Updates

• Added info on Jimmy Ford, thanks to Volker Houghton. • Extended and corrected the post on Happy Harold Thaxton (long overdue), thanks to everyone who sent in memories and information! • Added information to the Jim Murray post, provided by Mike Doyle, Dennis Rogers, and Marty Scarbrough. • Expanded the information on Charlie Dial found in the Little Shoe post.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Bill Allen dies

Singer and Rockabilly Hall of Fame member Bill Allen died February 22, 2013, at the age of 75. Born Wilfred Allen Snivley, he was most famous among rockabilly collectors for his "Please Give Me Something" on Imperial. He also previously recorded for Eldorado and performed his whole life in the Akron, Ohio, area as well as in other US states.

1 comment:

Josh said...

i always hoped to see him make a sort of come back. another cool one from ohio is johnny fay and the blazers, and he started to play again recently