Who Are Those Singers & Musicians ~ Ann Collin

 

Ann Reid was born in Buffalo, New York on February 9, 1943. Ann graduated from Immaculate Academy in Hamburg, New York in 1960. She then married intelligence officer and future author Richard Oliver Collin in 1962 and transferred to Boston University where she graduated with a BA in music. The Collins moved to Washington D.C. where she began a career in music and theater. She appeared in “Funny Girl” with Carol Lawrence. There she met Robert Flack and they collaborated on a few songs.

Ann gave birth to her son Oliver in 1963 and the family moved to Rome. Ann became on of the lead singers in the Rai production of “Hair” playing Sheila and singing “Good Morning Star Shine”. Collin appeared in some films as she worked at the Dino De Laurentis Studio with actors such as Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer and Orson Welles. Since Spaghetti westerns were popular at the time and she had a role in “It Can Be Done…Amigo!” in 1972 with Jack Palance and Bud Spencer. Her musical career continued to develop with singing and composing jobs in Saudi Arabia and Poland.

She returned to the United States and pursued a teaching career, first at Millikan University in Decatur, Illinois and in 1996 at Genesee Community College. She loved teaching and was rewarded for her devotion with the Chancellors Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activity in 2004. She retired in 2013 while continuing to compose the rest of her life.

One of the great voices of the Spaghetti western was silenced on October 20, 2016, when Ann died of leukemia.

COLLIN, Ann (aka Ann Reid Collin) (Ann Reid) [2/9/1943, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A. –10/20/2016, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A. (leukemia)] composer, songwriter, singer, musician (keyboards), actress, married to intelligence officer, author Richard Oliver Collin [1940-    ] (1962-19??) mother of engineer Oliver Richard Collin [1963-    ].

Ringo and His Golden Pistol – 1966 [sings: "Band of Gold"]

Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! – 1967 [sings: “My Town”]

Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead* – 1971 [sings: “That Man”, “I’m Not Your

     Pony”]

His Name Was King* – 1971 [sings: “His Name Was King”]

Requiem for a Bounty Hunter – 1971 [sings: “A Man is Made of Love”]

Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears* – 1972 [sings: “The Ballad of Deaf and Ears”, “Even if

     You’re Not the First One”]

Fast-Hand is Still My Name – 1973 [sings: “That Man”]