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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Allen Collins Band

Randall Hall, Allen Collins, Barry Harwood, Leon Wilkeson, Jimmy Dougherty,
Billy Powell, Derek Hess

The Allen Collins Band was a spinoff of Southern Rock bands Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Rossington-Collins Band. It existed from 1983 to 1984 and was formed shortly after the dissolution of the Rossington-Collins Band.

The band's name was originally Horsepower, but executives at MCA (whom the band released their only album through) wanted a name that would make the band stand out. So, the band was re-christened "The Allen Collins Band."

Most of the band members carried over from RCB, with the exceptions of Dale Krantz and Gary Rossington, who had both married and decided to raise a family. Jacksonville guitarist Mike Owings joined The Allen Collins Band in 1984, and wrote several unreleased songs with Allen Collins, and he later went on to play guitar in Molly Hatchet (1999–2000). Vocalist Jimmy Dougherty died January 20, 2008 (born November 3, 1951).