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Zuzu Bollin (September 5, 1922 – October 2, 1990) was an American Texas blues guitarist and singer from Frisco, Texas. Born A.D. Bollin, he adopted the name 'Zuzu,' which is believed to reference a popular brand of ginger-snap cookies. Bollin is known for his recordings of "Why Don't You Eat Where You Slept Last Night" and "Headlight Blues" in 1951. Throughout his career, he collaborated with notable musicians such as Duke Robillard, Doug Sahm, Booker Ervin, Percy Mayfield, and David "Fathead" Newman. Bollin was thought to be deceased until 1988 when he was rediscovered living in Dallas, Texas, by Chuck Nevitt, the founder of Dallas Blues Society Records. Nevitt assembled a band and produced Bollin's first full-length album, Texas Bluesman, in 1989, which became the debut release for the label. This album was later sold to Antones Records and released on compact disc, augmenting Bollin's earlier recordings from the early 1950s on the Dallas-based Torch Records label. He performed at various festivals both in the United States and internationally. Bollin passed away in Dallas, Texas, in October 1990, at the age of 68.

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