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Vinony's link graph records 157 inbound references to Joe Higgs, and connects out to Bunny Wailer, The Wailers Band and California.
Vinony files it under 1940 births, 1999 deaths and Deaths from cancer in California.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Jamaica
- Active from
- 1940-06-03
- Active to
- 1999-12-18
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 45,949
- Total plays
- 261,581
Tags
Joe Higgs (June 3, 1940 – December 18, 1999) was a reggae musician from Jamaica. In the 1960s he was part of the duo Higgs and Wilson together with Roy Wilson. Higgs knew Bob Marley from the early 1960s. In fact, Marley acknowledged later on that he had been an influential figure for him. Most people interested in classical reggae do not recognize his name, however Higgs has been regarded as the "Father of Reggae' by Jimmy Cliff. For a while Higgs <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Joe+Higgs">R
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Place of birth
- Kingston
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Genre
- ska
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Island Records
- Official website
- www.joehiggs.com
Show 5 more facts
- cause of death
- cancer
- date of birth
- 1940-06-03
- date of death
- 1999-12-18
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
Sources (3)
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