Allen Collins
Birthday
1952/07/19
Day of death
1990/01/23 (37 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Also know as
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Biography
Allen Collins joined Skynyrd in Jacksonville, Florida just two weeks after Ronnie Van Zant and Gary Rossington, along with Bob Burns and Larry Junstrom. So came the birth of Lynyrd Skynyrd in the summer of 1964. Allen Collins and lead singer Ronnie Van Zant co-wrote many of the biggest Skynyrd hits, including "Free Bird", "Gimme Three Steps", and "That Smell". The band received national success beginning in 1973 while opening for The Who on their Quadrophenia tour. In 1970, Allen married Kathy J...Read more
Acting
(1996) Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird, The Movie & Tribute Tour
as Himself
(1975) Lynyrd Skynyrd: The Old Grey Whistle Test
as Himself
(1975) Lynyrd Skynyrd : Live at Winterland 1975
as himself
(1976) Lynyrd Skynyrd: Live at Winterland 1976
as himself
(2018) If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd
as Himself
(1962) Big Deal in Laredo
as Jason Crawford
(2021) Lynyrd Skynyrd: Live at Knebworth '76
as Self