Charles E. Allen (May 1, 1942 – May 7, 1990) was one of the founding members of blues and rock outfit Pacific Gas & Electric and the vocalist for the group.
By 1968, the group consisted of Charlie Allen, Frank Cook, Tom Marshall, Brent Block, and guitarist Glenn Schwartz.
that he co-wrote with John Hill which besides being a hit for Pacific Gas & Electric has been covered by The Staple Singers,[1] and DeGarmo and Key.
They also appeared in, and contributed music to the Otto Preminger directed film Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon starring Liza Minnelli, James Coco and Fred Williamson in an early role.
On their third album, self-titled, he wrote "Bluesbuster", "Miss Lucy", "My Women" with Tom Marshall, and along with John Hill "Death Row #172".