Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: FRIDAY, November 26, 1993 TAG: 9311260060 SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: Associated Press DATELINE: LAS VEGAS LENGTH: Short
One of the first blues stars to appeal to a rock 'n' roll audience, he died at his Las Vegas home after three days in a coma, said Bruce Iglauer of Alligator Records. Blues legend B.B. King was among those who went to his bedside Tuesday, Iglauer said.
Born Oct. 1, 1932, in Leona, Texas, Collins learned piano at school in Houston. But he also learned guitar from his cousin Lightnin' Hopkins, who taught him to tune it in a minor key.
Collins was credited by the late, legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix in a 1962 interview with being one of his primary influences in music.
"There's one cat I'm still trying to get across to people. His name is Albert Collins. He's buried in a road band somewhere. He's good. Really good," Hendrix said.
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