AWARDS
1985 - First Place - Blues & Jazz Competition; PRESERVATION JAZZ COMPANY, Raleigh, NC
1988 - Top Twenty - Louisiana Songwriters Competion
1997-1999 - voted best R&B band in Wilmington, NC
1999-2000 - Recieved the NC ARTS COUNCIL FELLOWSHIP IN MUSIC for SONGWRITING
2001 - Top 300 - MARS MUSIC SONGWRITING COMPETION
2006 - Voted Best Solo Artist, Wilmington, NC by Beat Magazine and Wammies
2006 - Best Local Performer & the Lifetime Achievement Wammy; Beat Magazine, Wilmington, NC
2006-2007 - appeared in commercials and two independent films, also filmed live DVD
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
1971 - Fillmore Records / CBS Recording artist; managed by Bill Graham (World's Greatest Rock Promoter)
1975 - Performed at dedication of Jockey's Ridge State Park - was instrumental in fundraising efforts
1986-1987 - Performed at New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest
2000 - Performed at relighting ceremony Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
2001 - Performed at rededication ceremony of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
2004-2005 - Headlined the "Slide Guitar Festival", Brevard, NC
2006 - Competed in THE INTERNATIONAL BLUES COMPETION, MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
MUSIC ARCHIVED:
Selections held in collection at: NC Dept. of Archives and History; NC Arts Council Archives; University of Mississippi Blues Archives; Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, NC.
TRAINING:
voice & guitar: William Collins (father), Lorraine Collins (grandmother)
INSTRUMENTS:
guitar, bass, slide guitar, drums, keyboards, harmonica, percussion, cittern, mandolin, Didley bow, washboard |