Doo Wop
Real name, Anthony Penia (pronunced Pan-yay) Allan
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TONY ALLEN
Hello, this is Tony Allen. I was born Anthony Penia [pronounced Pan-yay] Allan in New Orleans on August 13, 1932, the son of Oscar and Johnie [Jo-nay] Allan. My mother was a Geechie, which is a French Creole, and my father was a mix of Indian and black. Music came from my mother's side of the family. She once played saxophone in The Sweethearts of Rhythm. Her brother was Frank Penia, who owned the Dew-Drop Inn, one of New Orleans's top R&B clubs in the '40s and '50s.
Original release, SPECIALTY SP-560 (US) 10/1955
I b/w Nite Owl
This release, repro SPECIALTY XSP-560/SP-560 (US) [1970’s]