voc, 1920-1992 US, Champaign, Illinois
Jazz and Blues
A.k.a. Ernestine Allen
Annisteen Allen started out on her music career i 1945 with songs like "Miss Allen's Blues" and "Love For Sale". After touring with Lucky Millinder, Wynonie Harris and Big John Greer for some time she was signed by Federal in 1951-and started making records with Lucky Millinder's Band. She signed with the parent label King in 1953 before moving on to Capitol in 1954 and touring extensively with The Orioles and Joe Morris. Allen Finally landed a hit in 1955 with "Fujiyama Mama", a number that was also covered by Eileen Barton and Wanda Jackson, among others. Annisteen Allen died in 1992 at age of seventy-one. Born: November 11, 1920 in Champaign, Illinois, USA. Died: August 10, 1992 in Harlem, New York, USA.
Annisteen Allen & Her Home Town Boys US R&B/Soul and Blues |