Albert Collins album cover

Albert Collins (October 1, 1932 – November 24, 1993) was a blues guitarist, singer and musician. He had many nicknames from fans, such as "The Ice Man" and "The Master of the Telecaster". Albert John Collins (born Sheerness, 16 January 1899, died Gillingham, 1 December 1969) was an English football (soccer) player who played professionally for clubs including Millwall and Gillingham. ... Cover of Albert Collins record album, uploaded by Gerald Zuckier. ... Cover of Albert Collins record album, uploaded by Gerald Zuckier. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... “Blues music” redirects here. ... the very definition of a guitarist is cody allen and taylor hines because of there un ending guitar skills and awsomnes. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ...

Career

Born in Leona, Texas, Collins was a distant relative of Lightnin' Hopkins and grew up learning about music and playing guitar. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, he absorbed the blues sounds and styles from Texas, Mississippi and Chicago. His style would soon envelop these sounds. Leona is a city located in Leon County, Texas. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ...

He formed his first band in 1952 and two years later was the headliner at several blues clubs in Houston, Texas. By the late 1950s Albert 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, many instrumentals such as "Frosty". In the spring of 1965 he moved to Kansas City and made a name for himself. Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Houston” redirects here. ... The Fender Telecaster, also known as a Tele, is a typically dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar made by Fender. ... The Fender Telecaster, also known as a Tele, is a typically dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar made by Fender. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... P.A.F. or just PAF is a famous first in the world humbucker guitar pickup, invented by Seth Lover in 1955 as an engineer for Gibson and started to be used in mass production guitars in about 1956 or 1957. ... Traditional humbucker pickup, uncovered A conventional humbucker (or Humbucking pickup) is a type of electric guitar pickup that uses two coils, both generating string signal. ... Fender Silverface amplifiers were built between 1967 and 1981. ... A capo (short for capotasto, Italian for head of fretboard) is a device used for shortening the strings, and hence raising the pitch, of a stringed instrument such as a guitar, mandolin or banjo. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ...

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. After playing a gig with Canned Heat, members of this band introduced him to Liberty Records. Collins was signed and released his first LP album on Imperial Records, a sister label, in 1968. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Canned Heat is a blues-rock/boogie band that formed in Los Angeles in 1965. ... Liberty Records was a United States-based record label. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Imperial Records has been the name of at least three different record labels of the 20th century. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Collins remained in California for another five years, and was popular on double-billed shows at the Fillmore and the Winterland. Collins moved back to Texas in 1973 and formed a new band. He was signed to Alligator Records in 1978 and recorded and released Ice Pickin'. He would record seven more albums with the label, before being signed to Pointblank Records in 1990. The name Fillmore may refer to: Millard Fillmore, the thirteenth President of the United States. ... Winterland was a San Francisco music venue, booked by Bill Graham, and famous for such events as The Last Waltz, countless Grateful Dead shows, Jimi Hendrix, and the final appearance of the Sex Pistols. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Alligator Records is a Chicago-based independent blues record label founded by Bruce Iglauer in 1971. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Collins toured the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan. He was becoming a popular blues musician and was an influence for Coco Montoya, Robert Cray, Gary Moore, Debbie Davies, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jonny Lang, Susan Tedeschi, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, John Mayer and Frank Zappa. The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Coco Montoya (b. ... Robert Cray (foreground) Robert Cray (born 1 August 1953, in Columbus, Georgia) is a blues musician, guitarist and singer. ... For the former TV host, see Garry Moore. ... Debbie Davies (b. ... Stephen Stevie Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990), born in Dallas, Texas, was an American blues guitarist. ... Jonny Lang (born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr. ... Susan Tedeschi (pronounced te-DES-ki) (November 9, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American blues and soul artist. ... Kenny Wayne Shepherd or KWS (Kenny Wayne Brobst, Jr) (musician) (June 12, 1977-) is an American Blues musician. ... For other uses, see John Mayer (disambiguation). ... Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ...

His genius was acknowledged by the music world in 1983, when he won the W. C. Handy Award for his album Don't Lose Your Cool, which won the award for best blues album of the year. In 1985, he shared a Grammy for the album Showdown!, which he recorded with Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland. In 1987, John Zorn enlisted him to play lead guitar in a suite he'd composed especially for him, entitled "Two-Lane Highway," on Zorn's album Spillane. Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... The W. C. Handy Awards (also called The Handys) were presented annually in Memphis, Tennessee, by the Blues Foundation to recognize the best blues music recordings and performances of the previous year. ... This article is about the year. ... The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album has been awarded since 1983. ... Robert Cray (foreground) Robert Cray (born 1 August 1953, in Columbus, Georgia) is a blues musician, guitarist and singer. ... Album cover Johnny Copeland (b. ... John Zorn (born September 2, 1953 in Queens, USA) is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. ... Spillane is a family name derived from the Irish (Gaelic) surname O Spealain or O Spolain. ...

After falling ill at a show in Switzerland in late July, 1993, he was diagnosed in mid August with lung cancer which had metastasized to his liver, with an expected survival time of four months. Parts of his last album, Live '92/'93,were recorded at shows that September; he died shortly afterwards, in November. Lung cancer is the malignant transformation and expansion of lung tissue, and is the most lethal of all cancers worldwide, responsible for 1. ... Metastasis (Greek: change of the state) is the spread of cancer from its primary site to other places in the body. ... The liver is an organ present in vertebrates and some other animals. ...

Albert will be remembered not only for the quantity of quality blues music that he put out throughout his career that has inspired so many other blues musicians, but also for his legendary live performances, where he would frequently come down from the stage and mingle with the audience whilst still playing. A good example of his strong stage presence can be seen in Adventures in Babysitting. Another instance of this, at Antones, involved Albert leaving the building, still plugged in and playing. A few minutes later when he was back on stage, a pizza guy came in and gave him the pizza he had just ordered when he left the building - he had gone to the take away opposite and ordered while he was still playing. Albert's music still continues to inspire guitarists today. Adventures in Babysitting is a 1987 film written by David Simkins and directed by Chris Columbus and starring Elisabeth Shue, Bradley Whitford, Maia Brewton, Anthony Rapp, Penelope Ann Miller, and Keith Coogan. ... For other uses, see Pizza (disambiguation). ...

Fender Albert Collins Signature Telecaster

The Fender Custom Shop created an accurate replica of the "Ice Man"'s namesake '66 Custom Telecaster in 1990. This screamer features a double-bound swamp ash body, a custom-shaped maple neck with a separate laminated maple fingerboard with 21 vintage frets, a custom-wound Seymour Duncan '59 humbucker in the neck position and a Fender Texas Special Tele single-coil in the bridge. The Fender Custom Shop is a division of Fender Musical Instruments, and housed within their headquarters complex in Corona, Riverside County, California. ... Seymour Duncan is a company that is most famous for manufacturing of guitar pickups, and currently has a line of effects pedals. ... Traditional humbucker pickup, uncovered A conventional humbucker (or Humbucking pickup) is a type of electric guitar pickup that uses two coils, both generating string signal. ...

Discography

Singles

• "Freeze"/"Collins' Shuffle" (Kangaroo KA-103/104)
• "Lonely Heart"/"True Love" (Great Scott 1008)
• "Soulroad"/"I don't Know" (Tracie 2003)
• "Defrost"/"Albert's Alley" (Hall-Way 1795)
• "Sippin' Soda"/"Homesick" (Hall-Way 1831)
• "Frosty"/"Tremble" (Hall 1920)
• "Thaw-out"/"Backstroke" (Hall 1925)
• "Sno-cone part I"/"Sno-cone part II" (TCF Hall 104)
• "Dyin' Flu"/"Hot 'n cold" (TCF Hall 116)
• "Don't lose your Cool"/"Frostbite" (TCF Hall 127)
• "Cookin' Catfish"/"Taking my Time" (20th Century 45-6708)
• "Ain't got Time"/"Got a good thing Goin'" (Imperial 66351)
• "Do the Sissy"/"Turnin' On" (Imperial 66391)
• "Conversation with Collins"/"And then it started Raining" (Imperial 66412)
• "Coon 'n Collards"/"Do what you want to Do" (Liberty 56184)
• "Frog Jumpin'"/"Get your business Straight" (Tumbleweed 1002)
• "Eight days on the Road"/"Stickin'" (Tumbleweed 1007)
• "Blues for Stevie"/"Guitars that Rule the World" (1994)

Albums

• 1965 The Cool Sounds of Albert Collins (TCF Hall 8002) - compilation
• 1968 Love Can Be Found Anywhere (even In A guitar) (Imperial LP-12428)
• 1969 Truckin' With Albert Collins (Blue Thumb BTS-8) - re-release of The Cool Sounds of Albert Collins
• 1969 Trash Talkin' (Imperial LP-12438)
• 1970 The Compleat Albert Collins (Imperial LP-12449)
• 1971 There's Gotta Be A Change (Tumbleweed 103)
• 1971 Alive & cool (Red Lightnin' 004) - bootleg
• 1978 Ice Pickin' (Alligator 4713)
• 1979 Albert Collins and Barrelhouse live (Munich 225)
• 1980 Frostbite (Alligator 4719)
• 1981 Frozen Alive (Alligator 4725)
• 1983 Don't Lose Your Cool (Alligator 4730)
• 1984 Live In Japan (Alligator 4733)
• 1985 Showdown (Alligator 4743) - with Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland
• 1986 Cold Snap (Alligator 4752)
• 1991 Iceman (Pointblank VPBCD 3)
• 1993 Collin Mix: His Best (Pointblank 39097) - no compilation!
• 1995 Live '92/'93 (Pointblank 40658)
• 2000 Live At The Fillmore West (Catfish 156)
• 2005 The Iceman At Mount Fuji (Fuel2000 061457)

Ice pickin is a blues album released in 1978 by the blues man Albert Collins. ... Robert Cray (foreground) Robert Cray (born 1 August 1953, in Columbus, Georgia) is a blues musician, guitarist and singer. ... Album cover Johnny Copeland (b. ...

Videography

• 2003 The Iceman At Mount Fuji (Varese 061299)
• 2003 In concert: Ohne Filter (Music Video Distributors 6526)
• 2005 Albert Collins: Warner Bros. Classics (Warner Brothers 9086390)

Films

• 1987 Adventures in Babysitting (as himself, uncredited) He plays and sings backup on "Babysitting Blues."

External links

• Albert Collins: The Ice Man Cometh
• Albert Collins
• Albert Collins Includes reviews of many of his albums
• Fender Players Club - Albert Collins
• imdb:Adventures in Babysitting
• Albert Collins at MusicBrainz