Bob Williamson

Bob Williamson (born Bolton 25th July 1948, died 19th June 2016) appeared in Coronation Street in May 1978 as folk singer Neil Collier at a Lancashire Night held in the Rovers Return Inn.

A comic folk singer himself, he grew to prominence in the 1970s alongside such similar luminaries as Mike Harding and Jasper Carrot and was able to transition easily between the comic song and the traditional folk ballad.. He released three albums in that decade with the tongue-in-cheek titles of Superturn (Sweet Folk All), Greatest Hits Volume 6 and Still Hazy After All These Beers with songs such as Lanky Spoken Here, Kippers for Tea and Holland’s Meat Pie. As well as appearing on the Street, he was also to be seen in The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club, Kick Off, Granada News and Phoenix Nights as one of the end-of-programme awful audition acts. His main work was in a multitude of appearances at folk clubs over the years.

External pages

 * Internet Movie Database entry for Bob Williamson
 * Manchester Evening News obituary for Bob Williamson