Allen Collins

Allen Collins
Collins in 1975
Background information
Birth nameLarkin Allen Collins Jr.
Born(1952-07-19)July 19, 1952
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
DiedJanuary 23, 1990(1990-01-23) (aged 37)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Genres
OccupationGuitarist
Years active1964–1990
Formerly of
Spouse
Kathy Johns
(m. 1970; died 1980)

Larkin Allen Collins Jr. (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.