Bertie Higgins的艺人档案
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Remembered for his lone Top Ten single "Key Largo," a soft-rock fantasy about living in a Humphrey Bogart film, Bertie Higgins was a professional musician that made the leap to solo performing in the early '80s. His 1982 debut Just Another Day in Paradise was actually a comeback of sorts -- it was the first musical venture he had undertaken since 1968, when he retired to his hometown of Tarpon Springs, FL, after the breakup of his group, the Roemans. Between 1964 and 1968, Higgins drummed with the Roemans, who recorded a series of singles for ABC-Paramount, which were all ignored. More importantly, the group supported vocalist Tommy Roe on tour, which was how they sustained an income. Following the breakup of the Roemans, he returned to Tarpon Springs and over the course of the '70s, he slowly built up a collection of songs which formed the basis of Just Another Day in Paradise. Released on the independent label Kat Family in 1982, the record became a hit as the single "Key Largo" climbed its way into the Top Ten. "Key Largo" was the only hit from the record, although the title track did reach the Top 50. For the next 12 years, Higgins was quiet, releasing Then and Now on Epic in 1994 to little attention.
Bertie Higgins(贝蒂.希金斯)，曾曾祖父是‘浮士德’的作者，德国诗人哥德（Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe）。Bertie Higgins原名 Elbert Joseph Higgins，他的血管中流着葡萄牙，爱尔兰和德国的血液，有着诗人般的才情，成长于美国弗罗里达的希腊居民区。他擅长演唱热带生活和爱情歌曲，70年代末开始音乐创作，《Key Largo》于1981年完成，是Bertie在美国流行排行榜上的一次历史性突破，不但使美国乐界对它引起了注意，而且也成为了世界性的热门曲。紧跟着Bertie又写出《Just Another Day in Paradise》，《Casablanca》，《Pirates and Poets》等他擅长演唱热带生活和爱情歌曲，曾经当过海棉采集手，
12岁时当过口技演员，在Tampa Bay学校里的天才竞赛中得过头奖，成为当地各演出团体和俱乐部中的风流人物。离校后在Tommy Roe中充鼓手，在世界各地巡演，还曾为Rolling Stones滚石，The Beach Boys沙滩小子，Tom Jones汤姆·琼斯，Roy Orbison罗依·奥毕逊，Manfred Mann，Peter and Gordon，The Dave Clark Five等众多艺人表演的开场演出。令他得益最多的是他随Beatlemania （一支完全模仿Beatles的演唱组）一起演出的时候。
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Remembered for his lone Top Ten single "Key Largo," a soft-rock fantasy about living in a Humphrey Bogart film, Bertie Higgins was a professional musician that made the leap to solo performing in the early '80s. His 1982 debut Just Another Day in Paradise was actually a comeback of sorts -- it was the first musical venture he had undertaken since 1968, when he retired to his hometown of Tarpon Springs, FL, after the breakup of his group, the Roemans. Between 1964 and 1968, Higgins drummed with the Roemans, who recorded a series of singles for ABC-Paramount, which were all ignored. More importantly, the group supported vocalist Tommy Roe on tour, which was how they sustained an income. Following the breakup of the Roemans, he returned to Tarpon Springs and over the course of the '70s, he slowly built up a collection of songs which formed the basis of Just Another Day in Paradise. Released on the independent label Kat Family in 1982, the record became a hit as the single "Key Largo" climbed its way into the Top Ten. "Key Largo" was the only hit from the record, although the title track did reach the Top 50. For the next 12 years, Higgins was quiet, releasing Then and Now on Epic in 1994 to little attention.
Bertie Higgins(贝蒂.希金斯)，曾曾祖父是‘浮士德’的作者，德国诗人哥德（Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe）。Bertie Higgins原名 Elbert Joseph Higgins，他的血管中流着葡萄牙，爱尔兰和德国的血液，有着诗人般的才情，成长于美国弗罗里达的希腊居民区。他擅长演唱热带生活和爱情歌曲，70年代末开始音乐创作，《Key Largo》于1981年完成，是Bertie在美国流行排行榜上的一次历史性突破，不但使美国乐界对它引起了注意，而且也成为了世界性的热门曲。紧跟着Bertie又写出《Just Another Day in Paradise》，《Casablanca》，《Pirates and Poets》等他擅长演唱热带生活和爱情歌曲，曾经当过海棉采集手，
12岁时当过口技演员，在Tampa Bay学校里的天才竞赛中得过头奖，成为当地各演出团体和俱乐部中的风流人物。离校后在Tommy Roe中充鼓手，在世界各地巡演，还曾为Rolling Stones滚石，The Beach Boys沙滩小子，Tom Jones汤姆·琼斯，Roy Orbison罗依·奥毕逊，Manfred Mann，Peter and Gordon，The Dave Clark Five等众多艺人表演的开场演出。令他得益最多的是他随Beatlemania （一支完全模仿Beatles的演唱组）一起演出的时候。
