Artist
Albert Collins
Albert Collins is a blues artist from Leona, Texas, USA formed in 1952. 17 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Blues · Leona, Texas, USA · Best blues albums
- 17
- Releases
- 1965–1999
- Active years
- 1952
- Formed
Artist
Albert Collins is a blues artist from Leona, Texas, USA formed in 1952. 17 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Blues · Leona, Texas, USA · Best blues albums
Most popular
Iceman
1991
Truckin' With Albert Collins
1969
The Complete Imperial Recordings
1991
Love Can Be Found Anywhere (Even In A Guitar) Trash Talkin'
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The Ice Axe Cometh: The Collection 1978-86
1999
Live '92 / '93
1995
Collins Mix
1993
Jump the Blues Away
1989
Cold Snap
1986
Frostbite
1980
Albert Collins & Barrelhouse Live
1979
Ice Pickin'
1978
There's Gotta Be a Change
1971
The Compleat Albert Collins
1970
Trash Talkin'
1969
Love Can Be Found Anywhere (Even in a Guitar)
1968
The Cool Sound of Albert Collins
1965
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…