Larry Collins (born Lawrence Collins; October 4 1944) is an American Guitarist, best known for a variety of things including, being a part of

The Collins Kids The Collins Kids were an American rockabilly duo featuring Lawrencine "Lorrie" Collins (May 7, 1942 – August 4, 2018) and her younger brother Lawrence "Larry" Collins (born October 4, 1944). Their hits in the 1950s as youngsters, such as "Hop ...

duo with his sister Lorrie, being mentored by

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, and for his fast and energetic playing. When the Collins Kids split up in the 1960s, Collins continued to perform as a solo artist, and most notably co-wrote the 1972 hit "

Delta Dawn "Delta Dawn" is a song written by musician Larry Collins and country songwriter Alex Harvey (country musician), Alex Harvey. The first notable recording of the song was in 1971 by American singer and actress Bette Middler, Bette Midler for her ...

Career

Larry was a member of The Collins Kids, with his sister Lorrie (1942-2018). Their hits in the 1950s, included "Hop, Skip and Jump", "Beetle Bug Bop" and "Hoy Hoy". The Collins Kids became regular performers on ''

Town Hall Party ''Town Hall Party'' was an American country music program, firstly broadcast on radio and then television The first radio broadcast was in Autumn 1951 by stations KXLA-AM in Pasadena, California and KFI-AM in Los Angeles, California The televis ...

'' in 1954 and on the syndicated for television version of the show, Tex Ritter's ''Ranch Party'', which ran from 1957 to 1959. Larry and country star Joe Mathis (a mentor for Collins) recorded an album together for Columbia Records, titled Fire On The Strings, released in 1957. The Collins siblings continued to perform together in the mid-1960s before splitting up. The duo reunited for a rockabilly revival concert in England in 1993 and performed together until Lorrie's death in 2018. When he was not apart of The Collins Kids, Larry went on to write and produce hits for many well known country music stars, and is most notable for co-writing the 1972 hit "

". Collins has continued to perform as a solo artist.

Equipment

Collins is known for playing a double-neck

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guitar like his mentor,

, a guitar he still performs with today.

References

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