When Phil Collins was a kid growing up in a London suburb; he would often watch an amazing show on his family television. There; in black and white; was Fess Parker as Davy Crockett; King of the Wild Frontier. As he matured; Collins not only acted out the exploits of his new hero; but he often refought the Battle of the Alamo with his toy soldiers. Even though music came to dominate his life; it was this love of history--and Davy Crockett and the Alamo in particular--that was always near by. On one musical tour; Collins encountered his first David Crockett autograph--for sale at a store called the Gallery of History. "I didn't know this stuff was out there; that you could own it;" the rock-n-roll legend said. "It had never occurred to him. Later; he received a birthday-present that would change his life: a receipt for a saddle signed by an Alamo defender. From that point forward; the drummer began building his impressive Alamo and Texas Revolution collection.
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