Chris Collingwood

Chris Collingwood

Hammerstein Ballroom, October 2010.
Background information
Born October 3, 1967 (1967-10-03) (age 44)
UK
Origin Sellersville, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres Power pop, rock
Occupations Guitarist
Songwriter
Producer
Instruments Guitar, keyboards, vocals
Years active 1996–present
Associated acts Fountains of Wayne
Ben Lee
Gay Potatoes

Chris Collingwood, born in 1967 in USA, is a singer, songwriter, and founding member of the power pop band Fountains of Wayne. Collingwood's major influences are The Beatles, The Zombies, The Hollies, Aztec Camera, Squeeze, and Blue Öyster Cult.[1]

Collingwood grew up in Sellersville, Pennsylvania.[2] He graduated from The Hill School in Pottstown, Pa. He lives with his wife in Northampton, Massachusetts. The couple married in 1996.

According to Cry One Tear, a Chris Collingwood Fan Site, Chris has material readied (and even recorded) for a solo album.[3] There is no confirmed release date for the solo project.

References

  1. ^ www.nme.com/artists/chris-collingwood - United Kingdom
  2. ^ Wise, Brian. "Eclectic Sounds of New Jersey, Echoing From Coast to Coast", The New York Times, February 8, 2004. Accessed November 22, 2007.
  3. ^ http://cryonetear.com/2010/04/05/the-beehive-april-6th-7pm-boston/

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