Late in his career, Higgins performed with his band The Specialties as the featured artists at the television actressMarla Gibbs's Los Angeles, California supper club, known as Marla's Memory Lane Club.
Higgins died from respiratory disease in July 1986, in Los Angeles, at the age of 55.[1]
monk, higgins, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2014, learn,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Monk Higgins news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message Milton Bland October 3 1930 July 3 1986 better known as Monk Higgins was an American saxophonist born in Menifee Arkansas 1 Monk HigginsBirth nameMilton BlandBorn 1930 10 03 October 3 1930Menifee Arkansas U S DiedJuly 3 1986 1986 07 03 aged 55 United StatesGenresR amp B blues crossover JazzOccupation s MusicianInstrument s SaxYears active1950 86LabelsBuddah Records Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 As leader 2 2 As sideman 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography editHiggins s biggest hits were the instrumental tracks Who Dun It which reached 30 on the US R amp B chart in 1966 and Gotta Be Funky 22 on the US R amp B chart His instrumental Ceatrix Did It 1967 was the sign off song for soul DJ Dr Rock on WMPP East Chicago Heights Illinois Higgins worked with a variety of musicians including Gene Harris Bobby Bland The Chi Lites Junior Wells Freddy Robinson Muddy Waters Cash McCall Etta James Blue Mitchell and The Three Sounds 1 His track One Man Band Plays All Alone was featured on the breakbeat compilation album Ultimate Breaks and Beats Late in his career Higgins performed with his band The Specialties as the featured artists at the television actress Marla Gibbs s Los Angeles California supper club known as Marla s Memory Lane Club Higgins died from respiratory disease in July 1986 in Los Angeles at the age of 55 1 Discography editAs leader edit Mac Arthur Park Dunhill 1968 Extra Soul Perception Solid State 1968 Heavyweight United Artists 1972 Little Mama United Artists 1972 Dance to the Disco Sax Buddha 1974 Sheba Baby Buddha 1975 with Alex Brown Live in MacArthur Park Buddha 1975 2 As sideman edit With Blue Mitchell Collision in Black 1968 Bantu Village 1969 With The Three Sounds Elegant Soul 1968 Soul Symphony 1969 With Gene Harris The 3 Sounds 1971 See also editJazz Jazz funk R amp BReferences edit a b c Doc Rock The 1980s The Dead Rock Stars Club Retrieved 2014 05 29 Monk Higgins Discography AllMusic 1986 07 03 Retrieved 2014 05 29 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Monk Higgins amp oldid 1172498582, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
