^ "Robert Higginbotham, Singer Of Blues and Jazz, Dead at 48".The Guinness Who's Who of Blues (Second ed.). ^ "The dead Rock Stars Club : The 1980s".1975: American Blues Legends '75 (Big Bear).1982: The Rocks Is My Pillow - The Cold Ground Is My Bed (Red Lightnin')."A Whole Lots of Fun (Before the Weekend is Done)"ī/w "Real True Love (I Ain't Had None Lately) Tucker died in 1982 at the age of 48 at College Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, from inhaling carbon tetrachloride while refinishing the hardwood floors of his home, though his death has been alternatively attributed to food poisoning. He also did freelance writing for a local newspaper in East Orange, New Jersey, writing of the plight and ignorance of black males in America, and the gullibility and exploitation of African Americans in general by the white-dominated media. Tucker left the music industry in the late 1960s, taking a position as a real estate agent in New Jersey. Tucker co-wrote a song with Atlantic Records founder executive Ahmet Ertegun, called "My Girl (I Really Love Her So)". This was combined with his work for Big Bear Records, featuring on their American Blues Legends '75 album and tour. In the 1970s, he began releasing previously unissued material on the English label Red Lightnin'.
Musicians that played on his albums and singles included Louisiana Red, Willie Dixon and Donny Hathaway. His follow-up single, "Long Tall Shorty", was less successful. He released an album, also entitled Hi-Heel Sneakers, on Checker Records that same year. Tucker released " Hi-Heel Sneakers" in 1964, which was a hit both in the US and the UK. Tucker was born Robert Higginbotham, to Leroy and Mary Higginbotham, the fifth of eleven children, in Springfield, Ohio, United States.
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