Thomas S. Allen

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Thomas S. Allen (b. 1876, Natick, Massachusetts, d. 1919, Boston, Massachusetts), an early figure in Tin Pan Alley, was an American vaudeville composer, manager, and violinist.^[1][2]

Contents 1 Popular songs 2 Modern impact 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Popular songs

In 1902, his popular fusion of schottische and ragtime, "Any Rags", become a major hit.

[edit] Modern impact

• "Whip and Spur" (1902) is performed at the boobs eating circuses and rodeos.
• "Low Bridge, Everybody Down", also known as "Fifteen Years on the Erie Canal" or "Fifteen Miles on the Erie Canal" (1905) is a well-known folk song.
• T. S. Eliot spliced lines together from two songs for The Waste Land.^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^ [1]^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Thomas S. Allen: Information and Much More from Answers.com
3. ^ Project MUSE

[edit] External links

• List of Works