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Howard Biggs

real name Howard Maceo Biggs

Howard Biggs is credited on 1,192 releases across 308 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,192

Credits

308

Albums

8

Decades active

149

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Howard Biggs is primarily known for his involvement with doo wop and other styles of vocal harmony groups in the early days of rock & roll. Like nearly all the musicians involved in the doo wop genre, Biggs was also active in many other styles of music.
As a pianist he led his own bands as well as working with jazz vocalists such as Dinah Washington, and his skill as an arranger contributed to every musical situation he was in. The best known Biggs arrangement would be the massive hit "Get a Job", recorded by the Silhouettes in 1957 and a number one hit when finally released the following year.
Born: October 13, 1916 in Seattle, Washington, USA
Died: November 24, 1999 in Houston, Texas, USA

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1,192 releases · 308 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 1,300
  • Other credits · 37

Studios: Paris Theatre, London · Playhouse Theatre · Maida Vale Studios · Aeolian Hall

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