About Lee Collins
Lived 1901 – 1960 (aged 58). Lee Collins was an American jazz musician, bandleader and trumpeter.
Leeds "Lee" Collins (October 17, 1901 – July 3, 1960) was an American jazz trumpeter.
Early life Collins was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Kid Ory (1948), and Art Hodes (1950–1951). He played in Europe with Mezz Mezzrow in 1951 and 1954 and in California with Joe Sullivan in 1953. In the mid-1950s he retired because of illness.
Personal life Collins wrote an autobiography, Oh, Didn't He Ramble, with the aid of his wife, Mary, which was originally published posthumously in 1974.
Collins died in Chicago in July 1960, at the age of 58.
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Who was Lee Collins?
American musician (1901–1960)
When was Lee Collins born?
Lee Collins was born on 17 October 1901 in New Orleans.
When did Lee Collins die?
Lee Collins died on 3 July 1960 in Chicago.
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Lee Collins was a jazz musician, bandleader and trumpeter.
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Lee Collins was American.
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