The record hit the pop charts on both sides of the Atlantic in 1964, leading to an extended visit to Europe as part of a seemingly endless touring schedule, and the follow-up in the same groove, ‘Long Tall Shorty’ was also a hit, although not quite of the same magnitude. His talents were spotted by Herb Abramson, who was working as a freelance producer after his years with Atlantic Records, and their first collaboration was Tommy’s song ‘High Heeled Sneakers’, which Herb leased to Leonard Chess. His soul-inflected ‘Rock’n’Roll Machine’ was released under the name “Tee Tucker”, but this quickly morphed into his better known stage-name. Around 1960, Robert relocated to Newark NJ with guitarist Weldon Young and bassist Brenda Jones, and they performed as a trio before splitting: they had a hit record ‘Hey Dean’, billed as Dean & Jean, and Robert got a solo deal. This led to him joining Bobby Woods Band as a teenager in the late 40s, playing piano and sax-heavy jump-Blues, but when harmony vocal groups began to feature on local juke-boxes, they changed their name to The Cavaliers and Robert found his voice.
He was a licensed real-estate broker and had been an amateur prize fighter as a young man.In 1933, Robert Higginbottom was born in Springfield, Ohio and as a kid his parents sent him to piano lessons. A native of Springfield, Ohio, he had lived in East Orange for 17 years. My grades, where available, are in brackets at the end of the line (stars in B+ range). Higginbotham, who lived in East Orange, N.J., was 48 years old. These are 2018 releases that Ive taken note of, listed alphabetically by artist, with VA comps at the bottom. Robert Higginbotham, a blues and jazz singer who performed under the name Tommy Tucker, died Friday at College Hospital in Newark. ^ "Robert Higginbotham, Singer Of Blues and Jazz, Dead at 48".The Guinness Who's Who of Blues (Second ed.). ^ "The dead Rock Stars Club : The 1980s". For Bookings Contact Top Authority Records at A 'Shout out' goes to 'Ms Nicole Jackson' for the inspiration of this song Check out her.1975: American Blues Legends '75 (Big Bear).1982: The Rocks Is My Pillow - The Cold Ground Is My Bed (Red Lightnin')."A Whole Lots of Fun (Before the Weekend is Done)"ī/w "Real True Love (I Ain't Had None Lately) Tucker died in 1982 at the age of 48 at College Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, from inhaling carbon tetrachloride while refinishing the hardwood floors of his home, though his death has been alternatively attributed to food poisoning. He also did freelance writing for a local newspaper in East Orange, New Jersey, writing of the plight and ignorance of black males in America, and the gullibility and exploitation of African Americans in general by the white-dominated media. Tucker left the music industry in the late 1960s, taking a position as a real estate agent in New Jersey. Tucker co-wrote a song with Atlantic Records founder executive Ahmet Ertegun, called "My Girl (I Really Love Her So)". This was combined with his work for Big Bear Records, featuring on their American Blues Legends '75 album and tour. In the 1970s, he began releasing previously unissued material on the English label Red Lightnin'. Musicians that played on his albums and singles included Louisiana Red, Willie Dixon and Donny Hathaway. His follow-up single, "Long Tall Shorty", was less successful. He released an album, also entitled Hi-Heel Sneakers, on Checker Records that same year.
Tucker released " Hi-Heel Sneakers" in 1964, which was a hit both in the US and the UK. Tucker was born Robert Higginbotham, to Leroy and Mary Higginbotham, the fifth of eleven children, in Springfield, Ohio, United States.