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Monk Higgins

real name Milton James Bland

Menifee, United States · 1930-10-17 – 1986-07-03

Monk Higgins is credited on 817 releases across 281 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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817

Credits

281

Albums

7

Decades active

493

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American musician, arranger, producer & songwriter.
Born 3 October 1930 in Menifee, Arkansas, USA.
Died 3 July 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Higgins mainly played the saxophone and organ. He was the co-owner of Records. He previously had recorded with Chess and United Artists.
Hit #117 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1967 with "Who-Dun-It?". Hit #105 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1972 with "Gotta Be Funky".

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817 releases · 281 albums · active 1963–2024

  • Performance · 1,389
  • Production · 434
  • Other credits · 33

Studios: RPM International Studios · Ter Mar Studios · United Artists Recording Studio · Master Sounds

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