Higgs and Wilson


Higgs and Wilson were a Jamaican singing duo, consisting of Joe Higgs and Roy Wilson. Higgs And Wilson, who came from Kingston's Trenchtown area, were one of Jamaica's first indigenous recording artists, and their debut single, "Oh Manny Oh"—produced by future Prime Minister Edward Seaga's West Indies Records Limited—sold over 50,000 copies in Jamaica in 1960. In the early 1960s they worked with the producer Coxsone Dodd, and had several further hits, including "How Can I Be Sure" and "There's A Reward". Higgs went solo after Wilson left Jamaica for the United States in the late 1960s. Bob Andy described Higgs and Wilson as "the best duo I heard in those days...Roy Wilson was a very good tenor, very good tenor."
Higgs died from cancer in 1999. Wilson died in May 2012.

Singles discography

  • "Give Me a Try" – 1960 Luxor
  • "Gun Talk" – 1960 Luxor
  • "I Long for the Day" – 1960 WIRL
  • "It Is A Day" – 1960 WIRL
  • "Lover's Song" – 1960 WIRL
  • "Oh Manny Oh" – 1960 WIRL
  • "Pretty Baby" – 1960 WIRL
  • "When You Tell Me Baby" – 1960 WIRL
  • "Change Of Mind" – 1961 WIRL
  • "Come On Home" – 1961 WIRL
  • "How Can I Be Sure" – 1961 Supreme
  • "Mighty Man" – 1961 Supreme
  • "The Robe" – 1961 WIRL
  • "Ska Ba Da" – 1961 WIRL
  • "Bye and Bye" – 1962 ND Records
  • "If You Want Pardon" – 1962 Dutchess
  • "Deep in My Heart" – 1963 Gay Disc
  • "Kisses" – 1963 Gay Disc
  • "Last Saturday Morning" – 1963 Beverly's
  • "Let Me Know" – 1963 ND Records
  • "Praise the Lord" – 1963 Beverly's
  • "Gone Is Yesterday" – 1964 SEP
  • "Love Not For Me" – 1964 SEP
  • "My Baby" – 1964 Prince Buster
  • "Pain in My Heart" – 1964 Islam
  • "To Spend An Evening" 1964 Islam
  • "There's A Reward" – 1965 Wincox
  • "Your Love is Mine" – 1965 Wincox
  • "Don't Mind Me" – 1969 Clandisc
  • "Again" – 1970 Humasound