Allen Collins

Allen Collins
Background information
Birth name	Larkin Allen Collins, Jr.
Born	(1952-07-19)July 19, 1952 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Died	January 23, 1990(1990-01-23) (aged 37) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Southern rock blues rock country rock hard rock[1]
Occupation	Guitarist
Years active	1964 (1964)–1977 (1977) 1979 1987 (1987)–1990 (1990)
Formerly of	Lynyrd Skynyrd Rossington Collins Band Allen Collins Band
Spouse	Kathy Johns ​ ​ (m. 1970; died 1980)​

Larkin Allen Collins Jr.^[2][3] (July 19, 1952 – January 23, 1990) was an American guitarist, and one of the founding members of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He co-wrote many of the band's songs with frontman and original lead singer Ronnie Van Zant.