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Johnny Allen

real name John Van Allen

Johnny Allen is credited on 944 releases across 197 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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944

Credits

197

Albums

7

Decades active

235

In collections

Biography

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American pianist and R&B arranger (born Uchee, Ala., Sept. 20, 1917, died Detroit Jan.29, 2014). Grew up in Chicago and arrived in Detroit in 1936. Was an arranger for Motown, Stax & several labels owned by Don Davis. He got national fame in 1972 sharing a Grammy Award with Isaac Hayes for their arrangement of Theme From Shaft. His contributions to Detroit’s musical culture spanned some seven decades. He was also hired by Rev. C.L. Franklin to teach his daughter, Aretha Franklin, to play the piano.

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Credited work

944 releases · 197 albums · active 1963–2023

  • Performance · 1,219
  • Other credits · 27
  • Production · 14

Studios: United Sound Systems · Mastersound Studios, Atlanta · Stax Recording Studios · Muscle Shoals Sound Studios

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