Steve Allen

Steve Allen has been one of the most active and influential players on the Tulsa, Oklahoma music scene since the late '70s, and long ago got used to people mistaking him for that television personality that plays the piano, makes deadpan comments and wears glasses. Actually, the Tulsa Allen does have one important thing in common with the Hollywood celebrity, and that is versatility. Although he first established himself as a guitar slinger and vocalist, and continued appearing as a session guitarist from time to time throughout his career, the later stages of Allen's development feature a cornucopia of creative talents including keyboards, mandolin, vibraphone and bass and production expertise including engineering and mixing. He has a real ear for instruments, often tweaking an arrangement or mix just right by the introduction of a 12-string guitar or the honky-sounding Wurlitzer keyboard.







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