Cal Collins (1933-2001) began playing the guitar by emulating some of the pianists he heard on the radio as a young man. Nat King Cole and Art Tatum were early influences on his style. He also listened to the guitar stylings of Irving Ashby and John Collins.
Wednesday, September 05, 2001 - Old-time rock 'n' roll lost one of its most faithful practitioners when Sam "Flash" McFadin, the voice and guitar of Colorado band Flash Cadillac, died Friday of a heart attack at his home in Colorado Springs. He was 49.
HAVANA (August 29, 2001 01:54 p.m. EDT - Frank Emilio Flynn, a blind pianist and Latin jazz pioneer who performed with many great American jazz artists, has died. He was 80.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Jazz saxophonist Jay Migliori, who worked with musicians and singers ranging from Frank Zappa to Frank Sinatra, died Sept. 2 of colon cancer. He was 70.
