Blake Alphonso Higgs | |
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Birth name | Blake Alphonso Higgs |
Also known as | Blind Blake |
Born | 1915 |
Origin | Matthew Town, Inagua, Bahamas |
Died | 1986 (aged 70–71) |
Genres | Goombay, calypso |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, banjo |
Blake Alphonso Higgs (1915 – 1986), better known as "Blind Blake", was the best-known performer of goombay and calypso in the Bahamas from the 1930s to the 1960s.