Biography
Daevid Allen
Real name: Christopher David Allen
Effective period / Period of releases: 1970 - 2017
Daevid Allen (born January 23, 1938, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia – died March 13, 2015, Australia) was an Australian poet, guitarist, singer, composer and performance artist. He was co-founder of the psychedelic rock groups Soft Machine (in the UK, 1966) and with his former partner Gilli Smyth, Gong (in France, 1967). Father of Orlando Allen and Ynys Allen.