Higgs and Wilson were a Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

n singing duo

Duet (music)

A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...

, consisting of Joe Higgs

Joe Higgs

Joe Higgs was a reggae musician from Jamaica. In the late 1950s and 1960s he was part of the duo Higgs and Wilson together with Roy Wilson...

 and Roy Wilson.

Higgs And Wilson were one of Jamaica's first indigenous recording artists

Musician

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, and their debut single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

, "Oh Manny Oh", sold over 50,000 copies in Jamaica in 1960. In the early 1960s they worked with the producer

Record producer

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 Coxsone Dodd

Coxsone Dodd

Clement Seymour "Sir Coxsone" Dodd, CD was a Jamaican record producer who was influential in the development of ska and reggae in the 1950s, 1960s and beyond...

, and had several further hits

Hit record

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, including "How Can I Be Sure" and "There's A Reward". Higgs went solo

Solo (music)

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 after Wilson left Jamaica for the United States

United States

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in the late 1960s.

Singles discography

• "Give Me a Try" - 1960 (FTW 101) Luxor
• "Gun Talk" - 1960 (FTW 102) Luxor
• "I Long For The Day" - 1960 (ZSP 50415-1A) WIRL
• "It Is A Day" - 1960 (ZSP 50417-1A) WIRL
• "Lover's Song" - 1960 (ZSP 50416-1A) WIRL
• "Oh Manny Oh" - 1960 WIRL
• "Pretty Baby" - 1960 (ZSP 50414-1A) WIRL
• "When You Tell Me Baby" - 1960 WIRL
• "Change Of Mind" - 1961 (ZSP-53124-1A) WIRL
• "Come On Home" - 1961 (ZSP 53126-1A) WIRL
• "How Can I Be Sure" - 1961 (FC 165) Supreme
• "Mighty Man" - 1961 (FC 168) Supreme
• "The Robe" - 1961 (ZSP 53127-1A) WIRL
• "Ska Ba Da" - 1961 (ZSP 53125 1-A) WIRL
• "Bye and Bye" - 1962 (FC 2459) ND Records
• "If You Want Pardon" - 1962 (FRS 2393) Dutchess
• "Deep In My Heart" - 1963 (LOP 110) Gay Disc
• "Kisses" - 1963 (LOP 109) Gay Disc
• "Last Saturday Morning" - 1963 Beverly's
• "Let Me Know" - 1963 (FC 2458) ND Records
• "Praise the Lord" - 1963 Beverly's
• "Gone Is Yesterday" - 1964 (LOP 127) SEP
• "Love Not For Me" - 1964 (LOP 128) SEP
• "My Baby" - 1964 Prince Buster
• "Pain In My Heart" - 1964 (FB 6183) Islam
• "To Spend An Evening" 1964 (FB 6340) Islam
• "There's A Reward" - 1965 (WC-8) Wincox
• "Your Love is Mine" - 1965 (WC-7) Wincox
• "Don't Mind Me" - 1969 (Dyna CD 713-1) Clandisc
• "Again" - 1970 (CE 1158-1) Humasound

External links

• Joe Higgs Discography
• Respect Is Overdue by Daniel & Seth Nelson