Thomas S. Allen

Cover of sheet music published in 1923.

Thomas S. Allen (1876, Natick, Massachusetts – 1919, Boston, Massachusetts), an early figure in Tin Pan Alley, was an American vaudeville composer, manager, and violinist.[1]

Popular songs

In 1902, his popular fusion of schottische and ragtime, "Any Rags", became a major hit.

Modern impact

References

  1. Thomas S. Allen: Information and Much More from Answers.com
  2. Project MUSE

External links

The list of Allen's works omits his 1914 composition "I Wonder What Will William Tell", Music by "X, with apologies to G. Rossini", Daly Music Publishing, Boston Mass.