Barclay Allen’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Amerikaans pianist (1918-1966)
Was Musician 
Pianist 
From United States of America 
Type Music 
Gender male
Birth 27 September 1918
Death 7 December 1966
(aged 48 years)

Barclay Allen (27 september 1918 – Del Mar, 7 december 1966) was een Amerikaanse pianist en bandleider. Hij werkte kort bij bandleider Freddy Martin en vormde daarna zijn eigen groep. In 1949 kwam zijn carrière na een auto-ongeluk ten einde doordat hij verlamd raakte. Zijn bekendste song was ‘Cumana’.

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