Ricky Allen

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Richard A. "Ricky" Allen (January 6, 1935 – May 29, 2005)^[1] was an American blues singer from Chicago.

He was born in Nashville, Tennessee and began his singing career as member of a church choir in his home town. He relocated to Chicago in 1960, and received a recording contract one year later at Age Records. He had a local hit with "You Better Be Sure" and in 1963, his hit "Cut You A-Loose" reached Number 20 in Billboard's R&B chart. Some of his recordings of the 1960s such as "It's A Mess I Tell You" and "I Can't Stand No Signifying," portended the emerging soul-blues style of the 1970s. After his retirement from the music industry in the early 1970s, he conducted a laundry and a limousine service.^[1]

In 2001, he performed at the Mönsterås Festival in Sweden, and the following year at the Chicago Blues Festival. He died in 2005, aged 70.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Juke Blues no.59, 2005, Obituaries, p.68

Komara, Edward (ed.) (2006), Encyclopedia of the Blues, Routledge

External links

Obituary, Jazz News, 2005

Persondata
Name	Allen, Ricky
Alternative names
Short description	Singer
Date of birth	January 6, 1935
Place of birth	Nashville, Tennessee
Date of death	May 29, 2005
Place of death

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