The Collins Kids
The Collins Kids was an American rockabilly duo. Although the two siblings Lorrie and Larry never had a real hit, they were extremely popular mid 1950s, which probably was due to her performances in the hit KFI Town Hall Party.
- 2.1 Singles
- 2.2 albums
Life
Childhood and beginnings
The siblings Lorrie ( born May 7, 1942) and Larry ( born October 4, 1944) Collins are from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lorrie took early part in talent competitions. Your first won in 1950, the Lorrie in 1952 along with her mother led to California. The following year, the Collins family then moved to California. At this time, her brother Larry started to take part in such competitions. Christmas 1952 he had a guitar get paid, which he mastered soon.
Career
In 1953 they were already regularly in the squeakin ' Deacon talent show to hear. After the duo in 1954 took part in another competition, this time organized by the Town Hall Party, they were posted by the management of the show for some performances. During these appearances Larry learned the guitar virtuoso Joe Maphis know who gave him further instruction in guitar playing. By Maphis Larry received a " Double-Neck Guitar ", a guitar with two necks Maphis played also. Johnny Bond suggested the duo then on to Don Law, an employee of Columbia Records.
Columbia took Larry and Lorrie in July 1955 under contract. In October, they were accompanied by Columbia musicians such as Joe Maphis from their first session, from their single Hush Money / Beetle Bug Bop was created, which was released in November 1955. At this time the two were only eleven and thirteen years old. Overall, they played until 1962 for a Columbia 14 sessions. Make Him Behave / Rockaway even managed to place three of the most successful country plates Columbia in June 1956. Meanwhile they had become steady members of the Town Hall Party and were considered the most popular artists in the show, more popular than Johnny Cash, Gene Vincent, Skeets McDonald or Bob Luman.
1959 Lorrie had already married and two years later she had her first child, what the final end of Collins Kids meant. The time of rockabilly and country shows had already gone in the late 1950s to the end and also the great age of Collins Kid was over.
Larry continued his career initially continued, but then retired from the music business and went on his second passion, after a round of golf, in which he won several major awards. In 1993, the Collins Kids got together again and come back together since then on. They also undertook tours to Europe. Because of their service to the rockabilly genre, the Collins Kids were included in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Discography
Singles
- The Cuckoo rock
- Hot Rod
- I Wish
- Shortening Bread rock
- Soda Poppin 'Around
- There'll Be Some Changes Made