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'''Richard "Pistol" Allen''' (August 13, 1932 – June 30, 2002) was an [[African-American]] musician, most notable as a [[Motown]] session drummer with [[The Funk Brothers]]. |
'''Richard "Pistol" Allen''' (August 13, 1932 – June 30, 2002) was an [[African-American]] musician, most notable as a [[Motown]] session drummer with [[The Funk Brothers]]. |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], United States |
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Richard "Pistol" Allen | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Richard Allen |
| Born | August 13, 1932 Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| Died | June 30, 2002 (aged 69) Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Genres | Soul |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Years active | 1959–2002 |
Richard "Pistol" Allen (August 13, 1932 – June 30, 2002) was an African-American musician, most notable as a Motown session drummer with The Funk Brothers.
History
Richard "Pistol" Allen was the primary recording session drummer for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers band on most of Holland-Dozier and Holland's hit productions of the 1960s. Hits for which Allen played the drums include "Heat Wave" by Martha & the Vandellas, "The Way You Do the Things You Do" by The Temptations, "Baby Love" by the Supremes, "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye, and "Reach Out I'll Be There" by the Four Tops.
Allen's influences included Max Roach, Buddy Rich, and fellow Funk Brother Benny Benjamin. He played a studio set made up of Ludwig, Slingerland, Rogers and Gretsch components and likely Zildjian cymbals.
Although he appeared in Standing in the Shadows of Motown, the 2002 documentary about the Funk Brothers, Allen died in June 2002 in Detroit, Michigan at the age of 69, almost six months before the completed film was released.
"Pistol" Allen was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends online Hall of Fame in 2010 as a member of the Funk Brothers.
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