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Richard Collins
Gear
OMI Dobro, Rose Model; Omi Dobro, Palm Tree Model; 10 Self constructed Jumbo Hollow Bodies, solo hummbuckers...Fender 15r amp
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Take Five With Richard Collins
by AAJ Staff
Meet Richard Collins: Richard Collins is a totally unknown street performer who began his career in New Orleans in the mid-1960s and is still performing everyday in Portland, Oregon. He celebrates 50 years of guitar this year, 2009. Recently, he has released 21 albums on Redeye Records. Instrument(s):Dobro guitar.Teachers and/or influences?Babe Stovall. I knew I wanted to be a musician when... When I first saw how the women looked at ...
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Guitar, acoustic
Willing to teach
Advanced only
Credentials/Background
Ph.D., 50 years of playing and teaching; fluent in American Literary Braille/
Music
Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson