Yet Another Personal Loss
Collins’ wife had suddenly died as the result of a miscarriage-related hemorrhage. Collins, understandably devastated by yet another personal loss, entered a battle with addiction. It was a losing battle, one that would haunt him for his remaining years. After that, the Rossington-Collins Band split, but Collins didn’t want to leave music altogether.
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He reemerged with Powell and Wilkeson as the Allen Collins Band. They even warmed up to the idea of reuniting the rest of the Skynyrd survivors. Collins even spent time trying to assemble a band that, for a while, was referred to as Lynyrd Skynyrd II. They also recruited Van Zant’s younger brother, Johnny, to be the lead singer. But Collins clearly had bad luck, as something else happened.