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/

External links

• Gay Potatoes official site
• Fountains of Wayne
• School for the Dead
• The Maggies
• The Aloha Steamtrain
• Henning Ohlenbusch
• Philip Price
• Winterpills
• Bay State Hotel
• Chris Collingwood Fan Club Site
• Chris Collingwood Myspace

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Name	Collingwood, Chris
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