Jimmy Collier (b. 1945) is an American Folk musician and civil rights activist.
He appeared on Sesame Street in episodes 0490, 0611, and 0648.
Married by Martin Luther King Jr. while on tour in the 1960s, Collier performed with Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Pete Seeger who appeared with Collier on Sesame Street. He also made several recordings, including Freedom on My Mind and Everybody's Got a Right to Live with fellow Sesame Street friend Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick.
External links[]
- The Collegian "Jimmy Collier: activist, musician" by Sammy LoProto, Feb 10, 2012