Yeah his story of bad luck and tragedy is all wrong and after learning it all and the facts of the lead up of even getting on that plane leaves me questioning life itself the whys and hows..
Barely survived a plan crash, watched his friends die, his wife died due to pregnancy issues in the 80s... They say he dove into the bottle and never came out in a way to deal with it all. Then had a car wreck with his fiance which killed her and got him a manslaughter charge and paralyzed for the rest of his life. RIP to one of my favorite guitarist.
Ive seen Allen live with the band twice. He was the cheerleader, the wild one and the reason I learned to play guitar. In my opinion, he was the rawest, most talented player that I have ever seen. If alive today, he'd be a legend. When I was in Jacksonville, I went to his old home....a mansion! I was haunted as I stopped in every room to think. I saw his recording studio, the pool, the garage for his cars, the pond in the back, and I just thought to myself how honored I am to be here, remembering my hero, Allen Collins. The most under rated player and also under rated within the band. Yes, Ronnie was great, but Allen deserves much more publicity. That Free Bird solo? He left a legacy as having played one of the greatest solos of alltime! RIP, AC.
I truly think that Allen Collins, was one of the Greatest Guitarist. That has ever picked up a guitar!! He played with the Greatest Band ever, Lynyrd Skynyrd!! You all are Freebirds now!! RIP, to all in The Skynyrd Family, who are gone. But will be never forgotten!!!
I have much respect for Gary Rossington ,he mentions Allen, Ronnie ,and Steve nearly every time he does an interview. He says that he is still trying to live the dream they all had, to keep there names and reputation honored. Thank You Mr Rossington, Brother Gary from Tennessee
He stood at the top of the mountain and took too many tumbles down. A well known guitarist that just had way too much bad stuff happen in his short life. Losing his friends in a crash he survived, being injured, losing his wife that was so dear to him, the drunk crash was on him, but losing his girlfriend in said crash & his ability to walk AND play guitar was more than any man can bear. I’ve read he was struggling with health issues until he passed. He wrote some amazing music we are still enjoying 3+ decades later. I hope he is RIP with his beautiful wife. He was a legend. 😢
Very succinctly put Diane. It just seems as if some humans are cursed with bad luck, choices, tragedies, etc.. Allen was one of those individuals. Every time he tried to stand up on the canvas after being knocked down, something hit him again. Heartbreaking.
@@rubicon-oh9km it is. One of the guys said in an interview that the one thing he had was his ability to play guitar & when he lost that, he lost his will to live.
I heard that when Ronnie and Gary heard that Allen was a guitar player they tried to catch up to him on his bicycle, and he was trying like hell to get away because he thought they wanted to beat him up.....lol.
Absolutely breaks my heart For such a great person to go through such heartbreak... Rest in Peace Brother watching you in videos is one of lifes simple pleasures... Thanks for being your wonderful self
I knew Alan and Leon and Billy pretty well work with them on the Allen columns band tour it was sad to see Alan falling apart I remember the day of the car accident and I am breaking down in tears thinking about the day it happened he just did not have enough time to grieve over the loss of his wife all he new was to keep on going 100 miles an hour that was Alan truly a great guitar legend I don’t know what else to say but I miss him and he was so underrated he would blow Ricky Medlock off the stage any day not taking anything away from Ricky‘s guitar playing but Alan was just so special truly just a phenomenal never had a lesson God given talent I wish she was still here
Allen had a mind and sound people would give anything to have! His lead writing was the best I have ever heard! Free Bird is a lead guitar masterpiece! And to see Allen play the whole second part by himself is a treat to see! My guitar world crashed when he died. He was my guitar Hero! He was the only guitar Hero I have ever had! He truley had a magic volume knob! lol. He could do more with it than most could play even!
It's sobering to see Allen here, I saw Skynyrd live in '77 a few months before the accident and I remember Allen running around the stage like a wildman, playing guitar. RIP, Lynyrd Skynyrd.
well in some cases you make your own luck...can't drive drunk....got "one" myself. I love Allen and all of the the Skynyrd family. I was lucky enough to record two demos with Ed King years ago. The band is the biggest influence on me as a musician....the songwriting...the playing. They flamed-out way too early.
they're not online anywhere. I actually have to get in touch with the co-writer who was my customer and he brought Ed in to do two songs they'd written....this was back in '99. I had an early cd burner at the time and my master has errors on it now as the burn-in didn't last. If I can get clean copies I'll upload them on my page and let you know about it.
Allen was a great guitarist. His amazing jam solo on Free Bird will always be revered as one of rock music’s greatest moments. To this day it’s probably the only extended solo played of FM radio. A part of him lives on each time the song is played. Same with Ronnie and his voice!
Of All Ive seen Allen is the best! All of Lynyrd Skynyrd is the Best! We will never see another Bass Player like Leon nor a Rock Pianist like Billy Powell! They will never be topped! They was THE SOUNDS OF THE SOUTH
I met.him in 1975. They say he was 6"3", but he seemed even taller! I had to leam my head back to look him in the eyes. He had a red t shirt on, with white bell bottoma. Over that he had this long white lab coat which even made him look taller! We exchanged some small talk, and i could tell he was a gentle soul. Even though he had a beauriful smile, i sensed he had some sort of depression that he had been going through and that he tried to hide from others. And he also had this dark haze that seemed to surround him. This was before his wife's death. I remember being very concerned for him, but no one i talked to seemed to be aware of what the problem with him might be.
I love this band and all of its many parts.I was 11 years old when the plane crashed.I can't say enough of how I have been inspired by them.Im 54 now and love many forms of music but Skynyrd will always be the best and no one even comes close.Thank you for your testimony,Jolene.Free Birds forever.
I know that his parents divorced at a time when boomer parents didn't do that much at all, and I vaguely remember something about there being an estrangement between Allen and his father. Who knows what really went on in his family while growing up that affected him for life.
Sometimes when you're tall and gentle as a kid, others who want to make a name for themselves to look macho will pick on or fight these kids because they know they won't fight back. We've all read how Ronnie was driving around looking for him to play guitar and Larkin Collins ran up a tree because he thought bully Ronnie at 17 was gonna pick a fight w him. Probably like other kids did.
@@davidmalone3317 Sounds familiar to me. Heard Skynyrd first time when 14 years old and though had been really hooked in to Black Sabbath and ACDC before Skynyrd changed everything. Skynyrd really was something very special and rare, more than just the music. The best band ever. Think Ronnie was a very very unique person, like a prophet or something. And Allen... His solo in Freebird must be the geeatest solo ever arranged and performed. It's so unfair that though the solo is a hall mark of rock guitar playing Allen Collins in my opinnion should get more credits of it. So emotional and powerful. The story of Lynyrd Skynyrd is so unbelieveble. Im now 52 and still I found Skynyrds sound and songs fresh as yesterday. Skynyrd's legacy will never be forgotten.
The whole thing sucks. A bunch of guys got together and created some of the best rock music ever. I am in awe everytime I see Allen play. He was so full of energy. Hard to see him in a wheelchair. Now dead. It just sucks!
If Allen had been able to join the 1987 reunion tour I think a lot more people would have accepted the reformed band....and I think they would have enjoyed more mainstream success. It just seemed like too many pieces were missing in 1987.
Fortunately I got to see The Rossington Collins Band In , Of all Places , The Orpheum Theatre in Boston Massachusetts. I think back now and will never forget when they Played Freebird as an instrumental with a single microphone and a RVZ Hat sitting on it. I was lucky enough to make eye contact with the Late Great Billy Powell for like 10 seconds. My absolute 10 seconds of fame. R.I.P. And God Bless You one and all.
Give credit where credit is due Allen Collins is by far one the best guitarists of all time how dare any list be void of his name pay respect and give credit where credit is rightfully due.🎸🎵🎶🎶🎧🎼😘☮❤ Allen Collins I think about you everyday I watch you and your performance and you're unbelievable and undeniable performance at Knebworth you left your Mark and you left your Legacy in this world and that's all that counts. Thank you for gracing us and blessing us with your talent and your presence on this Earth and hope to see you in the next life. You had something special about you and it makes me sad how God could strike someone down who had so many tragedies that you have had in such a short life he lived so hard and had so many lives in just a short time his life is just getting started it hurts thinking that he can never play guitar again. I'm sure that that killed you. How could you feel like you wanted to go on lately lost your sense of your identity you know it's just tragic you're a beautiful soul and God I wish I was born in '52 I would give anything to have met you the most beautiful soul in a person I've ever seen. Why don't they make them like that anymore? They don't make them like you Allen you were Cut From a Different Cloth. All I can say is I am damn proud that we share the same Mars sign. We are both Mars in Scorpio and that says a lot about us. UH-OH 😘
Credit for *_On Jan. 29, 1986, Collins was at the wheel during a one-car accident in South Jacksonville, Fla., that resulted in the death of his girlfriend and left him paralyzed from the waist down. According to a police spokesperson, his license had already been suspended "numerous times" for driving under the influence; after the crash, it was revoked permanently_*
Should be within top 10 of all time.🖕 you will not find a band that wrote about their ordinary life's. Allen Collins did more for music than would ever comprehend
This wheelchair scene was from a Charlie Daniels Volunteer Jam (XIII, I think), at the Starwood Amphitheater in Nashville. My brother and I, and two friends drove up from Pine Mountain Georgia for this show (yep, still got my ticket stub !). Skynyrd was outstanding, better than I expected (even with them bring one of my favorite 2 bands). Stevie Ray Vaughn had just gotten out of rehab, and he was crispy-hot ! Easily the best I'd ever seen him. The whole SRV show is here on You-tube, I recommend it (especially "Superstition"!)
Not only is Allen's story a sad one despite his amazing guitar prowess, but so dad for he & Kathy's daughters also. RIP Bro, almost 35 years now, hard to believe ... Now that Gary passed last year, at least you're all together again 🙏 ✌️
Ya when I really think about it I get mad..damit these guys did nothing but work hard tor there dreams thats all..fate can be so cruel and leave us puzzled for answers..why??
Gene Odom has stated that just before his car crash, Allen had recorded an album called the Allen Collins Band and that it had just been released and was doing quite well. He said it was really good, but the record company just let it go, because the crash paralyzed him and there was no chance of him playing again. Gene said that album would have put him back on top again, but because of the car crash any hope for that was gone. How absolutely heart breaking and horrible it must have been for him!
Allen Collins was an amazing guitar player he had a rough life and was so sad to hear when he had passed away it was hard enough not seeing him on the stage playing with the band sitting in a wheelchair but at least we still had him and now he's gone may he rest in peace and I'm sure he's up there with Ronnie and the rest of the band rocking out
I had the opportunity to see the reunited band in Birmingham, 20 October 1987, ten years to the day of the crash. Great concert, but really creepy. I swear to you that the ghosts of Steve, Cassie, and Ronnie were there that night. I still get goose bumps to this day thinking about it.
I was lucky enough to be at the last show of the tribute tour.It was Dallas Texas.It was recorded and I met Artimus pyles son Chris.Its was good times indeed.Collins was there a lacy van zant intraduced the band.
It is sad to see Allen in that wheel chair, he was such an important part of what made them who they were, and for him to have to sit and watch from the side of the stage in a wheel chair is heart breaking to see I've gotta hand it to em idk if I could have done it if it were me?
I never knew he lost his first wife from pregnancy. I knew about his gf but damn this is so sad. I went to his grave in riverside orange park last weekend. His story is so sad and undermined. Probably the saddest rock story in history. I pray he's in a better place and is at peace.
Gary or one of the boys should have gotten on the mic and publicly reminded Allen that if it weren't for him they wouldn't have been there, thanked him and made a big deal about him being there each and every time he had to sit from the sidelines and watch what he helped create carry on without him 💔 jeez
I heard that duting the recording of the Rossington Collins band, that Gary's wife, who was single then, had a hard time deciding whether she was Allen's girlfriend or Gary's girlfriend. But further her career she did.
@@samnobody8926 ....wild and crazy guys don't channel their high energy levels properly and then create miseries of their own making. He always struck me as a guy with ADHD whose impulsivity lead him to make too many poor and very costly decisions.
AC and Gary,was both great. IMHO Gaines would've been better than both if things would have been different. We will never know just how good he could have been? Ed King was no slouch!!!!
Breaks my heart..Allen..you are an excellent guitarist, I know you have passed, however, I write this knowing you will always live on, from my pianist point of view..Artimus..nothing to say there, is there?! Karolyn Melbourne Australia
I don't understand why Allen Collins still did not play from His wheelchair? He was a paraplegic and still had full use of His hands. I am a 57 year old paraplegic now for 34 years from a car accident in 1984 at age 22 and I still play guitar. Allen Collins was one of the Best Lead Guitarist that has ever lived! He will always be Greatly Missed!!
Alan Duboyce : From other You Tube videos on this subject, as I understand it, Allen did not have full agility of his fingers. He could probably only strum a few cords at best. With that, you can realize there was no way he could play his guitar the way he once did, so there was no way he could get on stage with the band again.
Dude was paralyzed , beaten down . His wife died in his auto crash. Many other disasters not to mention plane crash... He prob had no will to go on.. It's like sayin why don't Jim Brown still play football. I mean he can still run and see right? Collins was pure energy on stage .... And ur talking abt him playing on because he could still use his fingers" WHAT?????
@@scottcantor1842 you are so wrong. That wasn't his wife that died on the car wreck. It was his girlfriend. His wife died of hemorrhaging during her pregnancy.
The most underrated guitarist of all time.
Johnny Hawkins id say a tie between he and Steve Gaines.
I agree
He was the best!
Freebird live solo Oakland coliseum 1977 about as good as you're going to get on lead guitar.
What a sweet gentle haunted soul. The tragedy this man suffered all his life. Will never forget Allen Collins.
Yeah his story of bad luck and tragedy is all wrong and after learning it all and the facts of the lead up of even getting on that plane leaves me questioning life itself the whys and hows..
Every time I watch a video of Skynyrd playing live, the joy that Allen had playing just jumps off the screen.
Barely survived a plan crash, watched his friends die, his wife died due to pregnancy issues in the 80s... They say he dove into the bottle and never came out in a way to deal with it all. Then had a car wreck with his fiance which killed her and got him a manslaughter charge and paralyzed for the rest of his life. RIP to one of my favorite guitarist.
Survived a deadly crash just to suffer for the rest of his short life. Tragic flight for a Free bird.
I believe she was his live-in girlfriend, not his fiancée. Her name was Debra Jean Watts.
@@googleusergpyou’re on the forum aren’t you ?
@@kevenrowe2958 Which forum are you talking about?
In my opinion, Allen Collins is the greatest guitarist that ever lived
ExactHoboSoup And a member of the greatest band in history.
No. Allen Collins was great, but he wasn’t in the same league as Duane Allman, Clapton, etc.
@@joshg2350 will all have different opinion,, but ,allen collins is one of my favorite
Jordan No.
KingOfTheG’s GG shut it
Sad to see Allen in his wheelchair like this, I'm gonna remember him jammin n jumpin on stage. ....he was awsome !!! Rip Allen. ♡
agreed
Well said ! I'll remember him jumping too..sad
Ive seen Allen live with the band twice. He was the cheerleader, the wild one and the reason I learned to play guitar. In my opinion, he was the rawest, most talented player that I have ever seen. If alive today, he'd be a legend. When I was in Jacksonville, I went to his old home....a mansion! I was haunted as I stopped in every room to think. I saw his recording studio, the pool, the garage for his cars, the pond in the back, and I just thought to myself how honored I am to be here, remembering my hero, Allen Collins. The most under rated player and also under rated within the band. Yes, Ronnie was great, but Allen deserves much more publicity. That Free Bird solo? He left a legacy as having played one of the greatest solos of alltime! RIP, AC.
I truly think that Allen Collins, was one of the Greatest Guitarist. That has ever picked up a guitar!! He played with the Greatest Band ever, Lynyrd Skynyrd!! You all are Freebirds now!! RIP, to all in The Skynyrd Family, who are gone. But will be never forgotten!!!
Allen Collins was so awesome!! Great guitarist!!!
Allen Collins rocked the entire United States of America , best guitar player ever in my book !
Allen Collins The Greatest Guitar Player Ever,You Are Forever In Our Hearts R.I.P. 💓
You sure got that right .
Loved Allen. He was best guitarist for lynyrd skynyrd. He was so alive. Stomping his feet. Love you Allen. RIP
I have much respect for Gary Rossington ,he mentions Allen, Ronnie ,and Steve nearly every time he does an interview. He says that he is still trying to live the dream they all had, to keep there names and reputation honored.
Thank You Mr Rossington,
Brother Gary from Tennessee
R.I.P. Gary Rossington
Lynyrd Skynyrd was the greatest band, they will live forever through their music. I love it.
Loved Allen...he was definitely the most underrated guitarist of all time.
We miss you Allen..... just like "Freebird" you will never be forgotten. ❤️
He stood at the top of the mountain and took too many tumbles down. A well known guitarist that just had way too much bad stuff happen in his short life. Losing his friends in a crash he survived, being injured, losing his wife that was so dear to him, the drunk crash was on him, but losing his girlfriend in said crash & his ability to walk AND play guitar was more than any man can bear. I’ve read he was struggling with health issues until he passed. He wrote some amazing music we are still enjoying 3+ decades later. I hope he is RIP with his beautiful wife. He was a legend. 😢
Very succinctly put Diane. It just seems as if some humans are cursed with bad luck, choices, tragedies, etc.. Allen was one of those individuals. Every time he tried to stand up on the canvas after being knocked down, something hit him again. Heartbreaking.
@@rubicon-oh9km it is. One of the guys said in an interview that the one thing he had was his ability to play guitar & when he lost that, he lost his will to live.
I heard that when Ronnie and Gary heard that Allen was a guitar player they tried to catch up to him on his bicycle, and he was trying like hell to get away because he thought they wanted to beat him up.....lol.
I think there is/was a video on RUclips in which Gary said that Allen tried to climb a tree to get away from them😁
Here's the link ruclips.net/video/wWq9y7Wu7Zw/видео.html
The drunk had a guitar but couldn't play.
@@wildestcowboy2668 put ur schitt out here and let's see if u can. C'mon sidewinder.
my heart is broken :'( rip allen Collins, the best ❤️
It's so sad to think of all he went through. What an incredible guitarist he was!
I was at the reunion tour it was emotional allen cried,bless him
I met Allen Collins back in the day hell of a good Guitar Player hell of a good guy R I P Brother.
Absolutely breaks my heart For such a great person to go through such heartbreak... Rest in Peace Brother watching you in videos is one of lifes simple pleasures... Thanks for being your wonderful self
He was great
I knew Alan and Leon and Billy pretty well work with them on the Allen columns band tour it was sad to see Alan falling apart I remember the day of the car accident and I am breaking down in tears thinking about the day it happened he just did not have enough time to grieve over the loss of his wife all he new was to keep on going 100 miles an hour that was Alan truly a great guitar legend I don’t know what else to say but I miss him and he was so underrated he would blow Ricky Medlock off the stage any day not taking anything away from Ricky‘s guitar playing but Alan was just so special truly just a phenomenal never had a lesson God given talent I wish she was still here
Didnt.know.he.was.a.she.learn.to.speal😂😅
@@kelvinwebber90well we know you're a dick so why don't you just shut the hell up.
You made more than one typo and misspelled in your post you idiot
Great guitarist and a great man.
Allen had a mind and sound people would give anything to have! His lead writing was the best I have ever heard! Free Bird is a lead guitar masterpiece! And to see Allen play the whole second part by himself is a treat to see! My guitar world crashed when he died. He was my guitar Hero! He was the only guitar Hero I have ever had! He truley had a magic volume knob! lol. He could do more with it than most could play even!
It's sobering to see Allen here, I saw Skynyrd live in '77 a few months before the accident and I remember Allen running around the stage like a wildman, playing guitar. RIP, Lynyrd Skynyrd.
So freaking horrible what Allen went through.
Hell, so freaking horrible what this whole band went through. So sad.
One of the most unlucky bands in the history of music.
well in some cases you make your own luck...can't drive drunk....got "one" myself. I love Allen and all of the the Skynyrd family. I was lucky enough to record two demos with Ed King years ago. The band is the biggest influence on me as a musician....the songwriting...the playing. They flamed-out way too early.
Awesome! Are the demos now available anywhere? Ed wouldn't necessarily play with anyone. Bet the tracks are killer.
they're not online anywhere. I actually have to get in touch with the co-writer who was my customer and he brought Ed in to do two songs they'd written....this was back in '99. I had an early cd burner at the time and my master has errors on it now as the burn-in didn't last. If I can get clean copies I'll upload them on my page and let you know about it.
Allen was a great guitarist. His amazing jam solo on Free Bird will always be revered as one of rock music’s greatest moments.
To this day it’s probably the only extended solo played of FM radio. A part of him lives on each time the song is played. Same with Ronnie and his voice!
We still remember AC. I'm getting tears in my eyes as I listen to Kirk.
Every member of Skynyrd was fantastic, from Ronnie to the back up singer's, they were incredible, rock on forever!!!
Of All Ive seen Allen is the best! All of Lynyrd Skynyrd is the Best! We will never see another Bass Player like Leon nor a Rock Pianist like Billy Powell! They will never be topped! They was THE SOUNDS OF THE SOUTH
God Bless , Allen Collins , RIP legend !
I met.him in 1975. They say he was 6"3", but he seemed even taller! I had to leam my head back to look him in the eyes. He had a red t shirt on, with white bell bottoma. Over that he had this long white lab coat which even made him look taller! We exchanged some small talk, and i could tell he was a gentle soul. Even though he had a beauriful smile, i sensed he had some sort of depression that he had been going through and that he tried to hide from others. And he also had this dark haze that seemed to surround him. This was before his wife's death.
I remember being very concerned for him, but no one i talked to seemed to be aware of what the problem with him might be.
I love this band and all of its many parts.I was 11 years old when the plane crashed.I can't say enough of how I have been inspired by them.Im 54 now and love many forms of music but Skynyrd will always be the best and no one even comes close.Thank you for your testimony,Jolene.Free Birds forever.
I know that his parents divorced at a time when boomer parents didn't do that much at all, and I vaguely remember something about there being an estrangement between Allen and his father. Who knows what really went on in his family while growing up that affected him for life.
Sometimes when you're tall and gentle as a kid, others who want to make a name for themselves to look macho will pick on or fight these kids because they know they won't fight back. We've all read how Ronnie was driving around looking for him to play guitar and Larkin Collins ran up a tree because he thought bully Ronnie at 17 was gonna pick a fight w him. Probably like other kids did.
@@davidmalone3317 Sounds familiar to me. Heard Skynyrd first time when 14 years old and though had been really hooked in to Black Sabbath and ACDC before Skynyrd changed everything. Skynyrd really was something very special and rare, more than just the music. The best band ever. Think Ronnie was a very very unique person, like a prophet or something. And Allen... His solo in Freebird must be the geeatest solo ever arranged and performed. It's so unfair that though the solo is a hall mark of rock guitar playing Allen Collins in my opinnion should get more credits of it. So emotional and powerful. The story of Lynyrd Skynyrd is so unbelieveble. Im now 52 and still I found Skynyrds sound and songs fresh as yesterday. Skynyrd's legacy will never be forgotten.
Rip brother you inspired me and made me a better guitar player who loves playing your songs and guitar parts 45 years later...
The whole thing sucks. A bunch of guys got together and created some of the best rock music ever. I am in awe everytime I see Allen play. He was so full of energy. Hard to see him in a wheelchair. Now dead. It just sucks!
If Allen had been able to join the 1987 reunion tour I think a lot more people would have accepted the reformed band....and I think they would have enjoyed more mainstream success. It just seemed like too many pieces were missing in 1987.
agree ...it would have been
Only thing I would have changed about the tribute tour
Fortunately I got to see The Rossington Collins Band In , Of all Places , The Orpheum Theatre in Boston Massachusetts. I think back now and will never forget when they Played Freebird as an instrumental with a single microphone and a RVZ Hat sitting on it. I was lucky enough to make eye contact with the Late Great Billy Powell for like 10 seconds. My absolute 10 seconds of fame. R.I.P. And God Bless You one and all.
He's up there playing with them now. 💕🎸
Allen Collins was a great guitar player didn't realize he been dead that long we miss you bro rip
One of favorite guitar players ever
Love Allen Collins Band Member Grave ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Give credit where credit is due Allen Collins is by far one the best guitarists of all time how dare any list be void of his name pay respect and give credit where credit is rightfully due.🎸🎵🎶🎶🎧🎼😘☮❤ Allen Collins I think about you everyday I watch you and your performance and you're unbelievable and undeniable performance at Knebworth you left your Mark and you left your Legacy in this world and that's all that counts. Thank you for gracing us and blessing us with your talent and your presence on this Earth and hope to see you in the next life. You had something special about you and it makes me sad how God could strike someone down who had so many tragedies that you have had in such a short life he lived so hard and had so many lives in just a short time his life is just getting started it hurts thinking that he can never play guitar again. I'm sure that that killed you. How could you feel like you wanted to go on lately lost your sense of your identity you know it's just tragic you're a beautiful soul and God I wish I was born in '52 I would give anything to have met you the most beautiful soul in a person I've ever seen. Why don't they make them like that anymore? They don't make them like you Allen you were Cut From a Different Cloth. All I can say is I am damn proud that we share the same Mars sign. We are both Mars in Scorpio and that says a lot about us. UH-OH 😘
Credit for *_On Jan. 29, 1986, Collins was at the wheel during a one-car accident in South Jacksonville, Fla., that resulted in the death of his girlfriend and left him paralyzed from the waist down. According to a police spokesperson, his license had already been suspended "numerous times" for driving under the influence; after the crash, it was revoked permanently_*
He WAS RVZ's firecracker on stage......
Heartbreaking. He was amazing,
God bless Allen and this band they been though alot rest in peace to all the past members that we lost
When mtv was awesome!
He was my frynd Best
Guitar player ever. Fly high my frynd . Always loved and missed
Allen was amazing...AC your band mate is with you now...RIP gary r
RIP brother your with GOD now son .
2 of the greatest on the same stage Charle and Allen RIP.
Fantastic Guitarist Allen.
Should be within top 10 of all time.🖕 you will not find a band that wrote about their ordinary life's. Allen Collins did more for music than would ever comprehend
The best guitar player of alltime
Rock and roll heaven,. They got concerts every day , light-years away, I can't wait to see the shows.
God bless Allen! RIP Thank You for this new discovery...sorry I must have been blind.
Drug's may bring you joy but the danger is they destroy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Heartfelt!👊💜🇺🇸👍👍Rip Allen!!
This wheelchair scene was from a Charlie Daniels Volunteer Jam (XIII, I think), at the Starwood Amphitheater in Nashville. My brother and I, and two friends drove up from Pine Mountain Georgia for this show (yep, still got my ticket stub !). Skynyrd was outstanding, better than I expected (even with them bring one of my favorite 2 bands). Stevie Ray Vaughn had just gotten out of rehab, and he was crispy-hot ! Easily the best I'd ever seen him. The whole SRV show is here on You-tube, I recommend it (especially "Superstition"!)
I will agree with that , he was the best
And now they’re all gone except for Artimus and Gary. Fly high free birds R.I.P.
No Gary passed also😢
Not only is Allen's story a sad one despite his amazing guitar prowess, but so dad for he & Kathy's daughters also. RIP Bro, almost 35 years now, hard to believe ... Now that Gary passed last year, at least you're all together again 🙏 ✌️
Allen solos were like getting struck by lightening…
Am I the only one that can’t watch this without tearing up!?
Ya when I really think about it I get mad..damit these guys did nothing but work hard tor there dreams thats all..fate can be so cruel and leave us puzzled for answers..why??
Gene Odom has stated that just before his car crash, Allen had recorded an album called the Allen Collins Band and that it had just been released and was doing quite well. He said it was really good, but the record company just let it go, because the crash paralyzed him and there was no chance of him playing again.
Gene said that album would have put him back on top again, but because of the car crash any hope for that was gone. How absolutely heart breaking and horrible it must have been for him!
Yes the album is a masterpiece for sure! Sad it came to a stop abrubtly, would have loved to listen to album 2nd/3rd and so on..
Allen Collins was an amazing guitar player he had a rough life and was so sad to hear when he had passed away it was hard enough not seeing him on the stage playing with the band sitting in a wheelchair but at least we still had him and now he's gone may he rest in peace and I'm sure he's up there with Ronnie and the rest of the band rocking out
Brave, talented guy. His solos knocked me out.
I had the opportunity to see the reunited band in Birmingham, 20 October 1987, ten years to the day of the crash. Great concert, but really creepy. I swear to you that the ghosts of Steve, Cassie, and Ronnie were there that night. I still get goose bumps to this day thinking about it.
I think all of the original band members are on stage in spirit every time Lynyrd Skynyrd takes the stage.
Holy Shit MTV would touch LS with a 10 foot pole nowadays.
I was lucky enough to be at the last show of the tribute tour.It was Dallas Texas.It was recorded and I met Artimus pyles son Chris.Its was good times indeed.Collins was there a lacy van zant intraduced the band.
~Miss you Allen~
I. L.O.V.E. Y.O.U ALLEN!
It is sad to see Allen in that wheel chair, he was such an important part of what made them who they were, and for him to have to sit and watch from the side of the stage in a wheel chair is heart breaking to see I've gotta hand it to em idk if I could have done it if it were me?
I never knew he lost his first wife from pregnancy. I knew about his gf but damn this is so sad. I went to his grave in riverside orange park last weekend. His story is so sad and undermined. Probably the saddest rock story in history. I pray he's in a better place and is at peace.
R.I.P IN ROCK - N - ROLL HEAVEN....... Allen .
A short life and yet so much emotional and physical pain. Like the 1987 footage and Allen seems in good spirits.
One of the best
he's as free as a bird now
This made me cry when it first broadcast...so sad.
That is what drinking and driving does .. Collin's was charged with DUI manslaughter and had to do PSA to avoid prison time
Wow, he was somethin in his day.
Brilliant lead guitarist and so sad
Allen gave so much and life just shit all over him
Greatest guitar player ever
Gary or one of the boys should have gotten on the mic and publicly reminded Allen that if it weren't for him they wouldn't have been there, thanked him and made a big deal about him being there each and every time he had to sit from the sidelines and watch what he helped create carry on without him 💔 jeez
I heard that duting the recording of the Rossington Collins band, that Gary's wife, who was single then, had a hard time deciding whether she was Allen's girlfriend or Gary's girlfriend. But further her career she did.
Allen WAS THE SPARK⚡❤️⚡
Sadly Allen had too many bad things happen in life :(
he was his own worst enemy, but dam he could play...
@@samnobody8926 ....wild and crazy guys don't channel their high energy levels properly and then create miseries of their own making. He always struck me as a guy with ADHD whose impulsivity lead him to make too many poor and very costly decisions.
mtv would find lynyrd skynyrd 'problematic' now lol
In a month and a half Allen has been gone 33 years...2023
Fly on Freebirds...
Allen Collins went through hell in 1987
He also went through hell in 1977 and again in 1980 when his wife died.
Tragedy man breaks my heart he would have saved that tribute band if he could still play it’s a damn shame.
oooh That Smell
AC and Gary,was both great. IMHO Gaines would've been better than both if things would have been different. We will never know just how good he could have been? Ed King was no slouch!!!!
When Kurt loder popped on the screen you knew it was serious
Breaks my heart..Allen..you are an excellent guitarist, I know you have passed, however, I write this knowing you will always live on, from my pianist point of view..Artimus..nothing to say there, is there?! Karolyn Melbourne Australia
Ed just died a few days ago. Aug 22 2018.
❤❤❤
RIP Ironside Allen
I don't understand why Allen Collins still did not play from His wheelchair? He was a paraplegic and still had full use of His hands. I am a 57 year old paraplegic now for 34 years from a car accident in 1984 at age 22 and I still play guitar. Allen Collins was one of the Best Lead Guitarist that has ever lived! He will always be Greatly Missed!!
Alan Duboyce : From other You Tube videos on this subject, as I understand it, Allen did not have full agility of his fingers. He could probably only strum a few cords at best. With that, you can realize there was no way he could play his guitar the way he once did, so there was no way he could get on stage with the band again.
Dude was paralyzed , beaten down . His wife died in his auto crash. Many other disasters not to mention plane crash... He prob had no will to go on.. It's like sayin why don't Jim Brown still play football. I mean he can still run and see right? Collins was
pure energy on stage .... And ur talking abt him playing on because he could still use his fingers" WHAT?????
@@scottcantor1842 you are so wrong. That wasn't his wife that died on the car wreck. It was his girlfriend. His wife died of hemorrhaging during her pregnancy.
@@paulles1377 Paul your right
Mixed up wife with girlfriend.
The doctors wanted to amputate his arm but his father would not let them. His arm and fingers were too damaged to have ever played guitar again.
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