Tucker, Tommy
(1933–1982)> SINGER · SONGWRITER · ORGANIST
Tucker, Tommy Robert Higginbotham, 5 March 1933; Springfield, OH – 22 January 1982; Newark, NJ Singer, songwriter, and organist, forever identified with his composition “ Hi-Heel Sneakers ,” which has been recorded hundreds of times since its original appearance in 1964. Born Robert Higginbotham, Tucker learned the organ at an early age and joined several jazz and doo-wop groups in Springfield and Dayton, Ohio, and was briefly a Golden Globes boxer. After relocating to Newark, New Jersey, in…