Dave Allen

Dave Allen and his blues are an eloquent but regrettably overlooked slice of Texas music history and of American blues history. His work is a diamond that was polished to perfection, set in the finest gold, admired and appreciated by a fortunate few and then sealed in an airless vault, the key to which was thoughtlessly misplaced by the unaware.

Dave was a consummate showman, an exciting guitarist and an inspired singer who could hold virtually any audience in thrall. He could give them the songs they wanted to hear and songs they didn’t know they wanted to hear until they heard them. Most of all though, Dave loved to play the blues. He had already discovered his innate musical talent when he encountered the esoteric world of late-1950s rhythm and blues radio. Galvanized by its overall brilliance and struck to his core by the records of Jimmy Reed, B.B. King and many others, Dave wanted to play this special music and play it well. Regardless of all his other accomplishments and despite any of his shortcomings, he unquestionably achieved and even surpassed that goal.

Voluntarily managed by another Dave Allen… who thoroughly enjoys the tunes of Dave ‘The Man’ Allen.