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Richard John Cyril Allen (born 1 November 1963) is an English musician who has been the drummer of the hard rock band Def Leppard since 1978. He overcame the amputation of his left arm in January 1985 and continued to play with the band, which went on to its most commercially successful phase. He is known as "The Thunder God" by fans.
Rick Allen is a trauma survivor, drummer for Def Leppard, and with Lauren Monroe is co-founder of the Raven Drum Foundation. Paul Piwko is co-founder of the National Museum of Mental Health Project.
Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen is speaking out for the first time following a violent attack on March 13 in South Florida. “Thank you everyone for your overwhelming support. ... My wife Lauren ...
Richard "Pistol" Allen (1932–2002), American musician, drummer for the Funk Brothers on Motown Records; Rick Allen (drummer) (born 1963), British musician with the rock band Def Leppard; Rick Allen (keyboardist) (born 1946), American musician with The Box Tops; Rick Allen (organist) (born 1940s), American blues, rock and R&B organist and pianist
Rick Allen, the drummer for the rock band Def Leppard, suffered a head injury on Monday when he was attacked outside his hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.According to a police report released by ...
Also in 1974, Rick did several recordings with Delaney Bramlett, including an album for MGM Records and two albums for Motown Records. In 1978, Rick went on tour with Bonnie Bramlett, for Capricorn Records. Allen and his wife Anne moved to New Orleans in 1983, and Allen began working in blues clubs with Mighty Sam McClain and drummer Kerry Brown.
Rick Allen, the drummer for the rock band Def Leppard, is addressing a recent frightening incident in which he was attacked outside a hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Allen was assaulted last ...
Allen was the primary recording session drummer for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers band on most of Holland-Dozier and Holland's hit productions of the 1960s. [2] [3] Hits for which Allen played the drums include "Heat Wave" by Martha and the Vandellas, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder, "The Way You Do the Things You Do" by The Temptations, "Where Did Our Love Go ...