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Allen Collins Band

Allen Collins Band was a spin off of the Rossington Collins Band. It exisited through 1983-84 and was formed shortly after the dissolution of RCB

Allen Collins Band

Origin

Jacksonville, Florida, US

Genres

Southern Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock

Years Active

1983-1984

Labels

MCA Records

A.K.A.

Horsepower (Original Name)

Members

Allen Collins, Randall Hall, Barry Lee Harwood, Leon Wilkeson, Jimmy Dougherty, Billy Powell, Derek Hess



Allen Collins named the band Horsepower originally but executives at MCA wanted the name to make the band stand out so it was called "The Allen Collins Band".


Members

Most members from RCB carried over to ACB except Gary Rossington and Dale Krantz who had just married and wanted to drop out of the music buissness to raise a family.

Allen Collins-Guitar

Randall Hall-Guitar
First Album with Original Name
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Barry Lee Harwood-Guitar

Leon Wilkeson-Bass

Jimmy Dougherty-Vocals

Billy Powell-Piano

Derek Hess-Drums


Discography

Here, There, and Back (MCA 1983)


Here, There & Back re-released by ROLL FOR ROCK / LAAC Publising 11-2007


Live Recordings

"Live at the Lone Star Cafe" November 7, 1983

  • This is the only known live recording of the band.
  • Intermingled with the setlist are a few Lynyrd Skynyrd covers, with the set culminating in what is the final recorded version of Freebird with Allen Collins.

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