Allen Page

Allen Page (born Allen Lamar Wingate, August 14, 1936, – April 26, 1993) was an American rockabilly and rock and roll musician who recorded for independent labels in Memphis, Tennessee from 1957 to 1960, and subsequently as a gospel recording artist and evangelist. Recording under the stage name Allen Page, he released singles on Moon Records and is described as the label's most prolific recording artist. Prior to his Moon recordings, Wingate auditioned at Sun Records; three tracks from that session were later issued on a Bear Family Records compilation. His recording "Dateless Night" has been covered by multiple artists across rock, punk, and psychobilly genres.

Biography Allen Lamar Wingate was born on August 14, 1936, in Tampa, Florida. In 1956, he relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, where he auditioned at Sun Studio for Sam Phillips but did not secure a recording contract. He subsequently came to the attention of Cordell Jackson, founder of the independent Memphis imprint Moon Records. Jackson is recognized as the first woman to produce, engineer, arrange, and release music on her own rock and roll label.

Recordings

Three tracks from Wingate's Sun audition session — recorded under his birth name — were later issued on the Bear Family Records compilation. From 1963 onward he traveled the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Panama as an itinerant evangelist, accompanied at times by Florida musicians Billy and Tommy Brown. The song has additionally been covered by The Quakes, The Spanks, and Ross Johnson and Jeffrey Evans.

One of Wingate's rockabilly recordings was also covered by Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats, as referenced in contemporary family documentation. "She's the One That's Got It" appeared on a 1981 Moon Records compilation entitled :The 50's Rock on the Moon of Memphis, Tennessee".