Blake Alphonso Higgs

For the blues performer, see Blind Blake.
Blake Alphonso Higgs
Also known asBlind Blake
Born
Blake Alphonso Higgs

1915 (1915)
OriginMatthew Town, Inagua, Bahamas
Died1986 (aged 70–71)
GenresGoombay, calypso
InstrumentsVocals, 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.

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