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Get well soon, George!

George Higgs recovering in the hospital   Photo by Jimmy Williams 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...

Interview and Blues Medley - George Higgs

George Higgs was born in 1930 in a farming community in Edgecombe County near Speed, North Carolina (β€œa slow town with a fast name” as he is fond of saying.) He learned to play the harmonica as a child from his father, Jesse Higgs, who enjoyed playing favorite...

Move On - George Higgs

This is another real straight guy."George Higgs hails from Edgecombe County, North Carolina and is a wonderful guitar and harp player in the Piedmont tradition. Throughout the 40’s and 50’s he was a popular performer at fish fries and house parties and later on...