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Full Name: Milton Bland
Description: Saxophonist, USA
Known For: Charted with – Who Dun It – in the mid sixties.
Instruments: Saxophone
Music Styles: R&B
Location: United States of America
Date Born: 3rd October 1930
Location Born: Menifee, Arkansas, United States of America
Date Died: 3rd July 1986
Location Died: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Cause Of Death: Respiratory disease
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BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE
Monk Higgins
Milton Bland (October 17, 1936 – July 3, 1986) better known as Monk Higgins, was an American musician and saxophonist who was born in Menifee, Arkansas.
Higgins biggest hits were the instrumental tracks “Who Dun It” (which reached #30 on the US R&B chart in 1966), and “Gotta Be Funky” (#22 on the US R&B chart). His instrumental “Ceatrix Did It” (1967) was the sign-off song for soul DJ “Dr. Rock” on WMPP, East Chicago Heights, Illinois. Higgins worked with a variety of musicians including Gene Harris, Bobby Bland, The Chi-Lites, Junior Wells, Freddy Robinson, Muddy Waters, Cash McCall, Etta James, Blue Mitchell and The Three Sounds. His track “One Man Band (Plays All Alone)” was featured on the breakbeat compilation album, Ultimate Breaks and Beats.
Late in his career Monk, together with his band “the Specialties”, was the featured performer at television actress Marla Gibb’s Los Angeles, California supper club, known as Marla’s Memory Lane Club.
Discography
As leader
Extra Soul Perception (Solid State) (1969)
Heavyweight (United Artists) (1972)
Little Mama (United Artists) (1972)
Dance to the Disco Sax (Buddha) (1974)
Live in MacArthur Park (Buddha) (1975)
As sideman
With Blue Mitchell
Collision in Black (1968)
Bantu Village (1969)
With The Three Sounds
Elegant Soul (1968)
Soul Symphony (1969)
With Gene Harris
The 3 Sounds (1971)
Higgins worked with a variety of musicians including Bobby Bland, The Chi-Lites, Junior Wells, Muddy Waters, Etta James and the Three Sounds.
His track “One Man Band (Plays All Alone)” was featured on the breakbeat compilation “Ultimate Breaks and Beats”.
Higgins served as a producer on several of Blood, Sweat, and Tears’ albums.
Late in his career Monk, together with his band “the Specialties” was the featured performer at television actress Marla Gibb’s.
Monk Higgins died in July, 1986.
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