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13th of July 2008 (Sun), 20:52
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George Higgs performing at the Summer Warehouse Blues Series in Downtown Durham, North Carolina on Friday, July 11, 2008. George is a renowned blues musician sponsored by the Music Maker Relief Foundation (www.musicmaker.org) which helps the true pioneers and forgotten heroes of Southern music gain recognition and meet their day to day needs. The Foundation presents these musical traditions to the world so American culture will flourish and be preserved for future generations.
George Higgs was born in 1930 in a farming community in Edgecombe County near Speed, North Carolina ("a 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 spirituals and folk tunes at home during his spare time. George got to catch the medicine showman and harmonica player Peg Leg Sam playing locally in Rocky Mount during the tobacco market season and he made a lasting impression on the young harp player. He was later attracted to the guitar as a teenager and reluctantly sold a favorite squirrel dog to a neighbor to raise funds to purchase his first. As a result of their close proximity the dog spent more time at George's home than at his new owner's, so he got to have the guitar and keep the company of his dog. Bio by Lightnin' Wells
More pics from this series can be found at:
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http://www.davidnbryan.com/photos/330757913_cRBis-L-1.jpg
George Higgs performing at the Summer Warehouse Blues Series in Downtown Durham, North Carolina on Friday, July 11, 2008. George is a renowned blues musician sponsored by the Music Maker Relief Foundation (www.musicmaker.org) which helps the true pioneers and forgotten heroes of Southern music gain recognition and meet their day to day needs. The Foundation presents these musical traditions to the world so American culture will flourish and be preserved for future generations.
George Higgs was born in 1930 in a farming community in Edgecombe County near Speed, North Carolina ("a 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 spirituals and folk tunes at home during his spare time. George got to catch the medicine showman and harmonica player Peg Leg Sam playing locally in Rocky Mount during the tobacco market season and he made a lasting impression on the young harp player. He was later attracted to the guitar as a teenager and reluctantly sold a favorite squirrel dog to a neighbor to raise funds to purchase his first. As a result of their close proximity the dog spent more time at George's home than at his new owner's, so he got to have the guitar and keep the company of his dog. Bio by Lightnin' Wells
More pics from this series can be found at:
http://www.davidnbryan.com/gallery/5...30733038_kPNHJ