# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/albert-collins
# Generated: 2026-08-12T23:55:02.379Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/albert-collins"
name: "Albert Collins"
slug: "albert-collins"
description: "Albert Gene Collins was an American electric blues guitarist and singer with a distinctive guitar style. He was noted for his powerful playing and his use of altered tunings and a capo. His long association with the Fender Telecaster led to the title \"The Master of the Telecaster\"."
tagline: "American blues musician, recording artist, songwriter (1932–1993)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Albert_Collins.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1932-10-01"
deathDate: "1993-11-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             6.539658620184081
  historical:           20.18104933333333
  currentAttention:     12.4
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0172114"
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    title: "Коллинз, Альберт"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump