About Bertie Higgins
Elbert Joseph "Bertie" Higgins (born December 8, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter. In 1982, Higgins had a top 40 album with Just Another Day in Paradise. It spawned the hit song "Key Largo", which referenced the Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall film of the same name and reached No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and No. 50 on the Billboard Country chart. Higgins' first band played proms, homecoming dances, and sock hops. He won prizes in local talent contests and became a favorite at school assemblies around Tampa Bay, Florida.
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