Zuzu Bollin (September 5, 1923 – October 19, 1990) was an American Texas blues guitarist and singer from Frisco, Texas.[1] Originally named A.D. Bollin, the name 'Zuzu' is believed to refer to a brand of ginger-snap cookies popular at the time.[2]
Bollin was thought to be dead, until he was rediscovered in 1988 living in Dallas, Texas, by the Dallas Blues Society Records founder, Chuck Nevitt.[4] Nevitt gathered together a band and produced Bollin's first full length albumTexas Bluesman in 1989, as the debut release on Dallas Blues Society Records.[1] This record was sold to Antone's Records a couple of years later, and Antones released it on compact disc. This recording augmented Bollin's only four sides (two 78rpm records) recorded in the early 1950s on the Dallas-based Torch Records label.[1] Bollin made festival dates both in the United States and abroad.
Bollin died in Dallas, Texas in October 1990, aged 68.[3]
