John Elbert Collins (September 20, 1913 – October 4, 2001) was an American jazz guitarist who accompanied many swing era names from 1935 to 1950, including Art Tatum, Roy Eldridge, Billie Holiday, Buck Clayton, J.J. Johnson, Coleman Hawkins, Harry Carney, Teddy Wilson, Chubby Jackson, Shadow Wilson and Lester Young. His longest association was with Nat King Cole, 1951-1965. Known for his rhythm work, he soloed infrequently. Collins later taught music in the Los Angeles area.
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John Collins has had 3 concerts.
John Collins is most often considered to be Rock and Ghana.
The last John Collins concert was on May 27, 2024 at Hart Plaza in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The bands that performed were: Fatboy Slim / Horse Meat Disco / Armanni Reign / Azzecca / Boys Noize / VTSS / Bruce Bailey / Chris Lake / DBridge / Dee Diggs / DJ Minx / DJ Tennis / Gerd Janson / Goldie / Gorgon City / Hiroko Yamamura / Honey Dijon / Indira Paganotto / Jaguar / John Collins / LTJ Bukem / Martyn / Patrick Mason / Patrick Russell / Seth Troxler / Skin On Skin / Something Blue / Special Request / Tama Sumo / Lakuti / Terrence Parker / Solomun / Channel Tres / Skreem / James Blake / Milan Ariel / LP Giobbi / Paranoid London / Ludacris / Fatima Hajji / British Murder Boys.
