Allen Collins

Quick Facts

Full Name	Allen Collins
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Jul 19, 1952(1952-07-19)
Age	72
Date Of Death	1990-01-23
Birthplace	Jacksonville
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Cancer

Allen Collins Biography

Allen Collins is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on July 19, 1952 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Guitarist, one of the founding members Lynyrd Skynyrd. He also wrote much of their music.

His group was a regular opening act for In their early days, his group used to open for Pete Townshend and The Who., The Who and other artists in their early years.

In 1970, Collins married Kathy Johns. All of his bandmates were in his wedding party, but Kathy worried that the band’s long haired appearance would disturb her parents. To solve this problem, she required all the band members to keep their hair under wigs at the wedding ceremony. The wedding reception was one of the first public performances of “Free Bird” complete with the trademark extended guitar jam at the end. Collins’s family grew with the birth of his daughter Amie, followed quickly by Allison. Collins was also fond of cars, and had a fairly extensive car collection, one of his favorites being a 1932 Plymouth coupe nicknamed “Dixie Blue”.

Collins and lead singer Ronnie Van Zant co-wrote many of the biggest Skynyrd hits, including “Free Bird”, “Gimme Three Steps”, and “That Smell”. The band received national success beginning in 1973 while opening for The Who on their Quadrophenia tour.

In 1970, he married Kathy Johns; his bandmates kept their long hairs under wigs so that they didn’t scare her parents.

Allen Collins Net Worth

Allen Collins is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Allen Collins 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He loved cars, and Saturday night was his favorite time to visit the Jacksonville Raceway.

Collins was also seriously injured in the plane crash that claimed three of his Lynyrd Skynyrd friends’ lives.

Larkin Allen Collins Jr. (July 19, 1952 – January 23, 1990) was one of the founding members and guitarists of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, and co- wrote many of the band’s songs with late frontman Ronnie Van Zant. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Who is Allen Collins Dating?

According to our records, Allen Collins married to Kathy Johns. As of December 1, 2023, Allen Collins’s is not dating anyone.

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Tragedy struck again just as the Rossington Collins Band was getting off the ground. In 1980, during the first days of the debut concert tour, Collins’s wife, Kathy, suddenly died of a hemorrhage during the miscarriage of their third child. This forced the tour’s cancellation. With the lingering effects of losing his friends in the plane crash, Kathy’s death devastated Collins.

Facts & Trivia

Allen Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Allen Collins celebrates birthday on July 19 of every year.

The Rossington-Collins Band disbanded in 1982. Collins continued to pursue music, starting the Allen Collins Band, which released one album, Here, There & Back in 1983. The six members were Skynyrd keyboardist Billy Powell and bassist Leon Wilkeson, along with lead singer Jimmy Dougherty, drummer Derek Hess, and guitarists Barry Lee Harwood and Randall Hall. In 1984, Collins tried to resurrect the band, hiring Jacksonville guitarist Mike Owings and bassist Andy Ward King. Later members included guitarist-vocalist Michael Ray FitzGerald and bassist “Filthy Phil” Price.

How was Allen Collins paralyzed?

The group split in 1982, and Collins formed the Allen Collins band. In 1986, Collins’ car ran off a road and crashed into a culvert, paralyzing him from the waist down and killing his girlfriend, Debra Jean Watts.

What happened to Alan Collins from Lynyrd Skynyrd?

Allen Collins, one of the original members of the rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd, died of pneumonia on Tuesday. He was 37 years old. Mr. Collins suffered respiratory failure, said Karen Bowling, a spokeswoman for Memorial Medical Center.

Was Allen Collins a good guitarist?

Of all the guitarists in the Southern rock pantheon, Allen Collins was far and away one of the best! Where Duane Allman was the crown prince of the slide guitar, Collins dominated when it came to crafting solos.

Who played the guitar solo on Free Bird?

Although this video hit the YouTubes a few years ago, we thought you’d enjoy hearing the isolated guitar-solo track from Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird.” The solo on the song—which was played by Allen Collins and Gary Rossington —comes it at Number 3 on Guitar World’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time.

Is Free Bird about death?

While the band occasionally dedicated the song to Allman during performances, “Free Bird” was actually written years before his death. The lyrics tell the story of a man leaving a woman because he cannot bring himself to settle down with her.