The Collins Kids

By enough time Lawrence (b. 1944) and Lawrencine Collins (b. 1942) had been 11 and 13, respectively, these were currently tearing it through to country package displays, saving for Columbia Information, and executing on national Television almost weekly. Old sister Lorrie organized the cowgirl fringe-rustling-against-nylons teenage sensuality section; kid sibling Larry was a pack of hyperkinetic energy, bopping everywhere while setting up exciting, twangy electric guitar breaks discovered firsthand in the King from the Doublenecked Mosrite, Joe Maphis. As period continued, the Collins’ recordings veered from mawkish sibling/sister country-style duets to white-hot rockabilly, plus they had been just achieving their top when Lorrie eloped, successfully splitting up the action. Revered by rockabilly enthusiasts around the world, their filmed tv performances and recordings are testimony to the actual fact how the Collins Children weren’t simply “best for how old they are,” these were just plain great, period.