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Saxophoniste et chanteur Rhythm 'n' Blues US né le 17
Avril 1924 ŕ Gary
(Indiana). Chuck Higgins est décédé le 14 Septembre 1999.
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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Higgins
Talents : Sax, Vocals
Style musical : Rock 'n' Roll, Rhyhthm 'n' Blues
PACHUKO
HOP (1952)
BIG FAT
MAMA (1952)
COME ON AND
BLOW YOUR HORN
TOO SMART
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t., Singles & EP
| 1952 | 78 t. COMBO 12 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His MELLOTONES -
Pachuko Hop
/ Motor Head Baby (Vocals John WATSON) |
| 1952 | SP COMBO 45-12 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His MELLOTONES -
Pachuko Hop
/ Motor Head Baby (Vocals John WATSON) |
| 1952 | 78 t. COMBO 13 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His MELLOTONES - Love Me, Baby (Vocals Geechie HOWARD) / Ain't Gonna Leave, Baby |
| 1952 | SP COMBO 45-13 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His MELLOTONES - Love Me, Baby (Vocals Geechie HOWARD) / Ain't Gonna Leave, Baby |
| 1952 | 78 t. COMBO 14 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & HIS MELLOTONES, John WATSON, Eli TONEY, Joe URSERY - Cotton Picker (Vocals Geechie HOWARD) / Iron Pipe |
| 1952 | SP COMBO 45-14 (US) | . |
Chuck HIGGINS & HIS MELLOTONES, John WATSON, Eli TONEY, Joe URSERY - Cotton Picker (Vocals Geechie HOWARD) / Iron Pipe |
| 1952 | 78 t. COMBO 17 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His MELLOTONES - Blues 'n' Mambo / Stormy (Vocals John WATSON) |
| 1952 | SP COMBO 45-17 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His MELLOTONES - Blues 'n' Mambo / Stormy (Vocals John WATSON) |
| 1952 | SP COMBO 45-25 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His MELLOTONES - Real Gone Hound Dog (Vocals Geechie HOWARD) / Tortas |
| 1952 | 78 t. COMBO 30 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His MELLOTONES -
Big
Fat Mama
(Vocals Geechie HOWARD) / Boyle Heights |
| 1952 | SP COMBO 45-30 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His MELLOTONES -
Big
Fat Mama
(Vocals Geechie HOWARD) / Boyle Heights |
| 1953 | 78 t. COMBO 38 (US) | . |
John WATSON (with Chuck HIGGINS & His MELLOTONES) - Bug Jump / Just Won't Treat Me Right |
| 1953 | SP COMBO 45-38 (US) | . | John WATSON (with Chuck HIGGINS & His MELLOTONES) - Bug Jump / Just Won't Treat Me Right |
| 1953 | 78 t. COMBO 48 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His MELLOTONES - West Side / I'm In Love With You (Vocals Ora May GARVIN) |
| 1953 | SP COMBO 45-48 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His MELLOTONES - West Side / I'm In Love With You (Vocals Ora May GARVIN) |
| 1954 | SP SPECIALTY 532 (US) | . |
Chuck HIGGINS & His JOY BOYS (Vocals by Daddy Cleanhead) - Broke / I'll Be There |
| 1954 | SP SPECIALTY 533 (US) | . |
The HOLIDAYS (feat. Chuck Higgins & his Orch.) - Irene / Aw Aw Baby |
| 1954 | SP SPECIALTY 539 (US) | . |
Chuck HIGGINS & His BAND - One More Time (Vocals Daddy Cleanhead) / Dye Ooh Mambo |
| 1954 | SP COMBO 45-67 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His MELLOTONES - Blue Sax / Papa Charlie (Vocals Daddy Cleanhead) |
| 1954 | SP LUCKY 45-005 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His BAND - Greasy Pig (Vocals Frank Dunn) / Candied Yam |
| 1954 | SP ALADDIN 3215 (US) | . |
Chuck HIGGINS & His ORCHESTRA - Yak-A-Dack / Chuck-A-Buck |
| 1954 | SP ALADDIN 3224 (US) | . |
Gene FORREST & The FOUR FEATHERS (with Chuck HIGGINS & his Orch.) - Wiggle / Dubio |
| 1954 | SP RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD 399 (US) | . |
Chuck HIGGINS With The MELLOMOODS - That Dubonnet Wine (Vocals Carl "Johnny" GREEN") / The Song Of Love (Vocals Chuck HIGGINS) |
| 1955 | SP SPECIALTY 541 (US) | . |
Daddy CLEANHEAD (feat. Chuck HIGGINS, Vocals by Fred HIGGINS) - Something's Goin' On In My Room / Let Me Come Back Home |
| 1955 | SP ALADDIN 3283 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His BAND - Pancho /
Come On And
Blow Your Horn
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| 1955 | SP COMBO 45-108 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His MELLOTONES - Flip Top Box / The Blacksmith Blues (Vocals Johnny Flamingo) |
| 1955 | SP R AND B 1314 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His BAND - Rock / Chop Chop |
| 1955 | SP KICKS 6 (US) | . |
Chuck HIGGINS BAND, Vocals with band - Shotgun Wedding / Groove |
| 1955 | SP DOOTONE 361 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His BAND - Here I'm Is / Tonky Hole Onk |
| 1955 | SP DOOTONE 370 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His BAND -
Wet Back Hop
/ Don't You Know I Love You
(Vocals Frank Dunn) |
| 1955 | SP DOOTONE 376 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His BAND (Vocals Chuck HIGGINS) - Looking For My Baby / Eyeballin' |
| 1955 | EP DOOTONE 208 (US) |
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Rhythm
Rock And Roll -
Wet Back Hop
/
Tonky Honk / The Itch / Looking For My Baby |
| 1956 | SP DOOTONE 387 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His BAND - Gambling Woman (Vocals Chuck HIGGINS) / The Itch |
| 06/1956 | SP DOOTONE 396 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His BAND (Vocals Chuck HIGGINS) - Oh Yeah / I Need Your Love |
| 1956 | SP LOMA 706 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His BAND - Double Dip / Betwixt And Between |
| 1956 | SP MONEY 214-45 (US) | . |
Chuck HIGGINS Orch. & Chorus - Rock And Roll / Beautiful Love |
| 1957 | SP CADDY 105 (US) | . |
So Long (Johnny Flamingo) / Roller Coaster (Chuck HIGGINS & His ORCHESTRA) |
| 1957 | SP CADDY 108 (US) | . |
Chuck HIGGINS With His ORCHESTRA - Flip-Top Box / The Blacksmith Blues (Vocals Johnny Flamingo) |
| 1958 | SP COMBO 140 (US) | . |
Chuck HIGGINS & BAND - The Rooster (Vocals Johnny "Guitar" Watson) / The Duck Walk |
| 1958 | SP COMBO 144 (US) | . |
Long Long Time (Vocals Frank Dunn) / / Kubeon |
| 195? | EP COMBO EP-2 (US) |
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CHUCK HIGGINS PLAYS ON COMBO RECORDS -
Pachuko Hop
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| 1960 | SP COMBO 170 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & BAND - Pachuko Hop Twist / Baby Shoes |
| 1960 | SP COMBO 174 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & His BAND - Squiggley Wiggley (Vocals Chuck Higgins & Pauline) / Pancho Villa |
| 1960 | SP COMBO 176 (US) | . | Chuck HIGGINS & The MELLOTONES
- -
Too Smart
(Vocals
Chuck Higgins & Pauline) / Jerky Junction |
| 1965 | SP OLDIES 45 OL 312 (US) | . |
Pachuko Hop
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| 1975 | SP ROXBURY 2015 (US) | . | Lovin' On Borrowed Time (stereo) / Lovin' On Borrowed Time (mono) |
| 1979 | SP ROLLIN' ROCK 45-011 (US) | . | Bip Bop Boom / Too Smart |
| 19?? | SP GOOD OLD GOLD 312 (US) | . | Motorhead Baby /
Pachuko Hop
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Albums
| 1956 | LP 12" COMBO P-300 (US) |
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PACHUKO HOP - Broke / Eye Balling / I'll Be There / Something's Going On In My Room / Let Me Come Back Home / Is It Real? / I Know What You're Talking About / Irene / Aw Aw Baby / Dye-Oooh Mambo / One More Time / Rock & Roll (Oh Yeah) |
| 1959 | LP 12" DOOTONE D-223 (US) |
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ROCK 'N' ROLL VERSUS RHYTHM AND BLUES - Wetback Hop (Chuck Higgins) / Tonky Honk (Chuck Higgins) / Fools Are Scarcer (Roy Milton) / I Can't Go On (Roy Milton)/ Oh Yeah (Chuck Higgins) / Don't You Know I Love You (Chuck Higgins) / Reelin' And Rocking (Roy Milton) / Nothing Left (Roy Milton) / The Itch (Chuck Higgins) / Looking For My Baby (Chuck Higgins) / Baby I'm Gone (Roy Milton) / Cry Some Baby (Roy Milton) |
| 1974 | LP 12" ROLLIN' ROCK LP 003 (US) |
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Motorhead Chuck - Don't Touch Me / Enjoy Yourself / Piece Piece / Oh, Oh, Baby / California / Pachuko Hop / Motor Head Baby / Prunetang / Blind Man / If I Had My Way / I'm So In Love With You / Big Fat Mama / Flutoogie |
| 1979 | LP 12" ROLLIN' ROCK 020 (US) |
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CHUCK HIGGINS IS A... PH. D. (PRETTY HEAVY DUDE) - PH.D / I'm Hooked / Do It / So Cold / Searchin' For Love / Fool Around / First Time / Without Your Love / Take It Out / Chucktion / Forever |
| 1979 | LP 12" PHD RECORDS & TAPES LP 08001 (HS) |
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CHUCK HIGGINS & THE WILD BUNCH - THE WALK - Walk / Broad Daylite / Oh Yeah! / Eternity / Funkyfied / Party At The Disco / You Need Love |
| 1983 | LP 12" ACE CH 81 (UK) |
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PACHUKO HOP - Chuck HIGGINS & The MELLOTONES - Pachuko Hop / Motor Head Baby / Blues & Mambo / Long Long Time / Chuck's Fever / Iron Pipe / Big Fat Mama / Real Gone Hound Dog / Boyle Heights / Papa Charlie / The Rooster / The Duck Walk / Stormy / Just Won't Treat Me Rite |
| 1990 | LP 12" SAXOPHONOGRAPH BM-130 (SWE) |
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YAK A DAK - Yak A Dak / Shotgun Wedding / Groove / Wiggle (Vocals by Gene Forest & the Four Feathers) / Greasy Pig / Something's Goin' On In My Room / Candied Yam / Kubeon / That Dubonnet Wine / Pachuko Hop / Let Me Come Back Home / West Side / Chop Chop / Rock / Chuck A Buck / Beautiful Love / Double Dip / Baby Shoes |
| 1992 | CD ACE CDCHD 394 / SPECIALTY SPCD-2175-2 (UK) |
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PACHUKO HOP - Broke / Eye Balling / Special Tea / I'll Be There / Something's Going On In My Room / Let Me Come Back Home / Is It Real? / I Know What You're Talking About / Irene / Aw Aw Baby / Dye-Oooh Mambo / One More Time / One Chord Instumental / Middle Of The Mambo / Rock & Roll (Oh Yeah) / Come Back Home / Pachuko Hop / Good Luck / Rock / Tonk |
| 05/2006 | CD ACE CDCHD 1102 (UK) |
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BLOWS HIS WIG ! - Iron Pipe / Blues 'n' Mambo / Long, Long Time (with Frank DUNN) / Boyle Heights / Blue Sax / Papa Charlie (with Daddy CLEANHEAD) / The Duck Walk / Tortas / Stormy (with John WATSON) / Higgins Bounce / Higgins Blues / Cotton Picker (with Geechie HOWARD) / Motor Head Baby (with John WATSON) / The Rooster / West Side / Ain't Gonna Leave, Baby / I'm in Love with You / Higgins Bounce / Higgins Blues / Love Me, Baby / Just Won't Treat Me Right (with John WATSON) / Chuck's Wig / Real Gone Hound Dog (with Daddy CLEANHEAD) / Big Fat Mama |
| 2007 | CD ACE CDHP 024 (UK) |
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PACHUKO HOP - Pachuko Hop / Blues 'n' Mambo / Iron Pipe / Boyle Heights / Blue Sax / Papa Charlie / The Duck Walk / The Rooster / Tortas / Big Fat Mama / Stormy / Just Won't Treat Me Rite |
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