Cause of death Cancer Occupation Jazz guitarist | Name John Collins | |
Full Name John Elbert Collins Born September 20, 1913 ( 1913-09-20 ) Montgomery, Alabama, United States Died October 4, 2001(2001-10-04) (aged 88)
Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
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John Elbert Collins (September 20, 1913 – October 4, 2001) was an American jazz guitarist who accompanied many swing era names from 1935 to 1950, including Art Tatum, Roy Eldridge, Billie Holiday, Buck Clayton, J.J. Johnson, Coleman Hawkins, Harry Carney, Teddy Wilson, Chubby Jackson, Shadow Wilson, and Lester Young. His longest association was with Nat King Cole, 1951-65. Collins played rhythm guitar and rarely soloed. He taught music in Los Angeles.
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He appears on the 1983 album Jackson, Johnson, Brown & Company with Milt Jackson on vibes, J. J. Johnson on trombone, Ray Brown on bass, Tom Ranier on piano, and Roy McCurdy on drums.
He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1993. Collins died of cancer on October 4, 2001 at the age of 88.
Irving ashby john collins shivers c christian
As leader
As sideman
With Nat King Cole
With Ruth Brown
With Illinois Jacquet
With Carmen McRae
With Billy Taylor