James Allan (musician)
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Birth name | James Allan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 21 September 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Origin | Dalmarnock, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genres | Indie rock[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Singer-songwriter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2003 – present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Labels | Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of | Glasvegas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Allan (born 21 September 1979) is the lead singer and guitarist of the Scottish rock band Glasvegas, and a former footballer.
Early and personal life
Born in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, he attended the city's St Mungo's Academy.[2] His sister Denise is the band's co-manager.[3] Their cousin is Glasvegas bandmate/guitarist Rab Allan.[citation needed]
Football career
Allan played as a winger for Falkirk, Cowdenbeath, East Fife, Queen's Park, Gretna, Stirling Albion and Dumbarton,[4] making 116 appearances in the Scottish Football League.[5] He was part of the Cowdenbeath squad that won promotion as runners up in the 2000–01 Scottish Third Division.
Music career
On 8 September 2009, a Tuesday, bandmates Rab Allan and Paul Donoghue announced that James Allan had been missing since the previous Friday, which resulted in a no-show at the Mercury Prize awards ceremony.[6] However, he made a call to the band's manager on 9 September 2009 that he was safe and well in New York,[7] where Glasvegas were about to embark upon a US tour supporting Kings of Leon. It is thought that the lack of communication sourced from Allan being without a mobile phone for six months, according to bandmates.[8] Allan cites Elvis Presley and Phil Spector as his main influences.[9] He also says that Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen is one of his inspirations.[10]
References
- ↑ "Glasvegas Singer Missing". Clash. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ↑ Dingwall, John. 2 August 2008. "Exclusive: Scots band Glasvegas set to break into the big-time with hotly-tipped debut". Daily Record. Retrieved on 6 January 2009.
- ↑ Fulton, Rick (6 January 2009). "Exclusive - Glasvegas star Rab Allan: Manager rules us with an iron fist.. and she's my cousin". Dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ↑ James Allan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ↑ "Glasvegas' James Allan 'missing since Friday' (9 September 2009)". NME. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ↑ Dingwall, John. 14 September 2009. "Glasvegas frontman James Allan back as band perform on Kings of Leon bill". Daily Record. Retrieved on 17 October 2009.
- ↑ "Glasvegas speak out over James Allan's disappearance". NME. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
- ↑ Lindsay, Cam.Conversations: James Allan. Exclaim! Nov 2008
- ↑ McMonagle, Mickey. James Allan breaks cover to go on booze-up with Bunnyman. Daily Record. 4 October 2009
- 1979 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Scottish male singers
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Scottish rock guitarists
- Scottish male guitarists
- Scottish rock singers
- Scottish men's footballers
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- East Fife F.C. players
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Gretna F.C. players
- Stirling Albion F.C. players
- Dumbarton F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- People educated at St Mungo's Academy
- Musicians from Glasgow
- Men's association football wingers
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Dunipace F.C. players
- Bridgeton–Calton–Dalmarnock
- 21st-century British guitarists