Tommy Collins has been played on NTS in shows including Country Hayride, featured first on 27 March 2016. Songs played include Wait A Little Longer, Piedras Negras and Put Me In Irons, Lock Me Up (And Throw Away The Key).

Leonard Raymond Sipes (September 28, 1930 – March 14, 2000), better known as Tommy Collins, was an American country music singer and songwriter. Active primarily during the 1950s through 1970s, Collins was instrumental in helping create the Bakersfield sound of the country music genre. He enjoyed a string of hits during the mid-1950s including "It Tickles" and "Watcha Gonna Do Now". He also wrote several songs…