Howard Richard Allen (abt. 1932 - 2002)

Born about 12 Aug 1932 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Died 30 Jun 2002 at about age 69 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Pistol Allen is Notable.

Howard Allen, known as "Pistol" was a musician, most notable as a Motown session drummer with The Funk Brothers.

Pistol was born August 12, 1932, in Memphis, Tennessee^[1][2]

He moved to Detroit from Memphis and became notable as the drummer for the Funk Brothers who were the studio musicians for Motown. Pistol played drums on many of Motown's hits.

According to the movie "Standing In The Shadow of Mowtown" “They played on more # 1 records than the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, and Elvis Presley combined” ^[3]

The Movie "Standing In The Shadow of Motown^[4]

• Higher and Higher^[5]

• Heat Wave by Martha and the Vandellas^[6]

• The Way You Do The Things You Do by The Temptations^[7]

• Baby Love by The Supremes

• I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye

• Reach Out I'll be There by the Four Tops^[8]

• Instrumental Back In My Arms Again^[9]

• Heaven Must Have Sent You^[10]

And many more Pistol was active professionally from 1959 until 2002 when he passed away on June 30, 2002 ^[11]

He passed away in 2002.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V98G-92W
2. ↑ https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Richard_%22Pistol%22_Allen
3. ↑ http://www.michiganrockandrolllegends.com/mrrl-hall-of-fame/111-funk-brothers
4. ↑ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5zEC3875yo
5. ↑ https://www.google.com/search?q=higher+ and+ higher&rlz=1C1DVJR_enUS869US871&oq=higher+and+higher&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l4j69i61j69i60j69i61.18610j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE2fnYpwrng
7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDakhsaPTE0
8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnih1-VX74M
9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOKO3BkDm3s
10. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnJ3o TZS5h4
11. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V98G-92W

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_%22Pistol%22_Allen
• Wikidata: Item Q7323525

See also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMXJ-XQS