King Crimson - Mel Collins Biography
Band Members:
Mel Collins
Gordon Haskell
Trey Gunn
Peter Giles
Pat Mastelotto
Ian McDonald
Jamie Muir
Born:
June 19, 1948
History:
For most of the 1970s, it seemed like every sax, clarinet, or flute that turned up on an art-rock album was played by Mel Collins. He practically owned the franchise on reed and flute sounds on every King Crimson-related session for a couple of years, and added his sax to Camel's sound later in the decade. But he also proved himself multi-lingual where music was concerned, working in jazz-based blues with Alexis Korner's and Pete Thorup's Snape, and played solid r&b-style as a member of Kokomo ...more
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