A vocalist who performed and recorded with
Jack Teagarden's big band in the early '40s. He worked with
Boyd Raeburn's orchestra during the mid-'40s, and also headed combo sessions with a group that included
Lucky Thompson.
Allyn later worked with
Paul Smith,
Johnny Mandel,
Stan Kenton and
Count Basie.
Allyn worked in clubs during the '60s, but then his music career took a back seat to his work on behalf of drug addicts until the mid-'70s, when he returned on a duo album with pianist
Barry Harris. He did other albums in the mid-'70s and early '80s in Los Angeles. ~ Ron Wynn