Ray Collins (musician)

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Ray Collins (born November 19, 1936 - December 24, 2012 ) was an American singer who became known through his work with The Mothers of Invention .

Life

Ray Collins grew up in Pomona , California , the son of a police officer. He left high school to get married. He began his musical career as a singer in Doo Wop groups in the Los Angeles area , such as Little Julian Herrera & the Tigers , in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Collins wrote the song Memories of El Monte with Frank Zappa for the band The Penguins .

In 1964 he founded the group The Soul Giants with drummer Jimmy Carl Black , bassist Roy Estrada and Frank Zappa , which became the Mothers of Invention under Zappa's direction . Ray Collins was the lead singer on early Mothers of Invention albums such as Freak Out! , Absolutely Free and Cruising with Ruben & the Jets . He also contributed to other Zappa projects through the mid-1970s. Collins lived in Claremont, California until his death at the age of 76 . In 1992 he presented the compact cassette Love Songs under his own name .

Discography

With The Mothers Of Invention

With Frank Zappa

  • 1974: Apostrophe (')
  • 1991: Tis Reason To Be Jelly
  • 1992: You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5
  • 1996: Lost Episodes
  • 1998: Mystery Disc
  • 2004: Joe's Corsage
  • 2005: Joe's X'Masage
  • 2006: The MOFO Project / Object

With Geronimo Black

  • 1980: Welcome Back

With The Grandmothers

  • 1982: Lookin 'Up Granny's Dress
  • 1993: A Mother Of Anthology

solo

  • 1992: Love Songs

With Fraternity Of Man

  • 1995: X

With Jimmy Carl Black

  • 2010: Where's My Waitress?

Others

  • 2010: Paul Buff Presents The Pal And Original Sound Studio Archives, Vol.1
  • 2011: Paul Buff Presents The Pal And Original Sound Studio Archives: The Collection
  • 2012: Paul Buff Presents Highlights From The Pal And Original Sound Studio Archives

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d David Allen: Please greet Ray Collins, Claremont's own Mother . Inland Valley Daily Bulletin . May 30, 2009. Archived from the original on October 28, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 31, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dailybulletin.com
  2. ↑ Jay Warner: American Singing Groups: From 1940 to Today (2006), p. 275
  3. ↑ Nick Talevski: Knocking on Heaven's Door: Rock Obituaries , p. 742
  4. ↑ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118063951/
  5. ↑ Ray Collins at Discogs (English)
personal data
SURNAME Collins, Ray
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer
DATE OF BIRTH November 19, 1936
DATE OF DEATH December 24, 2012