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Monk Higgins
ts, org, 1936-1986 US
Musician / Arranger / Producer of R&B/Soul and Jazz
A.k.a. Milton Bland
Milton Bland (October 17, 1936 - July 3, 1986) better known as Monk Higgins, was an American musician and saxophonist who was born in Menifee, Arkansas.Higgins biggest hits were the instrumental tracks "Who Dun It" (which reached #30 on the US R&B chart in 1966), and "Gotta Be Funky" (#22 on the US R&B chart). His instrumental "Ceatrix Did It" (1967) was the sign-off song for soul DJ "Dr. Rock" on WMPP, East Chicago Heights, Illinois. Higgins worked with a variety of musicians including Gene Harris, Bobby Bland, The Chi-Lites, Junior Wells, Freddy Robinson, Muddy Waters, Cash McCall, Etta James, Blue Mitchell and The Three Sounds. His track "One Man Band (Plays All Alone)" was featured on the breakbeat compilation album, Ultimate Breaks and Beats.
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Gotta Be Funky on Soultown 2 by Various Artists The Look Of Slim on Extra Soul Perception by Monk Higgins Little Green Apples on Extra Soul Perception by Monk Higgins I Believe In Music on Dance To The Disco Sax Of by Monk Higgins Feeling You Feeling Me on Blue Break Beats Vol. 5 by Various Artists Extra Soul Perception on Extra Soul Perception by Monk Higgins I Believe To My Soul on MacArthur Park by Monk Higgins Watermelon Man on Extra Soul Perception by Monk Higgins Straight Ahead on Extra Soul Perception by Monk Higgins A Good Thing on Extra Soul Perception by Monk HigginsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel Like Makin' Love (Muro's Short Edit) / Little Green Apples | Roy Ayers Ubiquity / Monk Higgins | 2016 | Single |
| That Feeling / Who Dun It | Monk Higgins | 1981 | Single |
| Rock N' Roll Has Gotta Go | Monk Higgins | 1978 | Single |
| Sheba, Baby | Monk Higgins & Alex Brown | 1975 | Album |
| Dance To The Disco Sax Of Monk Higgins | Monk Higgins | 1974 | Album |
| Work Song | Monk Higgins | 1973 | Single |
| Gotta Be Funky / Big Water Bed | Monk Higgins & The Specialties | 1972 | Single |
| Can't Stop | Monk Higgins | 1972 | Single |
| Heavyweight | Monk Higgins & The Specialties | 1972 | Album |
| Little Mama | Monk Higgins | 1972 | Album |
| Little Mama / Trusting You (La, La, La Song) | Monk Higgins | 1972 | Single |
| Arkansas Yard Bird | Monk Higgins | 1971 | Single |
| I'll Still Be There / Baby You're Right | Monk Higgins | 1970 | Single |
| Vee Pea / MacArthur Park | Monk Higgins | 1968 | Single |
| Extra Soul Perception | Monk Higgins | 1968 | Album |
| Mac Arthur Park | Monk Higgins | 1968 | Album |
| Extra Soul Perception / Watermelon Man | Monk Higgins | 1968 | Single |
| Yesterday / The Look Of Love | Monk Higgins | 1967 | Single |
| Different Strokes (For Different Folks) / How Come? | Monk Higgins | 1967 | Single |
| What Fah / Ceatrix Did It | Monk Higgins | 1966 | Single |
| Who-Dun-It? / These Days Are Filled With You | Monk Higgins | 1966 | Single |
| Piping Hot | Monk Higgins Featuring George Bohanon & Sweet Spirit | Album | |
| Sawdust | Monk Higgins | Single | |
| Treat Her Like A Lady / Two In One | Monk Higgins | Single |
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.Other Search Results
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