Joe Higgs

Summary

Joe Higgs is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Kingston^[2]. He was born on June 3, 1940^[3]. He died in Los Angeles^[4]. He died on December 18, 1999^[5]. He worked as a singer^[6] and songwriter^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Joe Higgs's place of birth was Kingston^[2].
• Joe Higgs died in Los Angeles^[4].
• Joe Higgs was born on June 3, 1940^[3].
• Joe Higgs died on December 18, 1999^[5].
• Joe Higgs held citizenship in Jamaica^[9].
• Joe Higgs worked as a singer^[6].
• Joe Higgs worked as a songwriter^[7].
• Joe Higgs is recorded as male^[10].
• Joe Higgs's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• Joe Higgs's genre is ska^[12].
• Joe Higgs's record label is recorded as Island Records^[13].
• The cause of death was cancer^[14].
• Joe Higgs's family name is recorded as Higgs^[15].
• Joe Higgs's given name is recorded as Joe^[16].
• Joe Higgs's official website is recorded as http://www.joehiggs.com/^[17].
• Joe Higgs's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[18].
• Joe Higgs's instrument is recorded as voice^[19].
• Joe Higgs's start of work period is recorded as 1958^[20].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[21]

• Country: JM^[22]

• Began / founded: 1940-06-03^[23]

• Ended / dissolved: 1999-12-18^[24]

• Genre(s): reggae, roots reggae^[25]

• Community tags: reggae, roots reggae, soul and reggae^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: d78d71bb-7260-43ef-b12f-e2f8eb26b153^[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Joe Higgs's place of birth was Kingston^[2]. He was born on June 3, 1940^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6] and songwriter^[7].

Death and Burial

Joe Higgs died on December 18, 1999^[5]. He died in Los Angeles^[4]. The cause of death was cancer^[14].

Why It Matters

Joe Higgs ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]

He has been cited as an influence by Bob Marley^[29], a singer-songwriter^[30], 1945–1981^[31], of Jamaica^[32], awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[33].

FAQs

Where was Joe Higgs born?

Joe Higgs was born in Kingston^[2].

Where did Joe Higgs die?

Joe Higgs died in Los Angeles^[4].

What did Joe Higgs do for work?

Joe Higgs worked as singer^[6] and songwriter^[7].

Who did Joe Higgs influence?

Joe Higgs has been cited as an influence by Bob Marley^[29].