Star Tribune Obituary - Bruce Allen, 54, guitarist for the Suburbs

[Morning Dew]

The suave piano man and the maniacal guitarist were the frontmen. But floppy-haired guitarist Bruce Allen was the heart and rhythm machine of the Suburbs, one of the most creative and finest live Minnesota bands of the past 35 years.

Allen not only defined those rhythmic dance grooves that made the 'Burbs such a sensation in clubs and on college campuses in the 1970s and '80s, but he designed the band's iconic logo -- five generic men in a circle. Allen, 54, died Monday night surrounded by family and friends. He had undergone triple bypass surgery last year and numerous other complications, including severe kidney stones and symptoms of hemophilia.

Allen had been admitted to Hennepin County Medical Center last week with internal bleeding and organ failure. He was taken off life support around 7:30 p.m. Monday and died around 9 p.m.

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[glinda]

1. RIP

[trotsky]

2. Talented guy, talented group.

Great local band. Really helped get the Twin Cities on the map as a good place for music.