Chuck Higgins
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Biography
[Edit]Saxophonist Chuck Higgins earned R&B fame for his composition "Pachuko Hop," which remains a perennial favorite among Latino fans, but didn't gain enough general R&B acclaim to chart in the early '50s. Higgins also played trombone and trumpet. He moved from his native Gary to Los Angeles in 1940 as a teen. Higgins played trumpet in his high-school band and later attended the Los Angeles Conservatory. While there, Higgins started a band with pianist Frank Dunn and saxophonist Johnny Parker, among others. Higgins later became the band's saxophonist and wrote "Pachuko Hop." Its furious pace, roaring sax solo, and raw sound, plus the inclusion of the term "Pachuko," which was slang for a Mexican-American dressed in baggy pants with a key chain, made the song a '50s anthem for area Latinos. The B-side, "Motorhead Baby," was later the inspiration for Frank Zappa sideman James "Motorhead" Sherwood and the heavy metal band Motörhead. Higgins played dates in Los Angeles with everyone from Charlie Parker to the Orioles, and his band at one point included Johnny "Guitar" Watson. Although none of Higgins' many singles for Aladdin, Caddy, Lucky, Specialty, or Dootone ever earned national acclaim, he was an extremely popular regional attraction through the '50s and into the early '60s, when he retired from performing to become a music teacher at local high schools and a college. A comeback faltered in the mid-'70s, when Higgins tried to update his sound by going disco. He returned to honking R&B in the late '70s and toured England in the mid-'80s, while performing once again in Los Angeles clubs.
Title: They Call Me Johnny Guitar Watson!
Artist: Johnny Guitar Watson, Chuck Higgins
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz
Title: Come On And Blow Your Horn: Selected Singles 1953-1957
Artist: Chuck Higgins
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock & Roll
Title: Pachuko Hop / Motor Head Baby - Single
Artist: Chuck Higgins, His Mellotones
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Collections
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1952, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1953, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Early Jamaican Island Music
Genre: Reggae
Title: Rarities from the Bob Hite Vaults
Genre: Blues
Title: Central Rocks! The Central Avenue Scene 1951-58, Vol. 2
Genre: Rock
Title: Rockin R&B Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Mambo Classics
Title: Burning Rockers N' Blues
Genre: Rock
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 24
Genre: Pop
Title: West Coast Vocal Group Treasures Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Cool Daddy: The Central Avenue Scene 1951-1957 Vol 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Vintage Jazz Lounge, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best of Mod Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: R&B On Lakewood Boulevard
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Dootone Rock 'n' Rhythm & Blues
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1955, Vol. 8
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Teen Rock Oldies
Genre: Rock
Title: Soul & R&B
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Cadillac Cuties And Hot Rod Heroes (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Big Instrumental Dance (CD1)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Roots Of Rock N' Roll Vol. 8, 1952 (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: The Speciality Sound, Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Dizzy Miss Lizzy: The Speciality Story 54-60 (CD3)
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Gonna Rock The Blues Again
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Further Adventures Of Mod Jazz
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul Jazz
Title: Vocalists Of The 50ies (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Vocalists Of The 50ies (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Mod Jazz And Then Some
Genre: Jazz
Title: R&B Years 1953 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The R&B Years 1955: Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Rare R&B Honkers!, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: 100 Complicated Hits Of The 50s & 60s (CD1)
Genre: World Music, Country, Rockabilly, Folk
Title: Mambo 1947-1961
Title: Put Some MAMBO On That Jukebox, Baby!
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Ultimate Rockabilly Collection (CD4)
Genre: Rockabilly
Featuring albums
Title: Intoxica! Strange And Sleazy Instrumental Sounds From The SoCal Suburbs
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: Wow, Wow, Baby! 1950s R&B, Blues and Gospel From Dolphin's of Hollywood
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Around The World, Vol. 4: It's Mambo Time
Artist: Bart & Baker
Genre: Swing House, Electro, Jazz, World Music, Latin, Pop