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Sam Collins

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Irish chess player

Person · Open Library

Born
1925
Works
14

Top works

  • The Greatest Ever Chess Strategies
  • Batting
  • The Tarrasch Defence Move By Move
  • Gambit Busters
  • An Attacking Repertoire for White

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1951-01-30

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
33,566
Total plays
157,734

Tags

bluesdelta blues20sAllRoots Blues

Sam Collins (August 11, 1887 - October 20, 1949), Crying Sam Collins was an early American blues singer and guitarist. Aka Jim Foster, Jelly Roll Hunter, Big Boy Woods, Bunny Carter, and Salty Dog Sam. He was born in Louisiana and grew up just across the state border in McComb, Mississippi. By 1924 he was performing in local barrelhouses, often with King Solomon Hill with whom he shared the use of falsetto singing and slide guitar. He was first recorded by Gennett Records <a href="https://www.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Sam
Family name
Collins
Gender
male
Place of birth
Dublin
Occupation
coach
Languages spoken
English language
Participant in
41st Chess Olympiad
Field of work
chess
Sport
chess
Country for sport
Republic of Ireland
Image
SamCollins12.jpg
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title of chess person
FIDE Master
date of birth
1982-01-01
Elo rating
2461
Commons category
Sam Collins (chess player)
different from
Sam Collins
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