Ray Collins
In the collection
7 records
Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention, 1966
Absolutely Free
The Mothers Of Invention, 1967
Cruising With Ruben & The Jets
The Mothers Of Invention, 1968
Uncle Meat
The Mothers Of Invention, 1969
Weasels Ripped My Flesh
The Mothers Of Invention, 1970
Apostrophe (‘)
Frank Zappa, 1974
You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5
Frank Zappa, 1992
Played with
Frank Zappa
7 records together
The Mothers
6 records together
Jimmy Carl Black
6 records together
Roy Estrada
6 records together
Bunk Gardner
5 records together
Don Preston
5 records together
Motorhead Sherwood
5 records together
Ian Underwood
5 records together
Art Tripp
4 records together
Billy Mundi
3 records together
Tom Wilson
2 records together
Don “Sugarcane” Harris
2 records together
About
Ray Collins (November 19, 1936 - December 24, 2012) was an American musician.
Collins grew up in Pomona, California singing in his school choir, the son of a local police officer. He quit high school to get married.
He started his musical career singing falsetto backup vocals for various ‘doo-wop’ groups in the Los Angeles area in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including Little Julian Herrera and the Tigers. In 1964, Collins, drummer Jimmy Carl Black bassist Roy Estrada saxophonist Dave Coronado and guitarist Ray Hunt formed The Soul Giants. Upon Hunt’s departure, he was replaced by Frank Zappa on guitar. Under Zappa’s leadership, the Soul Giants turned into the Mothers of Invention. Ray was the lead vocalist on the Mothers early albums, including Freak Out!, Absolutely Free and Cruising with Ruben & the Jets. He contributed to other Zappa projects through the mid-1970s.
Collins resided in Claremont, California, until his death on December 24, 2012. He was 76 years old.