10 Facts About Rustee Allen

Rustee Allen was born on March 3,1951 and is an American musician best known as the bass guitar player for the influential funk band Sly and the Family Stone from 1972 to 1975.

Rustee Allen later joined a local band, and was assigned to play the bass parts on the bottom four strings of his guitar.

Larry Graham, the bass player for the Family Stone, was quoted as saying that if he ever left the group, he wanted Rustee Allen to replace him.

In 1972, Rustee Allen got his chance, and assumed the role of bass player in the Family Stone after Graham was forced out of the band.

Rustee Allen's recorded work with the Family Stone includes tracks from two LPs, Fresh and Small Talk, along with the track "Organize" from High on You.

Rustee Allen has played bass with a number of other artists, including George Clinton, Lenny Williams, The Temptations, and Lighthouse for the Blind.

Rustee Allen led his own group, the jazz fusion band Second Wind, from 1977 to 1978.

Rustee Allen is working on a solo CD entitled Simple Rules.

Rustee Allen had his solo debut at the Uptown NightClub, in Oakland, CA, on July 15,2018.

Rustee Allen appeared in the documentary On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone which was released in January 2017.