Thomas S. Allen

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Cover of sheet music published in 1913.

Thomas S. Allen (1876–1919), an early figure in Tin Pan Alley, was an American vaudeville composer, manager, and violinist.[1] He was born in Natick, Massachusetts, and died in Boston.

Popular songs[edit]

In 1902, his popular fusion of schottische and ragtime, "Any Rags", became a major hit. Its companion song is "Scissors to Grind".

Modern impact[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Thomas S. Allen: Information and Much More from Answers.com
  2. ^ Chinitz, David (2004). "In the Shadows: Popular Song and Eliot's Construction of Emotion". Modernism/modernity. 11 (3): 449–467. doi:10.1353/mod.2004.0053. S2CID 143814386.

External links[edit]

The list of Allen's works omits his 1914 composition "I Wonder What Will William Tell", Music by "X, with apologies to G. Rossini", Daly Music Publishing, Boston Mass.