George Higgs recovering in
the hospital
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Photo by Jimmy
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We’ve just gotten word that
Tarboro, NC Bluesman George Higgs has
been moved out of the ICU after an issue with his lungs, and is
on the mend.
Unfortunately George has had to cancel his gigs
for the rest of 2012 to re-cooperate, but Music Maker will continue be
there for him as he recovers. If you’d like to send Get Well
cards or wishes to George, please send them to Music Maker at
PO Box 1358 Hillsborough, NC 27278, and we will pass them on to him.
We are happy to hear the hopeful report of George’s continued
improvement and he, as well as his family, remain in our
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Diggin: “I’m Going
Home”
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| photo by Axel Kustner |
Just like the
opening line in George Conner’s
“I’m Going Home” stutters its way to the root note, I return to
my desk here at Music Maker. I am just returning from a
two-and-a-half-week journey with my new wife, Nicolle, to Indonesia. We
had a wonderful time, but as fun as it was, it felt good to come home and see my
cat, cook at my own stove and sleep in my bed.
This track from
George’s forthcoming release, his first with Music Maker, is a celebratory
romp. It tells of a man who is taking control of his life in the best
way he knows how–he goes home. Whatever troubles he left behind, he made his
decision and the way he’s singing, it was the right one. Of course, the root of
this song comes from the spiritual tradition and home in that instance refers to
the home we all have in the great beyond. I think whether we are talking about
that home or just plain home home, the meaning is the same. The pace
and feel of “I’m Going Home” off of Brother’s Tone coming out next
month expresses what that concept of home means to us all.
—
Aaron
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