Concert: Ray “Apollo” Allen and the Apollo One Band

On Wednesday, June 17, at 7 p.m., Ray “Apollo “Allen will perform. Ray “Apollo “ is a powerhouse songwrit-
er, composer, and performer who masters the music genres of blues, R&B, and gospel. Ray “Apollo” Formerly of the Apollo Brothers, a group Allen formed with his brother Butch and friend Jackie Love in the 1960s. Allen went solo in 1985. He has shared the stage with legends such as The Drifters, Sam & Dave, Chuck Brown, and Motown’s The Funk Brothers, and performed at The Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap, Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and Constitution Hall.