Biography
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Ray Allen
Real name: Raymond J. Albanese
Effective period / Period of releases: 1967
Born on January 7, 1906 in New York City. Died on May 30, 1999.In 1961, he had a hit record with "Pepino the Italian Mouse" an received a gold record. He also wrote "Malafemmina" and "Dominick the Donkey" which were very successful and is still heard on the radio today. His song "Please, Mr. Columbus" is one of the New York School System song books.
In the late 1960s, he wrote for Frank Sinatra's Reprise Record Label.
Often associated to Sam Saltzberg & George Brown (6) or Wandra Merrell