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Albert Collins (October 1, 1932 — November 24, 1993) was a blues guitarist, singer and musician. He had many nicknames, such as “The Ice Man”, “The Master of the Telecaster” and “The Razor Blade”.
Born in Leona, Texas, Collins was a distant relative of Lightnin’ Hopkins and grew up learning about music and playing guitar. His family moved to Houston, Texas when he was seven. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, he absorbed the blues sounds and styles from Texas, Mississippi and Chicago. His style would soon envelop these sounds.
He formed his first band in 1952 and two years later was the headliner at several blues clubs in Houston. By the late 1950s Collins began using Fender Telecasters. He later chose a “maple-cap” 1966 Custom Fender Telecaster with a Gibson PAF humbucker in the neck position and a 100 watt RMS silverfaced 1970s Fender Quad Reverb combo as his main equipment, and developed a unique sound featuring minor tunings, sustained notes and an “attack” fingerstyle. He also frequently used a capo on his guitar, particularly on the 5th, 7th, and 9th frets. He primarily favored an “open F-minor” tuning (low to high: F-C-F-Ab-C-F).
Collins began recording in 1960 and released singles, including many instrumentals such as the million selling “
Frosty”. In the spring of 1965 he moved to Kansas City, Missouri and made a name for himself.
Many of Kansas City’s recording studios had closed by the mid 1960s. Unable to record, Collins moved to California in 1967. He settled in San Francisco and played many of the venues popular with the counter-culture.
Born in Leona, Texas, Collins was a distant relative of Lightnin’ Hopkins and grew up learning about music and playing guitar. His family moved to Houston, Texas when he was seven. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, he absorbed the blues sounds and styles from Texas, Mississippi and Chicago. His style would soon envelop these sounds.
He formed his first band in 1952 and two years later was the headliner at several blues clubs in Houston. By the late 1950s Collins began using Fender Telecasters. He later chose a “maple-cap” 1966 Custom Fender Telecaster with a Gibson PAF humbucker in the neck position and a 100 watt RMS silverfaced 1970s Fender Quad Reverb combo as his main equipment, and developed a unique sound featuring minor tunings, sustained notes and an “attack” fingerstyle. He also frequently used a capo on his guitar, particularly on the 5th, 7th, and 9th frets. He primarily favored an “open F-minor” tuning (low to high: F-C-F-Ab-C-F).
Collins began recording in 1960 and released singles, including many instrumentals such as the million selling “
Frosty”. In the spring of 1965 he moved to Kansas City, Missouri and made a name for himself.Many of Kansas City’s recording studios had closed by the mid 1960s. Unable to record, Collins moved to California in 1967. He settled in San Francisco and played many of the venues popular with the counter-culture.
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Conversation With Collins
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I Ain't Drunk
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Iceman
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Too Tired
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Too Many Dirty Dishes
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The Hawk
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Blues For Gabe
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IiroKoo wrote:
The best guitar video in YouTube is this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxMYChh4ytQ&feature=related
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viejosol wrote:
lo mejor del blues supera a muchos grandes del blues
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bcwilliamson wrote:
great blues. you might want to check out B.C. Williamson, who is a fictional blues artist with an endlessly complicated backstory, spanning over 60 years. and now he has a 22-track compilation album coming out. "The Greatest Blues Singer Who Never Lived."
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thechasers wrote:
super.
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bcwilliamson wrote:
the master of the telecaster... great guitarist. some of you people might like to check out my music of a similar era... http://www.last.fm/music/B.C.+Williamson god bless
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odinsacolyte wrote:
And now days the white boys are all that is keeping the blues alive. Its a dang shame. Folks need to expose their kids to the good stuff.
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veroblues76 wrote:
he´s one of the gratest blues men.
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Larren4now wrote:
Albert " I don't use no damn pick " Collins !
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jdsurf202 wrote:
saw Mr. Collins on a double bill with Zappa in '69 These were the days before wifi Albert had a 100 ft or more guitar cord and he would play into the audience it was awesome Jimi Hendrix would always say you got do dig this guy and he was right one of the all time greats
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MJbluesman wrote:
How about the "iceman" He is so alive
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BluesRok wrote:
At the group Blues Artist of the Week, you can vote for up to 5 artist for the title each week, and play some great blues games! Hope to see you there!
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namnatulco wrote:
Frostbite is a genius album.
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Weslii wrote:
I love the song Ice Pick. Really amazing.
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EagleRockEnt wrote:
Albert Collins Live At Montreux is now available on DVD and CD from Eagle Rock Entertainment!!!
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Sidepipe wrote:
he died when i was 2 days old :(
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guitarguy33 wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Real+Deal+Blues
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philliplackey wrote:
The Ice Man Cometh!
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sangandongo wrote:
He hasn't had energy since '93.
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Human16 wrote:
This guy is full energy....:)
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