James Lynn Allison

1912 - 1993  (81 years)

• Name	James Lynn Allison
  Birth	26 Sep 1912	La Porte, Black Hawk, Iowa
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Oct 1993	Elk Grove Village, Cook, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I39753	Scudder
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2011

  
  

  Father	Jesse L. Allison,   b. Aug 1871, Illinois d. 1941 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Anna Marie Halpin,   b. Abt 1877, Pennsylvania d. Aft 1930 (Age > 54 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1905
  Family ID	F14080	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Dana Campbell,   b. 1909   d. 1969 (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F14082	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Lucille Jane Fanolla,   b. 17 Aug 1920, Alliance, Ohio d. 24 Dec 2002, Elk Grove Village, Cook, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	30 Mar 1943
  Children	1. M.D. Allison   2. S.A. Allison   3. A.M. Allison
  Family ID	F14083	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Lynn was a saxaphone player and vocalist who played and sang with several of the most famous Big Bands of the 1940s. He was the first male vocalist to record Irving Berlin's "White Christmas," made famous by Bing Crosby. He was associated with the orchestras of Johnny "Scat" Davis, Gene Krupa, Wayne King, Boyd Raeburne and the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band. He was the lead of the Glenn Miller band's Crew Chief vocal group.

  
  

• Sources

  [S244] U.S. Social Security Death Index, SSN: 479-05-3920.