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Biography
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Chuck Higgins
Real name: Charles Williams Higgins
Effective period / Period of releases: 1955 - 1992
SaxophonistBorn on 17.04.1924, in Gary Indiana
Died on 14.09.1999, in Los Angeles, California.
He fused latin and blues elements with rhythm 'n' blues.
Best remembered for the hit "Pachuko Hop"
Frank Zappa listed Chuck Higgins as a reference in his influence list accompanying his album "Freak Out!" (1966)