R.I.P. : Roy Acuff's Band Member Charlie Collins Passes Away

Saturday, January 14, 2012
Posted by That Nashville Sound at 10:08 AM



A county music instrumentalist icon has passed away. Legendary fiddler, guitarist and mandolinist Charlie
Collins passed away on Thursday night.

According to family and friends, 78-year-old Collins suffered a stroke on Sunday and passed away late
Thursday night. While many may not instantly recognize his name, Collins was a Nashville fixture for
decades. He played guitar in Roy Acuff's band, The Smoky Mountain Boys, for more than 25 years. After
leaving the Boys he joined with band-mate Bashful Brother Oswald and played around Nashville. The two
became some of the most popular performers at The Grand Ole Opry.

After Brother Oswald's death in October 2002, Collins continued to perform as part of the Grand Ole
Opry Square Dance Band. In fact Charlie Collins graced the Opry stage every weekend including the last
Saturday before his death.



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ROY ACUFF avait demande a CHARLIE de l'accompagner en tant que guitariste sur ses enregistrements en 1969 et 1970

ils avaient enregistre 20 titres chez ACUFF ROSE

CHARLIE avait rejoint le groupe avec son ami LARRY MC NELLY en juillet 1967 lil etait reconnu parles anciens membresl'un des meilleurs guitaristes il jouait de la mandoline et du violon

quand l'OPRYLAND a ouvert ses portes en 1972 ROY lui a trouve du travail dans le park

archives joe

Merci pour les infos, Joe !

En faite, il est arrivé plus dans les années 60

exact les infos que j'ai donnees viennent du livre

ROY ACUFF THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN BOY

d'ELISABETH SCHLAPPI (Slappy en americain ) livre que j'avais deja mentionne sur le forum

joe