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  Allen Brothers MP3 Downloads - Allen Brothers Music Downloads - Allen Brothers Music Videos
The Allen Brothers, Lee and Austin, were among the first of the fraternal duets that became popular in the '20s and '30s.
The brothers were born five years apart (Austin was the oldest) around the turn of the century on Monteagle Mountain, 50 miles north of Chattanooga, to a sawyer and a trained violinist.
Nevertheless, the Allens moved to Victor and met Ralph Peer, who was reaping the fruits of his discovery of Jimmie Rodgers and was keen to mine the white blues vein further.
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  Peter Allen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Allen Brothers were signed to a recording contract by entrepreneur Lee Gordon and they issued two singles on Gordon's Leedon label, "Bells Bells Bells/Summer Clouds" (April 1960) and "There's No Need/Busy Lips" (June).
While performing in the Starlight Room at the Hong Kong Hilton in May 1964 The Allen Brothers were spotted by superstar Judy Garland, who was so impressed that she took them under her wing, arranged bookings for them and brought them to London as her opening act.
Two Allen Brothers, singles were released in Australia during this period, on different labels: "Middle Of The Street/I Owe Everything To You" came out on Ampar in 1966 and "Ten Below/Just Friends" on Philips Records in 1968.
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 CompEd Inc.  Kentucky Workers Compensation Resource   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Allen contended he was not yet at maximum medical improvement as a result of the surgeries and, consequently, his claim was not ready to be litigated.
Allen further argues that as a matter of law, it was error for the ALJ to decline to deem as admitted all matters contained in his Form 101, Application for Resolution of Injury Claim.
Allen charges that at the time he filed his application for benefits, the records of the DWC listed Wausau as having coverage for the period in question, and it was upon Hamburg and Wausau that he served his Form 101.
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 Handbook of Texas Online: ALLEN, AUGUSTUS CHAPMAN
Augustus Chapman Allen, early settler and founder of Houston, son of Roland and Sarah (Chapman) Allen, was born at Canaseraga, New York, on July 4, 1806.
In 1852 Allen was appointed United States consul for the port of Tehuantepec on the Pacific Ocean, and in 1858 he was given the same position for the port of Minotitlán.
Allen was never able to recover his health, however, and realized in 1864 that he was critically ill; he closed his private business and went to Washington to resign his consulships.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/AA/fal17.html   (1051 words)

  
 Historic Houston: The Allen Brothers and Their Dream Town
Augustus Allen was elected to serve as the representative of Nacogdoches in the republic's first congress, which convened in October at Columbia, south of Houston.
The Allen brothers, in turn, named many of the settlement's first broad streets (most were 80 feet wide) after early Texas settlers and heroes; several of those who fought in the Battle of San Jacinto chose to live in Houston City, as it was called.
The block designated by the Allens for the county courthouse is today, as in the past, occupied by that institution.
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 The Allen Family of Amherst County, Va.: Civil War Letter
Stella Allen, whose husband was a son of one of the letter writers.
Allen has written in longhand the story of the old Allen home, which was valuable to this work.
The first of the six Allen brothers to go to war, he enlisted at Millner’s Store in the western part of the county on August 15, 1861, when the Amherst Johnson Guards, also known as the Long Mountain Boys, were organized.
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 PROFILES 01   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Allen began cutting music for Victor starting in 1928, and cut a total of a dozen sides for the company that year and the next.
A strength of the Dixon Brothers' sound inevitably was the blues influence they filtered down through their friend, the result being a bit less of an overt blues influence, but plenty of stylistic shading.
Legend has it that at one Dixon Brothers recording session, the brothers Bill and Earl Bolick walked by the studio for an audition and were so frightened by the intense Dixon Brothers sound that they fled, later regaining their composure to do rather well as the Blue Sky Boys.
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 Red Allen: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
Allen left the Osborne Brothers at the end of 1958 and took a brief break from recording before moving to Washington, D.C., in 1959 and forming the Kentuckians with Wakefield.
In 1967, Allen moved to Nashville to relieve a temporarily ailing Lester Flatt [+] in Flatt and Scruggs.
In 1969, Allen went back to Dayton and formed a band with his sons known as Red Allen and the Allen Brothers.
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 Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, educated locally and saw brief service in the French and Indian War.
During the War for Independence, Allen emerged as a popular figure as a result of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga, an early American victory that provided a morale boost and artillery for the Patriot cause.
The Ethan Allen Grave and Monument is located in the Green Mount Cemetery in historic Burlington, Vermont.
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 Encyclopedia: Houston, Texas
In the mid-1800s, two brothers who were New York real estate promoters, John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allen, sought a location where they could begin building "a great center of government and commerce." In August 1836, they purchased 6,642 acres (27 km²) of land from T. Parrot, John Austin's widow, for $9,428.
The Allen brothers named their town after Sam Houston and eventually persuaded the Texas Legislature to designate the site as the temporary capital of the new Republic of Texas.
The Allen brothers began to promote Houston as a place to live at the same time the Republic of Texas started promoting colonization of Texas.
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 Fostoria, Ohio built cars - text info
As home for their venture, the Allens had secured the Peabody Buggy Company works in Fostoria and the three buildings of the old Columbia Buggy Company at 400 Dublin Avenue in Columbus.
Initially Sommer produced the Allen engines in his plant at Bucyrus, but by 1916 the Allen brothers had bought him out so they could manufacture their engines themselves.
Though the Allen was a fairly compact car, it boasted 56-inch rear springs that "iron out rough roads." Neverless, as one of their 1920 advertisements read, the Allen's "car length is kept within limits that contribute noticeably to tireless driving and to ease of handling in traffic."
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 Legacy
The Allen brothers were a bit on edge as they checked into a hotel near the Denver airport for their first meeting.
The brothers had known, for instance, that their parents were committed to Milaca, but the letters reminded them how frequently their father had put the bond he had with friends and neighbors above their financial circumstances when approving loans.
Up to that point, the brothers felt that they were choosing between selling and doing things as their father and grandfather had done.
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 Allen Brothers - Restaurant.com Where to Eat
Established in 1893 in the heart of Chicago's famous Union Stockyards, Allen Brothers was right there in the middle of the action, providing the highest-quality steaks to the finest restaurants.
Since then, Allen Brothers has earned a legendary reputation as the purveyor of America's best beef to the nation's finest restaurants.
We feature hundreds of gourmet foods, most are Allen Brothers exclusives: succulent seafood and lobster, spectacular jumbo shrimp and irresistible hors d'oeuvres, top-grade meats, heat & serve entrées, artisan cheeses, and decadent desserts.
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 Douglas Allen ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Allen Jones, "Janet is wearing...", plate 8 from the portfolio Eleven Pop Artists, Vol.
One of Allen's latest projects, which premiered in a solo exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and was later exhibited in Detourism at the Renaissance Society, Chicago, is entitled Stamp Collection - Imagining South Africa....
Inspired by the dramatic landscape of County Mayo in Ireland, 'Inscriptions' is a series of paintings and drawings that passionately explore the relationship between line and space and represent both the visible and imaginary landscape.
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 StorytimeOnline Presents: Brothers of the Knight
Based on the Grimms' fairy tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses, Brothers of the Knight was adapted, directed, and choreographed by Debbie Allen, with music composed by James Ingram, and lyrics by Debbie Allen.
Allen is a writer, director, and producer for stage, television, and movies.
Debbie Allen continues to be one of the most respected and versatile talents in the entertainment industry today.
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 PeterAllen
The Allen Brothers made their American debut at the Diplomat Hotel in Miami in December 1964, then moved to New York.
He and Minnelli separated during the holiday season of 1969 (though they were not divorced until July 24, 1974), and the Allen Brothers broke up in the spring of 1970.
Allen continued to tour extensively, returning to New York for a run of sold-out performances at Carnegie Hall in September 1984 that were recorded for the 1985 Arista album
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 Case Brothers Steinway Pianos & Allen Organs - Allen Organs
The three manual Allen Renaissance Organ is designed to be able to someday interface with the pipes of the Moeller as funds allow.
Case Brothers is the authorized agent for Allen Organs in Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina.
If you would like information on a new Allen Organ or if you are in need of an upgrade or augmentation of your conventional Pipe Organ, please call us toll free at 1-800-622-5150 outside of Spartanburg, SC or call us locally at (864) 583-1463.
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 Allen Academy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The Allen brothers decided to move their school to Bryan because of the town's growing rail connections, its central location between Houston, Waco, Dallas, and Austin, and because they envisioned their school becoming a preparatory school for the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College.
In 1917, thirty years after it's founding and with the coming of World War I, Allen once again adapted to the needs of the times; military training was added to the academy's academic programs.
In the late 1980's, Allen purchased 30 acres of land on the corner of Highway 1179 and Booneville Road in Bryan.
www.allenacademy.org /history.html   (342 words)

  
 Century of Country
One of the most popular brother duets of the 1920’s and 1930’s, Lee and Austin Allen, "the Chattanooga Boys", distinguished themselves for their lively, up-tempo songs which were strongly influenced by the Blues and old-time vaudeville of their native southern Tennessee area.
Lee Allen recalled that some of their best audiences were in remote coal mining camps where the only way in was by narrow gauge company railway.
As the Depression deepened, the brothers tried their hand at legitimate theater, appearing for a time in a play called Bushwhacker, but soon found that even their best-selling records were selling only 4,000 copies, hardly enough to support a family.
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 FireFightingLinks.com Fallen Brothers Allen Frye   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Captain Allen Frye, 31, a veteran of the Roslyn Rescue Hook and Ladder Co. #1, died Monday night March 25, 2002.
Allen was rolling hose after a training drill when a car crashed through orange traffic barrels and struck him and another firefighter.
Al was adored by the probationary firefighters as a teacher and respected by his peers as a leader.
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 The Allen Brothers - AOL Music
Allen Brothers is your definitive source for the world's prized Wagyu beef.
The Allen brothers, in turn, named many of the settlement's first broad streets (most were 80 feet wide) after early Texas settlers and heroes;...
Watch or listen to The Allen Brothers music videos, songs, live performances, concerts and more on AOL Music.
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 Peter Allen
During the late 1960s, Allen became involved in the Greenwich Village music and theater scene, and grew disenchanted with the more conventional show business world represented by his professional partner and his wife.
Allen became interested in the trend toward introspective singer-songwriters in the early 1970s, and in writing more commercial music.
The introspective style of much of Allen's music was increasingly contrasted with his bold performing style, and in 1977 AandM issued a double live LP, It Is Time for Peter Allen, that showed off his concert work.
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 Handbook of Texas Online: ALLEN, JOHN KIRBY
John Allen sold his interest in the hat store and followed his brother to New York City, where they were stockholders in H. and H. Canfield Company until 1832, when they moved to Texas.
The brothers also served on committees to raise loans on Texas lands and became receivers and dispensers of supplies and funds without charge to the republic.
John Allen served as congressman from Nacogdoches and on the president's staff with the rank of major.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/AA/fal21.html   (497 words)

  
 Terry Allen ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Henry Raeburn - The Allen Brothers (James and John Lee Allen) c.
Allen Jones, Miss America, pl. 11 from Eleven Pop Artists, Vol.
Allen D. Carterís paintings offers insight into his personal concerns -- homelessness, poverty and service to the needy.
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 Case Brothers Steinway Pianos & Allen Organs - News & Articles
Pamela Smithey(Case Brothers Steinway & Allen Organ representative, Mars Hill Alumni and Piano Consultant for Mars Hill College) worked with Dr. Corley, Dr. Robin Garner, Dr. Joel Reed and members of the piano committee--Virginia McKnight, Sandra Jarrell and Kathy Adkins.
Case Brothers offers a variety of Pianos and Organs from the world's premier builders, as well as restored treasures from family archives.
Case Brothers knows the capabilities and limitations of each and can assist you in choosing the best instrument to suit your needs.
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 Harley Allen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Entertainment Weekly was quick to point out what a successful move his was: "In his transition from bluegrass to country, Harley Allen, the son of ‘grass great’ Red Allen, matches the emotional intensity of the former with the storytelling earthiness of the latter.
The songs of Harley Allen are well known to country music lovers, with cuts recorded by the likes of Garth Brooks, Linda Ronstadt, Don Williams, Hal Ketchum and Alison Krauss.
Linda Ronstadt reportedly made his song "High Sierra" (also the first single from the first Trio CD) as closely as she could to his demo, as she felt the delivery could not be improved upon.
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 FireFightingLinks.com Fallen Brothers James Allen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
FireFighter James Allen, 43, a 7 year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department died Tuesday October 7, 2003.
James was opening up the roof at a one alarm structure fire in the Port Richmond section of the city when he suffered an apparent heart attack.
James was assigned to Ladder 16 and graduated from the Fire Academy in 1996 with Class 170.
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 Brothers Eatery & Pub - Norman, Oklahoma - 405.329.0040
Brothers Eatery & Pub - Norman, Oklahoma - 405.329.0040
Brothers Eatery and Pub was opened on Historic Campus Corner in 1983.
Owned and operated by Keith Allen, Brothers strives to serve quality food in a fun atmosphere.
www.brotherseaterypub.com   (65 words)

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