Daevid Allen

Daevid Allen
Allen performing with Gong at The Zappa Club in Tel Aviv, 2009
Allen performing with Gong at The Zappa Club in Tel Aviv, 2009
Background information
Birth nameChristopher David Allen
Also known as
  • Divided Alien
  • Bert Camembert
  • Dingo Virgin
  • Ja Am
Born(1938-01-13)13 January 1938
Melbourne, Australia
Died13 March 2015(2015-03-13) (aged 77)
Australia
Genres
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
  • bass
Years active1960–2015
Formerly of
Websitedaevidallen.com

Christopher David "Daevid" Allen (13 January 1938 – 13 March 2015) was an Australian musician. He was co-founder of the psychedelic rock groups Soft Machine (in the UK, 1966) and Gong (in France, 1967).[1][2][3]

  1. ^ McFarlane, 1999, "'Daevid Allen' entry". Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 26 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Domain Names Australia". Whiteroom.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. ^ Allen, Daevid. Gong Dreaming 1 (SAF Publishing) ISBN 0-946719-82-9