Daevid Allen (born January 13, 1938, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia – died March 13, 2015, Australia) was an Australian poet, guitarist, singer, composer and performance artist. He was co-founder of the psychedelic rock groups Soft Machine (in the UK, 1966) and, with his former partner Gilli Smyth, Gong (in France, 1967). Father of Orlando Allen and artist.
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