seasons. He was born in Monmouth, Illinois. He played college football at Purdue University and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1955 NFL draft. He died on March 3, 2010, in Bethesda, Maryland Bethesda () is an unincorporated, census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland. It is located just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House (1820, rebuilt 1849), which ..., at the age of 76. References 1933 births 2010 deaths American football centers Purdue Boilermakers football players Washington Redskins players People from Monmouth, Illinois Players of American football from Illinois {{offensive-lineman-1930s-stub ...
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Johnny Allen (EastEnders)
Johnny Allen is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', played by Billy Murray. He first appeared on 4 January 2005 and became the show's primary antagonist until the character was axed and killed off on 20 October 2006. Hailed as one of the show's biggest villains to date, Johnny was an old East End crime boss who quickly emerged as the new gangland kingpin of Albert Square. He then proceeded to impact his reign through several other characters in the square by going to extreme lengths in order to maintain his control over those around him — most notably in the case of his intense feud against the 'Mitchell Brothers' that consist of both the square's undisputed top-dog Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) and his younger brother Grant (Ross Kemp). The character's story arc began with Johnny usurping fellow mob boss Andy Hunter (Michael Higgs) from his position as the square's reigning crime kingpin, which ultimately leads Andy to try and swindle £750,0 ...
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Johnny Allen Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music." Born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing guitar at the age of 15. In 1961, he enlisted in the US Army, but was discharged the following year. Soon afterward, he moved to Clarksville then Nashville, Tennessee, and began playing gigs on the chitlin' circuit, earning a place in the Isley Brothers' backing band and later with Little Richard, with whom he continued to work through mid-1965. He then played with Curtis Knight and the Squires before moving to England in late 1966 after bassist Ch ...
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John Allen (other)
John Allen may refer to: Academia *John Allen (historian) (1771–1843), Scottish historian and political writer *John Allen (bookseller) (1789–1829), English bookseller and antiquary *John S. Allen (1907–1982), American university president Business and industry *John Allen (miner) (1775–?), English lead miner aboard HMS ''Investigator'' *John Allen (trade unionist) (1804–1888), Irish trade union leader *John Allen (saloon keeper) (1823–1870), American saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York City Military *John Allen (soldier) (1771–1813), American Army officer killed in the War of 1812 *John M. Allen (soldier) (died 1847), American soldier; first mayor of Galveston, Texas *John Allen (Irish nationalist) (died 1855), Irish nationalist and colonel in the French army *John R. Allen Jr. (born 1935), United States Air Force general *John R. Allen (born 1953), United States Marine Corps general *John J. Allen (general), United States Air Force general Politics ...
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