Allen Collins Band

Allen Collins Band
Origin	Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Southern rock, Hard rock, Blues-rock
Years active	1983–1984
Labels	MCA Records
Associated acts	Allen Collins Band
Past members
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). As of 2012, Mike Owings is currently the leader of the Atlanta based southern rock group SWEET GEORGIA BROWN with Jake Brown on lead vocals; son of the late Molly Hatchet lead vocalist; Danny Joe Brown.

Vocalist Jimmy Dougherty died January 20, 2008 (born November 3, 1951).

Band members

• Allen Collins - Guitars
• Billy Powell - Piano
• Leon Wilkeson - Bass
• Barry Lee Harwood - Guitar
• Derek Hess - Drums
• Randall Hall - Guitar
• Jimmy Dougherty - Vocals
• Mike Owings - Guitar (1984)

Discography

• Here, There, and Back (MCA 1983)
• Here, There & Back re-released by ROLL FOR ROCK / LAAC Publishing 11-2007

Live recordings

• "Live at the Lone Star Cafe" November 7, 1983
  • This is the only known live recording of the band.
  • Intermingled with the setlist are a few Lynyrd Skynyrd covers, with the set culminating in what is the final recorded version of "Freebird" with Allen Collins.