Johnny Collins (10 May 1938 – 6 July 2009) was an English folk singer based in London, England, specializing in traditional maritime music and sea shanties.
[1] He also performed on television and radio (including the "Voice of America in East Asia") and played venues like the Hong Kong Hilton.
Later, in 1987, they were invited by the East German government to perform at a sea shanty festival in Berlin commemorating the city's founding.
On occasions Collins sang on-stage wearing his chef's toque supported by backing singers (The Cheffettes) drawn from his kitchen brigade.
This included the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland and France as well as making frequent appearances in his native country at Cutty Sark Tall Ships Races, and maritime festivals at Hull, Lancaster, Bristol, Dundee, Maldon, Portsmouth, Gosport, Greenwich and Chatham.