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Lee Oskar and Papa Dee Allen later joined as well. They all shared a love of diverse styles of music, which they had absorbed living in the racially mixed Los Angeles ghettos. The Creators recorded several singles on Dore Records while working with Tjay Contrelli, a saxophonist from the band Love.
Perfil: American percussionist, vocalist and saxophonist. Born: July 18, 1931, Wilmington, Delaware, USA. Died: August 30, 1988, Solano County, California, USA; he collapsed while performing on stage and died of a brain aneurysm. Founding member of the group War.
30 de ago. de 2010 · Thomas “Papa Dee” Allen. July 18, 1931 – August 30, 1988. Papa Dee Allen was a pianist, vibist and soprano saxophonist who is best remembered as a percussionist for American R&B/Funk/Rock band, War . The band was immensely popular thanks to such classic staples as “Low Rider,” “Cisco Kid” and “Spill The Wine.”.
25 de ago. de 2023 · The World Is A Ghetto, the sprawling masterpiece and blockbuster from the band War, began as an idea for a play. Founding member Lonnie Jordan says it was original percussionist Thomas "Papa...
Papa Dee Allen died of a heart attack that struck him on stage in 1988. The band’s popularity has grown steadily ever since, as a result of the commitment to being road WARriors combined with great increases television appearances, record sales, use of their music in film, television and commercials, samples and covers by other recording artists.
16 de dic. de 2023 · The World Is a Ghetto was originally intended to be a stage play that War percussionist Papa Dee Allen was developing about a character named Ghetto Man. One night, ...
Papa Dee Allen. Thomas "Papa Dee" Allen. (b. July 18 th, 1931). Vocalist, percussionist & founder member of American funk band, War. War (originally called Eric Burdon and War) is an American funk band from Long Beach, California, known for several hit songs (including "Spill the Wine", "The World Is a Ghetto", "The Cisco Kid", "Why Can't We Be ...
