Collard Greens & Gravy are an Australian blues band which formed as a trio in 1995 by James Bridges on guitar and fiddle, Ian Collard on lead vocals, harmonica and guitar, and Anthony Shortte on drums.

"[2] Their debut self-titled album was released in 1999 via Black Market Music and was recorded live-in-the-studio at Soundhouse Studios.

[1][3] Benoît Felten of Planet Harmonica felt, "It is a very dark and haunting record, it has a kind of mean edge to it, not unlike some of the eeriest Robert Johnson stuff, although using different tools.

[1][6][7] Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described how the group's, "energetic foot-stomping, country blues sound tapped into the very roots of the genre.

[1][12] Sharon Kennedy of ABC South West WA, described their sound, "The music is Mississippi but from the hill country rather than the delta.

[1] Collard Greens & Gravy performed at the Byron Bay Bluesfest in April 2011[17] after being announced as part of the final lineup in March.

[27] The new line-up had Collard joined by Soon on drums and Sean "Juke Boy" Emmett on guitar.

[31] Collard was inducted into Blues Music Victoria's Hall of Fame as an Industry Icon, alongside Hugo T Armstrong, in November 2023 at Memo Music Hall, St. Kilda..[32][33] Collard Greens & Gravy then provided a "blistering" performance.