Barry Allen (musician)
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Born | Vocals | July 29, 1945
Barry Allen Rasmussen (July 29, 1945[citation needed] – April 4, 2020),[1] known professionally as Barry Allen, from Edmonton, Alberta was an award-winning Canadian rock musician and record producer/engineer.
Career
His career in music began as a guitarist and backup singer for
In 1966, the title track from his second album,
Shawn Nagy's Super Oldies label reissued Allen's original material along with unreleased tracks on a two-CD set "Clovis Collection" in 2012, with a CD Release Concert reuniting Barry with Stu Mitchell, Dennis Paul & Gerry Dere of "The Rebels" in their first show together in over 20 years. It was a sold-out event held at the Century Casino in Edmonton on March 10, 2012.
Allen then formed the "New Rebels" with local musicians to do the occasional performance. A stereo reissue of "Goin' Places" was released in 2013, followed by "Love Drops" in 2016. He returned to solo recording with "Speed Of Dark" released in November 2019.
Allen revealed that he had recently overcome a bout with cancer and that his January 21, 2017 show may have been one of his final shows. He died on April 4, 2020, aged 74.[1]
Discography
Singles
(Rankings from RPM Magazine)
Easy Come, Easy Go ......................... #14 (1965)
It's Alright With Me Now ...................... #12 (1965)
Love Drops ......................................... #10 (1966)
Turn Her Down .................................... #22 (1966)
Armful of Teddy Bears ......................... #32 (1967)
I Know (You Don't Want Me Anymore)... #68 (1967)
Wednesday In Your Garden ................. #91 (1970)[2]
References
- ^ a b Barry Allen, Edmonton musician, dead at 74, at CTV Edmonton; published April 5, 2020; retrieved April 5, 2020
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - September 6, 1970" (PDF).