Monk Higgins, 50, Record Producer and Saxophonist
Monk Higgins, a saxophonist and record producer who arranged and composed for such performers as Etta James, Muddy Waters, Blood, Sweat & Tears and Gloria Lynn, is dead at age 50.
He died July 3 at Centinela Hospital in Inglewood of respiratory ailments.
Most recently he was musical director at Marla’s Memory Lane and played there with his band in Monday night blues shows.
He also scored and composed commercials and twice was nominated for Grammy awards.
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