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Podcast: Gig Nightmares
Episode: EP 2: Take the Money and Run!
Description: Eddie Collins is a multi-instrumentalist and longtime disc jockey from Northeastern Pennsylvania. At age thirteen in 1970, Eddie was performing on Saturday nights with a variety trio, The Key 3, and also as a percussionist with the Hazleton Philharmonic Orchestra. Notable local NEPA acts Eddie performed with over the past few decades include 3zz a Crowd, The Collins Bunch, The Golden Age Of Rock & Roll Road Show, Tammany Hall, Jet, Sheriff Jones, Ryze, Ruff Boy, The Fat Cats, The Mojo Dogs, and The Mudflaps. As lead vocalist / bass guitarist / producer for The Rocket 88’s, he appeared in concert with Ja...