![]() After an initial rejection, Kat Family agreed to release the single. ![]() They helped him perfect the lyrics of the song that became " Key Largo" Higgins recorded the master and presented it to Kat Family Records, a newly formed CBS/ Sony distributing company. Higgins had been working on a song about a failed romance and presented the rough cut to Lowery and Limbo. He arranged a meeting between Higgins and music publisher Bill Lowery, whom Higgins had known through Tommy Roe. In 1980, Higgins moved to Atlanta and met record producer Sonny Limbo. During this period, he also met and became a protégé of actor/director Burt Reynolds, who saw Higgins' writing potential and tutored him in screenwriting. Higgins' talent flourished and he was in demand to play venues throughout the state. Music producers such as Bob Crewe, Phil Gernhard, and Felton Jarvis took an interest in him and contributed to the growth of the young songwriter. He put down his drumsticks, picked up a guitar and began crafting music and lyrics. Tiring of the rigors of the road and yearning to make his own musical statement, Higgins left The Roemans and returned home to Florida. He eventually left college and became a drummer for the Tommy Roe band and The Roemans, and played alongside such groups as The Rolling Stones and The Beach Boys. Petersburg College to study journalism and fine art. After graduating from Tarpon Springs High School, Higgins enrolled in St. Higgins' first band played proms, homecoming dances, and sock hops. Higgins has stated that he is related to German poet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. ![]() He won prizes in local talent contests and became a favorite at school assemblies around Tampa Bay, Florida. He once supported himself as a sponge diver, and began his career in show business at the age of twelve as a ventriloquist. Higgins was born in Tarpon Springs, Florida, United States, and is of Portuguese, Irish and German descent. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and No. It spawned the hit song " Key Largo", which referenced the Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall film of the same name and reached No. In 1982, Higgins had a top 40 album with Just Another Day in Paradise. The classic portraits of the stars make this poster unforgettable.Elbert Joseph " Bertie" Higgins (born December 8, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter. This popular half sheet has light creasing, pinholes in the corners, a few smudges, and small corner bends. This is the fourth film Lauren Bacall made with Bogart and the all-star cast is rounded out with Lionel Barrymore and Claire Trevor, who won an Academy Award for her role as Rocco's desperate ex-girlfriend Gaye Dawn. One of the greatest films Robinson and Bogart made together, tensions slowly build through the claustrophobia, heat and humidity of an old hotel in the Florida Keys, as everyone waits for an impending hurricane. Robinson) around, that is until he meets up with reluctant hero and war veteran Frank McCloud, played to perfection by Humphrey Bogart. ![]() Nobody pushes the great Johnny Rocco (Edward G. Excellent condition with some minor handling wear. Beautiful graphics and stunning images of these major stars. Spectacular classic Bogie half sheet for one of his most unforgettable classics. Original Vintage Half Sheet movie poster (22x28") ![]()
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