Stacie Collins

Artist Information

Biography

Little Walter meets Joan Jett and Tammy Wynette - Harmonica blowin’ hell-cat
STACIE COLLINS is blazing a trail traveled by few women. Sporting a hard-core honky-tonk wail & a slam-bang rock 'n' roll band, she weds Stones-fried rock-n-roll, raunchy blues & vintage honky-tonk. Based in Nashville, TN, Stacie tours the US, Scandinavia and Europe regularly and has even spawned a Japanese “Stacie Collins” tribute band.

Produced by rock legend Dan Baird (The Georgia Satellites / Homemade Sin), Collins’ 2007 release, THE LUCKY SPOT became a fan favorite and received airplay world wide. A ten song, southern rockin', harp howlin' blues romp, had this record been released twenty or thirty years ago it would have sounded as natural on '70s FM radio alongside ZZ Top and The Rolling Stones as it does next to contemporary rockers like the Drive-By Truckers or Blackberry Smoke.

Her latest CD, SOMETIMES YA GOTTA (second produced by Baird) was released in November 2010. Packed with 12 tracks of giddy-up rattle-n-roll, this disk features the guitar work of Warner E. Hodges (Jason & The Scorchers / Homemade Sin), Eric ‘EBO’ Borash (Radney Foster) and Dan Baird along with the rhythm section of Jimmy Lester (Los Straitjackets / Webb Wilder) on drums and Stacie's rocker husband / writing partner, Al Collins (Jason and The Scorchers) on bass.

Classic Rock Magazine proclaims that SOMETIMES YA GOTTA is “Guaranteed to get any party started... Imagine a late-night lock-in jam with Aerosmith, The Stones and ZZ Top, fronted by the equivalent of Ronnie Van Zant, or maybe even Shania Twain with balls.... It's sassy, sexy & rocks like a bitch".

Stacie will be on tour through out the year on her "3 Chords & A Cloud Of Dust" World tour and will be filming for a live DVD to be released in the fall of 2012 on Blue Rose Records (Germany).

Armed with a current album that is sure to rate as her best work yet, a live show that makes you say “damn girl!” and a band that makes you want to be in a band (and if you are in a band, makes ya want to be in a better one), Stacie Collins is sittin’ in a sling-shot and the arm is drawn back tight. This is one show you don't want to miss.

Instrumentation

Jason Graumlich - Guitar / Vox
Al Collins - Bass / Vox
Brad Cummings - Drums

Discography

"Stacie Collins" (Oct. 2001) Rev Records (out of print)

"The Lucky Spot" (June 2007) Rev Records;
Produced by Dan Baird

"Somtimes Ya Gotta... " (Nov. 2010) Rev Records - USA /
Blue Rose Records - Europe - Available on 2 LP Vinyl + cd;
Produced by Dan Baird
Recorded at: Westwood Studios, Nashville, TN
Engineer: Ben Strano
Assisted by: Tim Brennan
Mixed by: Jimbo Barton / Reel Music, Los Angeles, CA

LIVE CONCERT FOOTAGE www.youtube.com/staciecollinsmusic

Links

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Last.fm
• MySpace
• You Tube
• Reverbnation
• CD Baby
• Stacie's European Label

Audio

• Hey Mister
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• I won't do ya like that
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• Little Things
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• Tied To You
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• Lucky Spot
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Press

• Stacie Collins.. "Sassy, Sexy & Rocks Like A Bitch" [+ Show ]
  

  Guaranteed to get any party started... Imagine a late-night lock-in jam with Aerosmith, The Stones a...Guaranteed to get any party started... Imagine a late-night lock-in jam with Aerosmith, The Stones and ZZ Top, fronted by the equivalent of Ronnie Van Zant, or maybe even Shania Twain with balls.... It's sassy, sexy & rocks like a bitch".

• USA TODAY picks Stacie Collins music as a Top 10 [+ Show ]
  

  "USA TODAY" highlights 10 intriguing tracks found during the week's listening including "I Won't Do ..."USA TODAY" highlights 10 intriguing tracks found during the week's listening including "I Won't Do Ya Like That" by Stacie Collins. A honky-tonk angel, flanked by Jason & the Scorchers guitarist Warner Hodges and the Georgia Satellites' Dan Baird. Brian Mansfield - USA TODAY

• Stacie Collins is a fiery honky-tonk heroine blessed with a powerful, gritty, and soulful voice. [+ Show ]
  

  She also blows a mean blues harmonica. Sometimes Ya Gotta, her third album, is a blast of high-octan...She also blows a mean blues harmonica. Sometimes Ya Gotta, her third album, is a blast of high-octane roots-rock served with plenty of swagger. Revved up roadhouse rockers like “Hey Mister,” “I Won’t Do Ya Like That,” “The Very Last Time,” and “Tied To You” make up the meat of the album, but Collins can switch gears too. “Little Things” is a good mid-tempo gem, “It Hurts To Breathe” is a moving, tears-in-your-beer ballad, and “Cool” shows off the sultry side of her vocals as it rides a slow-burning, swampy groove. Collins is backed by a smoking band on Sometimes Ya Gotta that includes the twin-guitar attack of Warner Hodges (Jason and the Scorchers) and Dan Baird (Georgia Satellites) who supply a truckload of country-fried licks (Baird also produced the album). Fans of either of those bands will surely take to this album, as will anyone who likes their country infused with a heavy dose of rock ‘n’ roll energy and attitude.

• If you’re ready to rock, Stacie Collins is willing and able... [+ Show ]
  

  on the HIT LIST- The list of people who call themselves “professional harmonica players” certai...on the HIT LIST-
  The list of people who call themselves
  “professional harmonica players”
  certainly is not all that long. And the
  number of female harmonica players...
  well, beyond Stacie Collins, I can’t
  think of one.
  On her third CD, Collins demon-
  strates not only her ability to blow
  harp, but her songwriting, singing,
  and band-leading chops.
  Collins’ music is basically Southern
  blues-rock with a booze-tinged edge.
  The opening tune, “Hey Mister,” kicks
  off this CD with a straight-ahead
  boogie beat and brassy “wall of sound”
  harmonica. The second tune, “I Won’t
  Do You Like That,” slows the beats
  per minute but rocks just as intensely,
  with sizzling guitars by Dan Baird and
  Eric Borash pushed along by Jimmy
  Lester’s drums and Al Collins’ punchy
  bass lines.
  What separates Collins’ music from
  the hundreds of other Southern rock
  acts?First,she’sawoman playingmusic
  that’s typically the provenance of hairy
  guys. Second, her music has more
  subtlety than mere kick-ass bar-band
  music. Third, her songwriting is also
  above average for the genre. No, don’t
  expect her to bare her soul lyrically –
  most of the subject matter is cheatin’/
  lovin’/drinkin’. But Collins knows
  enough to keep it fresh. Her melodies
  are bluesy with ample use of the one,
  four, and five chords. The difference
  is the sound of her voice; instead of a
  big ol’ bullhorn, hers is a more delicate
  tool,morelikewhatyou’dexpectfroma
  country singer such as Allison Moorer.
  If you’re ready to rock, Stacie Collins
  is willing and able, with her special
  honky-tonk recipe. – Steven Stone
  
  
  
  
  

• Sometimes Ya Gotta..., an asskicking roots rock record. [+ Show ]
  

  The image of Nashville may be forever scarred by the mainstream "country music" industry (not to me... The image of Nashville may be forever scarred by the mainstream "country music" industry (not to mention the Christian Contemporary machine), but that doesn't mean Music City doesn't have plenty of other things going on. Stacie Collins, for instance.
  The singer/writer/harmonica blower eschews anything approaching slick on Sometimes Ya Gotta..., an asskicking roots rock record. Collins and co-writer/hubby/bassist Al let straightforward lyrics, easy melodies and guitar riffs out the wazoo tell the stories, from the blues-hammering "Cool" and the countrified "Little Things" to the zydeco-flavored "Carry Me Away" and the soulful "It Hurts to Breathe." Rock & roll is Collins' main meat, though, as "Tied To You," "Don't Doubt Me Now" and "Lend the Devil a Hand" make perfectly plain. In that mode she owes obvious debts to Jason the Scorchers and the Georgia Satellites, but that's only natural, given that the Satellites' Dan Baird produced and both he and Scorcher Warner E. Hodges spray their six-string sizzle all over the record. Given that there aren't nearly enough powerhouse Americana LPs like Sometimes Ya Gotta... in the world, let alone coming from Nashville, Collins standing proudly in the tradition of such great bands is hardly a fault, is it?
  

• No frills US roots rock done to a Southern T. [+ Show ]
  

  Striking a blow for female harmonica players, unashamedly rowdy, no-messing US barroom rock produced...Striking a blow for female harmonica players, unashamedly rowdy, no-messing US barroom rock produced by former Georgia Satellite Dan Baird.***
  
  Once in a while it's good to get back to the basics, a case in point being Nashville-based Stacie Collins. She's that rarity, a female harmonica player, and her third album is no-nonsense bar-room rock with a strong country twang and occasional Stones-y swagger, just like the past 30-odd years never happened. With freshingly few pretensions to be anything else either, she sets out her manifesto on the opening "Hey Mister" and doesn't look back. All 12 songs have hooks like claws, the guitars do what they're supposed to do and producer, erstwhile Georgia Satellites frontman Dan Baird, takes care of the rest. Simple yet highly effective. (PETER KANE)

• Sometimes Ya Gotta... Good-time honky tonk from Nashville chanteuse [+ Show ]
  

  There's a brash Bakersfield tinge to the country rock of Stacie Collins, who boasts a bold voice and...There's a brash Bakersfield tinge to the country rock of Stacie Collins, who boasts a bold voice and keen ear for the sort of one-liners beloved by country women from Dolly to Gretchen Wilson ("One girl's trash is another girl's treasure..." she holler on "I Won't Do Ya Like That"). That combination makes this third album-co-written by husband Al Collins from experienced honky-tonkers Jason & The Scorchers - a whol lot of fun, with songs like "Hey Mister" and "Lend The Devil A Hand" benefitting from a swinging rhythm section, wild harmonica and Collins'no-nonsense vocals. Peter Watts

• Sometimes Ya Gotta… is that rarest of modern-day beasts: a joyous, vibrant, ass-kicking rock 'n' roll record, with the songs to match the attitude... [+ Show ]
  

  Sometimes Ya Gotta…The cover might look like a rejected panel from Marvel Comics Goes to the Rodeo...Sometimes Ya Gotta…The cover might look like a rejected panel
  from Marvel Comics Goes to the Rodeo, but there’s nothing cartoonish about
  Stacie Collins’ Sometimes Ya Gotta… – it’s actually 45 minutes of beer-soaked
  rock ‘n’ roll, as sweaty and hard-charging as the bull in the picture, fueled by
  some wonderfully raw production from Dan Baird and topped off with Collins’
  throaty howl and fiery harmonica.
  I was personally reminded of early ’90s Next Big Thing Kelly Willis, to whom
  Collins bears a strong vocal resemblance — but where Willis has always been a
  little reluctant to explore the honky-tonk side of the spectrum, Collins knows
  how to throw a juke joint party. Listen closely enough, and you might even hear
  the clink of empties.Recommended for anyone who loves the raw, country-tinged
  rock of acts like Jason & the Scorchers (who Collins has toured with) or Terry
  Anderson — or people who, like me, will buy anything Dan Baird-related in the
  hopes that he’ll eventually be grateful enough to make a full-scale Georgia
  Satellites reunion happen — Sometimes Ya Gotta… is that rarest of modern-day
  beasts: a joyous, vibrant, ass-kicking rock ‘n’ roll record, with the songs to
  match the attitude. Play it loud, and play it often. (2010, Rev Records)
  Purchase from Amazon
  
  

• Now That’s What I call Goodtime Country Rocking Roadhouse Music! [+ Show ]
  

  The title SOMETIMES YA GOTTA….only makes sense when you see the CD cover, which is a cartoon version...The title SOMETIMES YA GOTTA….only makes sense when you see the CD cover, which is a cartoon version of a very sexy Stacie sitting astride a snarling, flaming bull; which pretty much sums up her approach to the music industry these days.
  When you play gigs to packed halls across the Southern States most nights of the week and you regularly get invited to tour Europe and Japan but the Record Labels still won’t touch you with a bargepole because ‘your type of music doesn’t sell anymore’, what else do you do but rally the troops and make an album financed by your fans. Which is what Ms Collins has done, and those Record Executives should be ashamed of themselves.
  The opening lines on the album are; ‘Hey Mister/what comes around goes around/now all the little hipsters/digging on the old sound’. Guess who that’s aimed at! And boy does it set the tone for 12 Sex fuelled Country Rock songs that are as good as anything I’ve heard in the last 20 years.
  I won’t do ya like that is an ode to the new man in her life who is sill licking his wounds after being tossed out ‘like the morning paper’ and as Stacie tells him; ‘One girls trash is another girls treasure’. How sweet is that?
  Which eventually leads us to A Good Man (is like a secret); when Stacie advises her ‘friend’ not to brag about her new man too much, ‘Cuz some little hussy will try to steal him away’ because that’s what women do. It must be a complicated life being young these days.
  The Stacie Collins Band don’t just rock as if their tails are on fire; on Cool they manage to slow things down and get a little funky on a message to a famous ex-lover; telling him that he might have all of the moves now and the long black cars but she knows all his little secrets and they will stay secrets because she’s the Cool one and doesn’t even want him anymore.
  Although I absolutely love Stacie’s fast stuff, the actual best song on here is the broken hearted and subsequent misery soaked ballad; It Hurts to Breathe which is as good a Country weepie as it gets and I won’t be surprised if one of the Nashville A Listers pick up on it soon and make it a smash hit.
  I can’t let you go without telling you about the actual band; and what a band! The sassy Stacie Collins on vocals and harp plays alongside husband/bassist Al Collins and guitar legend Warner E Hodges from Jason and the Scorchers, Jimmy Lester AKA the snappiest drummer in Nashville and the Genius that is Dan Baird not only supplies guitar licks but an overall production that puts Muscle Shoals to shame.
  If you like your Country with a side order of Soulful Fire and Brimstone, this is the album for you.
  

• You don't come across too many female honky-tonk firebrands, let alone one who also blows a nasty harmonica. [+ Show ]
  

  You don't come across too many female honky-tonk firebrands, let alone one who also blows a nasty ha...You don't come across too many female honky-tonk firebrands, let alone one who also blows a nasty harmonica. So, in that sense, Stacie Collins stands out from the get-go. Team her with producer Dan Baird, the former Georgia Satellites front man, and a band that includes Baird and Jason and the Scorchers' Warner E. Hodges on guitars, and you've got somebody who, in a better world, would be a big star.
  
  "Sometimes Ya Gotta ..." is Collins' second collaboration with Baird, and like "The Lucky Spot" it's a blazing amalgam of Satellites, Scorchers, Stones and Skynyrd. But Collins, who co-wrote all 12 songs with her husband, Scorchers bassist Al Collins, who also plays here, has passion and personality to burn, making these familiar riffs all her own. And while Collins most often comes across as one tough, swaggering broad ("Lord, you know he's gotta pay for what he done to me," she warns on "Lend the Devil a Hand"), on the acoustic-flecked changes of pace "Little Things" and "It Hurts to Breathe," this cowboy-hatted hell-raiser can turn touchingly angelic.
  
  

• She plays an infectious brand of honky- tonk blues rock that should have the industry salivating. [+ Show ]
  

  4 out of 5 stars * STACIE COLLINS, “Sometimes Ya Gotta” (Rev) ???? — I find it mind-boggling that Na...4 out of 5 stars * STACIE COLLINS, “Sometimes Ya Gotta” (Rev) ???? — I find it mind-boggling that Nashville musician Stacie Collins, “the harmonica blowin’ hell-cat,” doesn’t have all the major labels knocking down her door. She plays an infectious brand of honky- tonk blues rock that should have the industry salivating. Instead, Collins needed to solicit donations from fans through kickstarter.com to ensure that “Sometimes Ya Gotta” saw the light of day. Thank goodness her fans were in a generous mood. Collins and her talented supporting players grab you by the throat from the opening notes of “Hey Mister” and don’t let go until “Lend the Devil a Hand” fades into the ether. Along the way there are gems “I Won’t Do Ya Like That,” “It Hurts to Breathe,” “Give It Up” and “Cool.” This one’s worth adding to the iPod. (Jeffrey Sisk)

• "I don’t know how to define the music of Stacie Collins other than say it’s very good. [+ Show ]
  

  "I don’t know how to define the music of Stacie Collins other than say it’s very good. There are tim..."I don’t know how to define the music of Stacie Collins other than say it’s very good. There are times on this disc that rocks out with a vengeance, similar to Pat Benatar or Joan Jett. Just as soon as you say the term “Rock Queen,” she can sashay into a Country sounding tune that would make Dolly or Loretta smile with pride. Basically, Collins cooks no matter what she does. She has an attitude & a confidence all her own, & it works & works well. Where Stacie Collins goes from here is up to…..Stacie Collins. I think she has a huge chance to make it in mainstream country….if that’s what she chose, but if she did that, she might have to tone down her act just a little…..and scorching songs like the raunchy (not lyrically actually, but vocally) “The Very Last Time” would be the exception rather than the rule, & that would be a shame! So keep up doing what you’re doing, Stacie Collins! It works! "
  
  
  

• Stacie Collins kicks Nashville's country ass. [+ Show ]
  

  THE DEAL: Stacie Collins kicks Nashville's country ass. THE GOOD: This is what country music oughta...THE DEAL: Stacie Collins kicks Nashville's country ass.
  THE GOOD: This is what country music oughta sound like. Raw, raucous and loud, Collins beats the shit out everybody else in the business, male or female. She makes Gretchen Wilson sound like a Sunday school teacher. Looking like a country-fried version of Joan Jett, Collins chronicles the lives of her white trash characters with a twangy whoop and a hint of a hiccup in her voice. With a little help from Georgia Satellite Dan Baird and Scorcher guitarist Warner E. Hodges blazing away, Collins rides hard on some of the filthiest honky-tonk you've ever heard. It's jet-fueled Bakersfield infused with Collins' back alley Chicago blues harp. Though most of the record is hardcore honky-tonk, Collins injects a Zydeco flavor into "Carry Me Away." She takes on Nashville's idea of new country on "Hey Mister:" "Three chords and a cloud of dust/it's still rock and roll no matter how you dress it up." "The Very Last Time" has her whiskey-drinking girlfriend with "legs like rubber bands, prayin' to the porcelain god on the ladies room floor" after too much whiskey.
  THE BAD: It's a crime her last record, The Lucky Spot, didn't get wider release. Her white-trash chronicles from honky-tonk heaven should have made her a big star then. Hopefully, this new one will correct that problem.
  THE VERDICT: Addictive hard-rockin,' hard-livin' honky-tonk you'll want to OD on.
  

• Sassier and more energetic than Miranda Lambert at her angriest, Stacie is country and rock in rare form... [+ Show ]
  

  Stacie Collins: Sometimes Ya Gotta After watching the CMA’s in November, I read an article in the f...Stacie Collins: Sometimes Ya Gotta
  After watching the CMA’s in November, I read an article in the following days about
  Toby Keith boycotting what he considers the “music industry politics of
  Nashville.”
  Because he doesn’t play that way, he doesn’t get nominated. I mention this at
  the
  beginning of a review of Stacie Collin’s third album because when I visit her
  myspace
  page, I see that she is considered “unsigned,” and it baffles me. If it truly is
  who you
  know and not what you know in the music industry, it’s not only the artists
  themselves
  who are being cheated but the listeners as well. I consider it a great privilege
  when these
  artists are sent to me and I can pass on their information to you.
  Sometimes Ya Gotta is done Stacie’s way because it’s about nothing but her and
  her
  music. Sassier and more energetic than Miranda Lambert at her angriest, Stacie
  is
  country and rock in rare form. She blazes her own trail with an enviable
  confidence.
  In “Hey Mister,” the opening track, Stacie addresses those politics and instead
  of being
  jealous of the latest newcomer, she seems comfortable in the place she’s in.
  Maybe it’s
  because Stacie releases these albums and tours the world for the sake of the
  music and
  what she loves, not for the sake of being famous.
  “Give it Up,” “I Won’t Do Ya Like That,” “Little Things,” and “It Hurts to
  Breathe,” are
  the other stand out tracks on the album. Even when she slows the music down a
  little like
  in “Little Things,” Stacie still commands attention.
  On her website and in the liner notes of her cd, Stacie quotes Ralph Waldo
  Emerson.
  She indeed has the courage to go where there is no path and leave a trail. Look
  her up at
  www.staciecollins.com or on iTunes and enjoy the music she’s sharing as you walk
  your
  own journey.
  
  www.staciecollins.com

• Her voice is equal parts Loretta Lynn and Janis Joplin and her musical harp playing is truly first class. [+ Show ]
  

  "With one foot in the honky-tonk and the other in the blues club, Stacie Collin's music could fall b..."With one foot in the honky-tonk and the other in the blues club, Stacie Collin's music could fall between two (musical) barstools, but blues and country are the foundations of rock and roll, and this is a truly barnstorming rock and roll record! But despite these riches, two things set this CD apart from the competition; Ms Collins herself and a truck-load of really great songwriting. Her voice is equal parts Loretta Lynn and Janis Joplin and her musical harp playing is truly first class. Ultimately though, it's the songs that will keep you coming back to this CD. Great tunes, and genuinely interesting lyrics; I've been listening to this album for about a month now, and it's still an exhilarating ride! -- "
  
  Junior Dog - CD BABY REVIEW - 5 OUT OF 5 STARS
  

• Rip roaring rock and roll featuring the gripping vocals and raw harmonica blowin' of Stacie Collins. [+ Show ]
  

  Rip roaring rock and roll featuring the gripping vocals and raw harmonica blowin' of Stacie Collins....Rip roaring rock and roll featuring the gripping vocals and raw harmonica blowin' of Stacie Collins. This is the third full-length release from Ms. Collins...and it's bound to be a favorite among lots of listeners. Produced by Dan Baird (who also plays guitar on the album), Sometimes Ya Gotta... is a straightforward direct jolt of classic rock and roll. Collins has already been compared to lots of big name artists including Joan Jett, Janis Joplin, Steven Tyler, and Tammy Wynette...but to us she sounds much more like a modern-day version of Brenda Lee whose skirt has just caught on fire. Fans of Nashville bands may find it particularly interesting that guitarist Warner E. Hodges (of Jason and the Scorchers fame) came out of retirement to play on this album. While this disc contains plenty of cool all-out rockers...in our opinion the sixth track ("It Hurts To Breathe") is the real gem here. While much softer and more introspective, the song has all the elements necessary to make it a classic for years to come. You have to hear it to believe it. This young lady has a lot on the ball...and this album will no doubt add fuel to the flames of her career. Cool stuff delivered with guts and style.

• STACIE COLLINS IS DYNAMITE... LIVE SHOW REVIEW [+ Show ]
  

  I was way excited to see Jason and the Scorchersduring the MidPoint Music Festival, September 25, ...I was way excited to see Jason and the Scorchersduring the MidPoint Music
  Festival, September 25, at the Southgate House in Northern Kentucky. What I did
  not know, was that I was going to be witness to something special that is still
  gathering steam on the Nashville scene. During the Scorchers set, they asked
  Stacie Collins to come up and do a few songs. They said she was being talked
  about in Nashville, and was gathering momentum, to paraphrase. What happened
  next was an explosion.
  I have often heard girl singers described as “a firecracker.” If that is the
  case, Stacie Collins is a stick of Dynamite. She has a voice as big as the
  outdoors, with the power of Niagara Falls and she plays harmonica like a freight
  train. Did I mention that she also has the energy of a freight train? This
  girl is special enough that she brought Warner Hodges out of retirement and I
  guarantee that you will be hearing a lot from her.
  She is going to be setting in with the Scorchers for the North American Tour as
  a guest and her CD has already been picked up by Blue Rose Records, the same
  label that had Big In Iowa. I will say right now, if this girl is not picked up
  by a major, then they should all close down and seek jobs in other fields!
  Check both of these great acts out during the Jason and the Scorchers tour this
  fall.

• THE LUCKY SPOT [+ Show ]
  

  "THE LUCKY SPOT... It's an infectious blend of roadhouse country rock fronted by a blues-harp-blowin..."THE LUCKY SPOT... It's an infectious blend of roadhouse country rock fronted by a blues-harp-blowing woman who sings with a desperate passion and a slight Tammy Wynette catch in her voice." - Jeff Wall

• Stacie Collins will kick your ass [+ Show ]
  

  "Stacie Collins will kick your ass, country-style... more important, Collins rocks far harder than G..."Stacie Collins will kick your ass, country-style... more important, Collins rocks far harder than Gretchen Wilson or Maranda Lambert, wedding vintage honky-tonk, Chicago blues, and Stones-fried country boogie..."
  - Justin Farrar

• Don't try to put Stacie Collins in any category [+ Show ]
  

  "Don't try to put Stacie Collins in any category. It's a combination between The Rolling Stones me... "Don't try to put Stacie Collins in any category. It's a combination
  between The Rolling Stones meets Dwight Yoakam meets James Cotton. Now what the hell do you do with that, besides put it in your pipe and smoke it?"
  - Robbie Clark

• "Stacie delivers an in-your-face, boot stompin’, passionate performance" [+ Show ]
  

  “Upon arriving a bit early for Dean Hall’s show, I was treated to the rip snortin’ honky-tonk sounds...“Upon arriving a bit early for Dean Hall’s show, I was treated to the rip snortin’ honky-tonk sounds of Stacie Collins. With tunes like “It Ain’t Love” and “Baby Sister” Stacie delivers an in-your-face, boot stompin’, passionate performance. Exuding confidence and contagious enthusiasm while singing and wailing away on the harp, Collins shows those plastic gals what real music is supposed to sound like!”
  Vonna Rose Harrison - AngryCountry.com
  

• "Stacie Collins has earned a reputation for superb twang rock" [+ Show ]
  

  "Featuring an impressive array of Nashville rockers in her backing band led by her producer Dan Bair..."Featuring an impressive array of Nashville rockers in her backing band led by her producer Dan Baird, Stacie Collins has earned a reputation for superb twang rock with more than a hint of blues accented by her exceptional harmonica playing."
  Nashville's ALL THE RAGE Magazine
  

• A vocal approach that's smooth as silk and yet tough as nails [+ Show ]
  

  “ ...a vocal approach that's smooth as silk and yet tough as nails. THE LUCKY SPOT is well worth dro...“ ...a vocal approach that's smooth as silk and yet tough as nails. THE LUCKY SPOT is well worth dropping your hard earned cash and is for fans of country and/or southern rock music. Get in early and get bragging rights that you discovered an artist before they hit the big time!” - Chuck Myden

• "...a tough, no-frills slab of rough & tumble bluesy Southern rock & roll" [+ Show ]
  

  "Collins, whose as yet unreleased Dan Baird-produced album is a tough, no-frills slab of rough & tum..."Collins, whose as yet unreleased Dan Baird-produced album is a tough, no-frills slab of rough & tumble bluesy Southern rock & roll".
  Hal Horowitz - Atlanta's Creative Loafing

• "Given the rarity of female honky-tonk harmonica players, Stacie Collins could be less talented and still stand out in a crowd..." [+ Show ]
  

  "Given the rarity of female honky-tonk harmonica players, Stacie Collins could be less talented and ..."Given the rarity of female honky-tonk harmonica players, Stacie Collins could be less talented and still stand out in a crowd... Hailing from Bakersfield, CA, Collins moved to Nashville in 2001 and made a self-titled debut disc. That recording ranked respectably on the Americana charts and proved her mastery of energetic country-rock, but it was her live show that impressed fans, namely one Dan Baird of The Georgia Satellites. Baird caught her gig at The Exit/In and signed himself up as her champion, producer and sideman. The association has done Collins good; cuts from the upcoming disc are kick-ass numbers, rocked out by Baird's gritty guitar and bluesed-up by Collins' wailing harp. And get a load of these lyrics: "It ain't the fall that kills you; it's the kiss of that cold hard ground. It ain't the whiskey that makes you crazy; it's the pain that you're trying to drown." If you need a soundtrack for falling, drowning or foot-stompin, Stacie Collins is a worthy contender."
  Paige M. Travis – Knoxville Metro Pulse

• "Her voice is strong, expressive and quite unlike anything you'll hear on radio these days" [+ Show ]
  

  "Collins is anything but the current country fare. She's a no fluff-chick. Her voice is strong, expr..."Collins is anything but the current country fare. She's a no fluff-chick. Her voice is strong, expressive and quite unlike anything you'll hear on radio these days. This heard-it-all critic was quite taken aback by the genuineness of her vocal performance - nothing about it feels contrived or manufactured. This girl's for real."
  Lee Barish - Cleveland Country Magazine

• "Collins brings a bluesy edge to country-rock and currently fronts a top notch band." [+ Show ]
  

  "Collins brings a bluesy edge to country-rock and currently fronts a top notch band." Nashville Sce..."Collins brings a bluesy edge to country-rock and currently fronts a top notch band."
  Nashville Scene Magazine
  

Setlist

Stacie mixes her original songs with Rock, Blues and Country covers. Set lengths and song selections very from show to show.

Basic Requirements

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