Ellen Marie Allen is the spouse of Bishop Rance Allen. He is the Gospel vocalist and originator of the Rance Allen Group who passed on October 31 at 71. Allen was regularly alluded to as "The Father of Contemporary Gospel Music." During his celebrated lifetime, Allen was the beneficiary of five Grammy Awards, once performed for President Barack Obama and recorded a tune with Snoop Dogg. 

Allen established the Rance Allen Group alongside his siblings, bass playing Steve and drummer Thomas, in their old neighborhood of Monroe, Michigan, in 1969. His official site portrays the gathering as attacking "the world with another contemporary and inventive gospel sound." 

Allen moved to Toledo, Ohio, in 1985 and was the minister of New Bethel Church of God, as indicated by the bio on the artist's legitimate site. 

Allen recorded the tune "Favored Me Again" with Snoop Dogg as a component of the rapper's 2018 gospel collection Bible of Love. Allen told the Toledo Blade in 2008 that he thought somebody was pulling a trick on him when the rapper previously connected with him. 

Allen said of performing with Snoop Dogg, "I've generally accepted that while I need the world to have Jesus. I must give them a touch of something that would prick their advantage." Allen additionally talked about his conviction that the Snoop Dogg coordinated effort would prompt his work being presented to a bigger crowd. Allen stated, "When Snoop says, 'Hello fellas, Jesus spares,' he will shake their universes." 

In February 2020, Allen was commended in Toledo as a feature of Black History Month, revealed ABC13 at that point. As a component of the festivals, a wing of Imagine Madison School of Arts in the city was named for Allen. 

Allen was cited as saying, "I've been singing more than 60 years and it's completely been taking everything into account a service. At that point to will be 71-years of age and somebody says we need to respect you, it made me need to get into my suit today. It's a brilliant thing and I'm appreciating all of it." 

Cleric Rance Allen is the Gospel artist and originator of the Rance Allen Group who passed on October 31 at 71. Allen was frequently alluded to as "The Father of Contemporary Gospel Music." During his celebrated lifetime, Allen was the beneficiary of five Grammy Awards, once performed for President Barack Obama and recorded a melody with Snoop Dogg.