Connie Allen

{{Short description|American singer}}

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Constantina "Connie" Allen (September 24, 1926 – August 30, 1991) was an American singer and musician. She recorded the song "Rocket 69" in 1951, backed by Todd Rhodes and His Toddlers (also called the Todd Rhodes Orchestra).{{cite book | last1=Fox | first1=J.H. | last2=Alvin | first2=D. | title=King of the Queen City: The Story of King Records | publisher=University of Illinois Press | series=Music in American Life | year=2010 | isbn=978-0-252-09127-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=goNkFYi-sRMC&pg=PA114 | access-date=December 20, 2017 | page=114}}{{cite book | last=Pruter | first=R. | title=Doowop: The Chicago Scene | publisher=University of Illinois Press | series=Music in American life | year=1996 | isbn=978-0-252-06506-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j06dhDdsgioC&pg=PA140 | access-date=December 20, 2017 | page=140}}

Other songs

In addition to "Rocket 69", Allen also performed several other songs with Todd Rhodes as well as Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams. Some of her songs include; "Your Daddy's Doggin' Around", "Hard Working Woman", "Sugar in my Bowl", "What's Happening", and "You'll Never Change Me".

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