Albert Gene Collins, known as Albert Collins and the Ice Breakers (October 1, 1932 – November 24, 1993), was an American electric blues guitarist and singer with a distinctive guitar style. He was noted for his powerful playing and his use of altered tunings and a capo. His long association with the Fender Telecaster led to the title "The Master of the Telecaster". More about Albert Collins
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Collins was born in Leona, Texas, on October 1, 1932. He was introduced to the guitar at an early age by his cousin Lightnin' Hopkins, also a Leona resident, who played at family gatherings. The Collins family relocated to Marquez, Texas, in 1938 and to Houston in 1941, where he attended Jack Yates High School. Collins took piano lessons when he was young, but when his piano tutor was unavailable his cousin Willow Young would lend Albert his guitar and taught him the altered tuning that he used throughout his career. Collins tuned his guitar to an open F-minor chord (FCFA♭CF), with a capo at the 5th, 6th or 7th fret. At the age of sixteen, he decided to concentrate on learning the guitar after hearing "Boogie Chillen'" by John Lee Hooker.The most expensive item with a signature of Albert Collins (ALBERT COLLINS JOHN LEE HOOKER BUDDY MILES Poster SIGNED!) was sold in January 2022 for $249.99 while the cheapest item (Blues Musician Albert Collins Signed Photograph) found a new owner for $5.50 in March 2017. The month with the most items sold (2) was December 2023 with an average selling price of $84.00 for an autographed item of Albert Collins. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2022 with $249.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $12.49 was June 2019. In average, an autographed item from Albert Collins is worth $60.00.
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1984 - Albert Collins Autographed Austin Texas Albert King Blues Concert Poster | $141.00 | ||
Albert Collins autographed concert poster | $89.00 | ||
Albert Collins autographed gig poster | $60.00 | ||
Albert Collins autographed gig poster Adventures In Babysitting | $58.00 | ||
ALBERT COLLINS BAND (Blues) Signed Autograph Frostbite Album Vinyl LP by 3 JSA | $68.89 | ||
Albert Collins guitarist hand signed autograph photo b/w vintage | $27.00 | ||
Albert Collins Signed Antone's Austin Texas Concert Poster 1991 Blues 11x17 | $149.99 | ||
Albert Collins Signed Autograph Antone's Austin TX Concert Poster Blues 11x17 | $199.99 | ||
ALBERT COLLINS-AUTOGRAPH-SIGNED PROGRAM PHOTO | $38.99 | ||
Autographed Albert Collins Concert @ The Zoo Bar Ticket Stub | $89.00 |