Co-wrote the 1972 hit by Tanya Tucker "Delta Dawn" with Alex Harvey.
Has a daughter Larissa.
Has two sisters, Lorrie and Nicki.
With his sister Lorrie he founded the Collins Kids when he was 10 and she was 12. Their popular rockabilly hits included "Hop, Skip & Jump", "Hot Rod" and "Whistle Bait".
Wrote the 1981 David Frizzell/Shelly West country hit duet "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma".