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Also known as Charles Williams Higgins

American saxophonist (1924–1999)

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Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1929-07-27
Active to
2022-04-09

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Charles Williams Higgins (April 17, 1924 – September 14, 1999) was an American rhythm & blues saxophonist. Higgins, who was noted for mixing elements of Latin Jazz with Blues, recorded in Los Angeles during the mid-fifties, notably for the Specialty, Combo and Doo-Tone labels, and is best remembered for the song "Pachuko Hop". Higgins relocated from his birth place of Gary, Indiana to Los Angeles in his teens, where he played trumpet and went to school at the Los Angeles Conservatory. <a href="

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date of birth
1924-04-17
date of death
1999-09-14
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