Latest about Albert Collins
![[From left] Albert Collins, Robert Crae, Johnny Copeland are pictured with their guitars for the cover of their 1985 blues classic, Showdown!](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LXLhnEv5ajK8P6jFYejjaB-840-80.jpg.webp)
Robert Cray tells the story behind the greatest all-star blues team-up of the ‘80s
In 1985, Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, and Robert Cray got together for Showdown! – a bona-fide blues classic, and, as Cray tells us, a real fun time, too
He was idolized by Stevie Ray Vaughan, and remains one of the most overlooked Telecaster slingers of all time
Extracting inimitable, stinging tone from his Tele with just his fingers, Albert Collins carved a hugely influential sonic path for himself, though he's still often left out of discussions of the greatest blues guitarists of all time
Albert Collins wasn’t just the ‘Master of the Telecaster’. His ferocious attack and tone also earned him the nickname ‘The Iceman’ – and with licks like this, it’s not hard to see why
Put a cold shot into your playing with the ultra-cool licks from the one of the most vital guitarists in blues history
Watch Lonnie Mack, one of the original Flying V masters, trade licks with Tele titans Albert Collins and Roy Buchanan
The three six-string aces came together for the aptly named American Guitar Heroes concert at Carnegie Hall in 1985
Why Albert Collins was the true master of the Fender Telecaster
The Iceman put a whole lot of fire in his playing with wild vibrato and a stinging blues tone
Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmie Vaughan Play "Frosty" in 1989
Three blues guitar greats in top form.
