Pete Thomas’s terrific website Taming the Saxophone has a page dedicated to the masters of Rhythm and Blues saxophone, with bios and clips.
He writes:
These biographies, photos and sound clips include all the influential rhythm and blues saxophone players of the 40s and 50s. Some of these are jazz players who contributed significantly to the development of blues saxophone, others are hardcore bar walking “screamers and honkers.”
It’s a great resource. Well worth checking out. One of the players mentioned is Lee Allen (1926-1994)
Lee’s playing epitomizes New Orleans Rock & Roll, he was a member of the famous Cosimo’s studio “house band” . . . and so played the seminal solos on the early hits by Little Richard, plus countless other stars of the time: Fats Domino, Etta James etc.
The AllMusic bio, written by Bruce Eder, notes that Lee Allen did have a fair bit of success as a session musician and sideman but never really got much recognition under his own name, with one exception.
The AllMusic entry continues:
In 1958, Allen recorded a bouncy, rocking instrumental that he’d devised while on the road with Domino, using the title “Walkin’ With Mr. Lee” — it was picked up by Dick Clark, who used it many times on American Bandstand, and ended up riding the middle level of the national charts for three months that year, peaking at number 54 but selling well enough over that time to work its way into a lot of households…which made his reputation.
Great tune. Great sound. Given that the song was a minor hit due to its association with American Bandstand, here is a clip of the show featuring the song.