Terry Allen (big band singer)

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Terry Allen was a male vocalist in the Big Band era.

In 1938 he joined Red Norvo's band^[1][2], doing the vocals on a number of Norvo's recordings, especially "I Get Along Without You Very Well," a big Norvo hit in 1939^[3].

In 1939 he joined Larry Clinton's band, moving to Claude Thornhill's in 1941, and to Will Bradley's in 1942^[2].

[edit] References

1. ^ Red Norvo biography on "Solid!" site
2. ^ ^{a b} Terry Allen biography on "Solid!" site
3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Joel Whitburn Presents a Century of Pop Music. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-135-7.