18 December 1999(1999-12-18) (aged 59) Los Angeles, California, US
Genres
Rhythm & Blues, ska, rocksteady, reggae
Instrument(s)
Vocals, guitar
Years active
1958––1999
Website
http://www.joehiggs.com/
Musical artist
Joseph Benjamin Higgs (3 June 1940 – 18 December 1999) was a reggae musician from Jamaica. In the late 1950s and 1960s he was part of the duo Higgs and Wilson together with Roy Wilson. He was a popular artist in Jamaica for four decades and is also known for his work tutoring younger musicians including Bob Marley and the Wailers and Jimmy Cliff.
Benjamin Higgs (3 June 1940 – 18 December 1999) was a reggae musician from Jamaica. In the late 1950s and 1960s he was part of the duo Higgs and Wilson...
Wailing Wailers, and finally just the Wailers. JoeHiggs, who was part of the successful vocal act Higgs and Wilson, lived nearby and encouraged Marley...
Look up higgs in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Higgs may refer to: Higgs boson, an elementary particle Higgs factory, a proposed particle accelerator...
Love of Water (producer) 1977 Peter Tosh, Legalize it 1986 JoeHiggs, Family 1988 JoeHiggs, Blackman Know Yourself 1991 The Wailing Souls, All Over The...
had left, and original member Buddy Haye returned, along with JoeHiggs, although Higgs' tenure in the band was short-lived as he was recruited for a...
Wailers, nephew of drummer Carlton "Carly" Barrett and grandson of the late JoeHiggs. In 2017, he received a Grammy award as co-producer with Damian Marley...
Higgs and Wilson were a Jamaican singing duo, consisting of JoeHiggs and Roy Wilson. Higgs And Wilson, who came from Kingston's Trenchtown area, were...
Burning Spear Hail H.I.M. (1980) and The Fittest of the Fittest (1983) JoeHiggs Blackman Know Yourself (1990) Bunny Wailer Hall of Fame: A Tribute to...
President Joe Biden's Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2021. Higgs was born in Poughkeepsie, New York on March 10, 1972, to Alfonso Higgs and Marilyn...
debut CD, The Road Less Traveled. He won Best International Artist at the JoeHiggs Reggae Awards. He completed a 36 city US tour with reggae greats Beres...
Berkeley, California. Also on the bill are Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths, JoeHiggs, The Wailers Band, and Wailing Souls. Mundell appeared in the Bay area...
musician, Tosh went to vocal teacher JoeHiggs, who gave free music lessons to young people. Through his contact with Higgs, Tosh met Robert Nesta Marley (Bob...
Hammond Derrick Harriott Josh Heinrichs The Heptones Herbs Lennie Hibbert JoeHiggs Joseph Hill Justin Hinds The Hippy Boys Errol Holt John Holt Honey Boy...
Fortner "Creation", a song by The Creation, 1994 "Creation", a song by JoeHiggs, 1976 "Creation", a song by Jonathan King, 1965 "Creation", a song by...
leading Jamaican artists from ska to reggae through rocksteady including JoeHiggs, Desmond Dekker, Toots & the Maytals, Derrick Morgan, John Holt and Stranger...
Jamaican musician JoeHiggs, released in 1990. He is credited with the Wailers Band. The album was produced by Lee Jaffe and Higgs, although there are...
D'Arby, Flea, John Frusciante, Peter Gabriel, Kadeem Hardison, Ofra Haza, JoeHiggs, Bruce Hornsby, Lee Jaffe, Al Jarreau, Jazzie B, Davey Johnstone, Lenny...
Life of Contradiction is the first album of reggae musician JoeHiggs. It was recorded in 1972 and released in 1975. The BBC describes the album as "a...
Naughty by Nature, Kool Moe Dee, Shabba Ranks, Tiger, Cocoa Tea, Capleton, JoeHiggs. Rymzo was first famous in live music cafes as a lead vocalist to one...
departure from the tour, Tosh consulted with Marley and finally picked JoeHiggs as a replacement. Blackwell hired the concert promoter Lee Jaffe to book...
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