Billy Higgins

Summary

Billy Higgins is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Los Angeles^[2]. He was born on October 11, 1936^[3]. He died in Inglewood^[4]. He died on May 3, 2001^[5]. He worked as a drummer^[6] and jazz musician^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month, #7,133 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Billy Higgins was born in Los Angeles^[2].
• Billy Higgins passed away in Inglewood^[4].
• Billy Higgins was born on October 11, 1936^[3].
• Billy Higgins died on May 3, 2001^[5].
• Billy Higgins held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Billy Higgins's professions included drummer^[6].
• Billy Higgins worked as a jazz musician^[7].
• Billy Higgins received the NEA Jazz Masters^[10].
• Billy Higgins was a member of Timeless All Stars^[11].
• Billy Higgins is recorded as male^[12].
• Billy Higgins's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Billy Higgins's genre is jazz^[14].
• Billy Higgins's genre is swing^[15].
• Billy Higgins's record label is recorded as Contemporary Records^[16].
• Billy Higgins's Commons category is recorded as Billy Higgins^[17].
• The cause of death was hepatitis^[18].
• The cause of death was liver failure^[19].
• Billy Higgins's family name is recorded as Higgins^[20].
• Billy Higgins's given name is recorded as Billy^[21].
• Billy Higgins's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[22].
• Billy Higgins's instrument is recorded as drum kit^[23].
• Billy Higgins's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[24].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[25]

• Country: US^[26]

• Began / founded: 1936-10-11^[27]

• Ended / dissolved: 2001-05-03^[28]

• Genre(s): free jazz, hard bop, jazz, post-bop^[29]

• Community tags: american, free jazz, hard bop, jazz, post-bop^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 53019232-166e-4788-8b13-23e60ffced44^[31]

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Origins and Family

Billy Higgins was born in Los Angeles^[2]. He was born on October 11, 1936^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include drummer^[6] and jazz musician^[7].

Recognition

Billy Higgins received the NEA Jazz Masters^[10].

Death and Burial

Billy Higgins died on May 3, 2001^[5]. He died in Inglewood^[4]. Recorded cause of death include hepatitis^[18] and liver failure^[19].

Why It Matters

Billy Higgins ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month, #7,133 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32]

FAQs

Where was Billy Higgins born?

Billy Higgins was born in Los Angeles^[2].

Where did Billy Higgins die?

Billy Higgins died in Inglewood^[4].

What did Billy Higgins do for work?

Billy Higgins worked as drummer^[6] and jazz musician^[7].

What awards did Billy Higgins receive?

Honors received include NEA Jazz Masters^[10].