Ruthie Collins is an American singer/songwriter and recording artist based in

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Early life

Collins grew up on a grape farm in Fredonia, New York. She was raised on gospel music through her church, and she learned about classical music from her mother, a pianist and organist. She attended Berklee College of Music.

Career

In 2007, Collins formed the country duo Wild Honey with Victoria Gordon, and the two competed in the reality-competition show ''

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'' on CMT. Collins went on to pursue a solo career, signing with Curb Records in 2011 and releasing her debut self-titled EP in 2014. Her first full-length album ''Get Drunk and Cry'' was released in 2016 along with a short film. She released her album ''Cold Comfort'' on April 3, 2020, and toured to support the album in 2021. The expanded version of her most recent album, ''Cold Comfort +'', was released on January 7, 2022.

Discography

Albums

* ''Ruthie Collins EP'' (2014) * ''Get Drunk and Cry'' (2017) * ''Jam in the Van'' ''- Ruthie Collins (Live Session, Nashville, TN, 2019)'' (2020) * ''Cold Comfort'' (2020) * ''Cold Comfort +'' (2022)

Singles

* "Ramblin' Man" (2014) * "Dear Dolly" (2016) * "Get Drunk and Cry" (2017) * "Finally Here (Single from Longshot: Homecoming Original Soundtrack)" (2018) * "Joshua Tree" (2019) * "Dang Dallas" (2019) * "Cold Comfort" (2020) * "Bad Woman" (2020) * "Hypocrite" (2021) * "Dear Santa" (2021)

References

External links

Official website

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Ruthie 1984 births Living people American country singer-songwriters American women singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from New York (state) Singer-songwriters from Tennessee Curb Records artists