death_date death_place birth_place name birth_date article_title birth_name occupation death_cause
4 october 2001 los angeles , california , united states montgomery , alabama , united states john collins 20 september 1913 john collins -lrb- jazz guitarist -rrb-
 john elbert collins jazz guitarist cancer
john collins -lrb- jazz guitarist -rrb-

john elbert collins -lrb- september 20 , 1913 -- october 4 , 2001 -rrb- was an american jazz guitarist who accompanied many swing era names from 1935 to 1950 , including art tatum , roy eldridge , billie holiday , buck clayton , j.j. johnson , coleman hawkins , harry carney , teddy wilson , chubby jackson , shadow wilson and lester young .
his longest association was with nat king cole , 1951-65 .
known for his rhythm work , collins soloed infrequently .
he later taught music in the los angeles area .
he appears on the classic 1983 recording `` jackson , johnson , brown & company '' featuring milt jackson on vibes , j. j. johnson on trombone , ray brown on bass , tom ranier on piano , drummer roy mccurdy and collins .
collins was inducted into the alabama jazz hall of fame in 1993 .
