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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Singer-songwriter</li> <li>actor</li> <li>producer</li> <li>director</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1981–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Kat Family Records</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records">Epic</a></li> <li>Toucan Cove</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Universal Music">Universal Music</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bertiehiggins.com">bertiehiggins<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Elbert Joseph</b> "<b>Bertie</b>" <b>Higgins</b> (born December 8, 1944)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American singer-songwriter.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1982, Higgins had a <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">top 40</a> album with <i><a href="/wiki/Just_Another_Day_in_Paradise" title="Just Another Day in Paradise">Just Another Day in Paradise</a></i>. It spawned the <a href="/wiki/Hit_song" title="Hit song">hit song</a> "<a href="/wiki/Key_Largo_(song)" title="Key Largo (song)">Key Largo</a>", which referenced the <a href="/wiki/Humphrey_Bogart" title="Humphrey Bogart">Humphrey Bogart</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lauren_Bacall" title="Lauren Bacall">Lauren Bacall</a> <a href="/wiki/Key_Largo_(film)" title="Key Largo (film)">film of the same name</a> and reached No. 8 on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>, No. 1 on the <i>Billboard</i> Adult Contemporary chart and No. 50 on the <i>Billboard</i> Country chart. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_career">Early career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bertie_Higgins&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Higgins was born in <a href="/wiki/Tarpon_Springs,_Florida" title="Tarpon Springs, Florida">Tarpon Springs, Florida</a>, United States,<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinGE_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinGE-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is of <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_people" title="Portuguese people">Portuguese</a>, Irish and German descent. He once supported himself as a sponge diver, and began his career in show business at the age of twelve as a ventriloquist. He won prizes in local talent contests and became a favorite at school assemblies around <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay" title="Tampa Bay">Tampa Bay</a>, Florida. Higgins has stated that he is related to German poet, <a href="/wiki/Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe" title="Johann Wolfgang von Goethe">Johann Wolfgang von Goethe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Higgins' first band played proms, homecoming dances, and sock hops. After graduating from Tarpon Springs High School, Higgins enrolled in St. Petersburg College to study journalism and fine art. He eventually left college and became a drummer for <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Roe" title="Tommy Roe">Tommy Roe</a> his sometime backup band The Roemans,<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinGE_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinGE-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and played alongside such groups as The Rolling Stones and The Beach Boys. </p><p>Tiring of the rigors of the road and yearning to make his own musical statement, Higgins left The Roemans and returned home to Florida.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinGE_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinGE-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He put down his drumsticks, picked up a guitar and began crafting music and lyrics. Music producers such as Bob Crewe, Phil Gernhard, and Felton Jarvis took an interest in him and contributed to the growth of the young songwriter. Higgins' talent flourished and he was in demand to play venues throughout the state. During this period, he also met and became a protégé of actor/director <a href="/wiki/Burt_Reynolds" title="Burt Reynolds">Burt Reynolds</a>, who saw Higgins' writing potential and tutored him in screenwriting. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Peak_success">Peak success</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bertie_Higgins&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Peak success"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1980, Higgins moved to Atlanta and met record producer <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Limbo" title="Sonny Limbo">Sonny Limbo</a>. He arranged a meeting between Higgins and <a href="/wiki/Music_publisher_(popular_music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Music publisher (popular music)">music publisher</a> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Lowery_(record_producer)" title="Bill Lowery (record producer)">Bill Lowery</a>, whom Higgins had known through Tommy Roe. Higgins had been working on a song about a failed romance and presented the rough cut to Lowery and Limbo. They helped him perfect the lyrics of the song that became "<a href="/wiki/Key_Largo_(song)" title="Key Largo (song)">Key Largo</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinGE_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinGE-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Higgins recorded the master and presented it to Kat Family Records, a newly formed <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>/<a href="/wiki/Sony" title="Sony">Sony</a> distributing company.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinGE_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinGE-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After an initial rejection, Kat Family agreed to release the single. The song eventually landed in the <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> pop charts at number eight,<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinGE_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinGE-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in the Billboard adult contemporary charts it reached number one, and hit the top ten in Canada, Australia and other countries internationally. It also charted in the Billboard country chart. On the strength of the song's success, an album was released titled <i><a href="/wiki/Just_Another_Day_in_Paradise" title="Just Another Day in Paradise">Just Another Day in Paradise</a></i>. Other singles followed, such as "Just Another Day in Paradise",<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinGE_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinGE-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Casablanca", and "Pirates and Poets", but none matched the success domestically of his breakout hit, though "Casablanca" went on to become a major hit in some Pacific Rim countries.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_years">Later years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bertie_Higgins&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Later years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Higgins' subsequent albums failed to chart, although he had a minor adult contemporary hit with "When You Fall in Love" in 1983 from his second album <i><a href="/wiki/Pirates_and_Poets" title="Pirates and Poets">Pirates and Poets</a></i>. </p><p>For the past several years,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (January 2024)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> Higgins and his band have toured extensively around the globe, and he continues to tour on a regular basis in the Pacific Rim and domestically. </p><p>Higgins has served on the Board of Governors of the Atlanta Chapter of the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for several years. Besides maintaining a rigorous schedule of one-nighters, he also makes regular appearances on the Las Vegas strip. </p><p>In recent years,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (January 2024)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> Higgins has moved into film production with his sons Julian and Aaron, producing <i>Beast Beneath</i> (distributed by Entertainment One), 2009's <i>Poker Run</i> (also distributed by Entertainment One) and 2012's <i>The Colombian Connection</i>, starring <a href="/wiki/Tom_Sizemore" title="Tom Sizemore">Tom Sizemore</a>, and "Christmas in Hollywood". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bertie_Higgins&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was inducted into the Florida Music Hall of Fame with a lifetime achievement award in January 2016 along with <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Buffett" title="Jimmy Buffett">Jimmy Buffett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Julio_Iglesias" title="Julio Iglesias">Julio Iglesias</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Petty" title="Tom Petty">Tom Petty</a>. In 2019 he was also inducted in the Florida Artists Hall of Fame along with such notables as Ernest Hemingway.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jazz vocalist <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Wilson_(jazz_singer)" title="Nancy Wilson (jazz singer)">Nancy Wilson</a> recorded a version of the Bertie Higgins original song "Casablanca" for <a href="/wiki/EMI_Records" title="EMI Records">EMI Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, "Key Largo" was ranked No. 75 on VH1's <i>100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 80s</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His die-hard fans are called "Boneheads".<sup id="cite_ref-auto_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bertie_Higgins&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Albums">Albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bertie_Higgins&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Album </th> <th width="45"><small><a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></small> </th> <th width="45"><small><a href="/wiki/Kent_Music_Report" title="Kent Music Report">AUS</a></small><sup id="cite_ref-aus_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aus-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Label </th></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Just_Another_Day_in_Paradise" title="Just Another Day in Paradise">Just Another Day in Paradise</a></i> </td> <td align="center">38 </td> <td align="center">32 </td> <td>Epic </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pirates_and_Poets" title="Pirates and Poets">Pirates and Poets</a></i> </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Kat Family/CBS </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td><i>Gone With the Wind</i> </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>CBS (Japan) (available on vinyl only) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td><i>Back to the Island</i> </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Polydor (Japan) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td><i>Back to the Island</i> </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Southern Tracks (different track listing than above album) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><i>Trop Rock</i> </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Key Largo </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td><i>Island Bound</i> </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Sony </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><i>The Ultimate Collection</i> (compilation) </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Madacy </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><i>A Buccaneer's Diary</i> </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Key Largo </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><i>The Essential Playlist</i> (compilation) </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Toucan Cove/Universal </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><i>Captiva</i> </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Toucan Cove/Universal </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><i>Year of the Dragon</i> </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Toucan Cove/Universal </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td><i>Bertie Higgins, Live</i> </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Toucan Cove/Universal </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td><i>The Very Best of Trop Rock </i> (compilation with 1 new song) </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Toucan Cove/Universal </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td><i> Cowboys of the Caribbean </i> (compilation with 4 new songs) </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Toucan Cove/Universal </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><i> The World's Greatest Lover </i> (compilation with 3 new songs) </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Huayi Brothers Media (the Pacific Rim including China) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><i> Dancing in the Tradewinds </i> (compilation with 1 new song) </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Toucan Cove/Universal </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><i> Gold From My Treasure Chest </i> (covers) </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Toucan Cove/Universal </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><i>Scrap Book</i> (early recordings) </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Toucan Cove/Universal </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><i> Forever Casablanca </i> </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Huayi Brothers Media (the Pacific Rim including China) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><i> Wanted </i> </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Toucan Cove/Universal (digital only) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><i> Greatest Hits </i> </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td>Toucan Cove / Universal </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singles">Singles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bertie_Higgins&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Singles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Single </th> <th colspan="7">Chart Positions </th> <th rowspan="2">Album </th></tr> <tr> <th width="45"><small><a href="/wiki/Hot_Adult_Contemporary_Tracks" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks">US AC</a></small> </th> <th width="45"><small><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></small><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th width="45"><small><a href="/wiki/Hot_Country_Songs" title="Hot Country Songs">US Country</a></small> </th> <th width="45"><small>CAN AC</small> </th> <th width="45"><small><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Singles_Chart" title="Canadian Singles Chart">CAN</a></small> </th> <th width="45"><small>CAN Country</small> </th> <th width="45"><small><a href="/wiki/Kent_Music_Report" title="Kent Music Report">AUS</a></small><sup id="cite_ref-aus_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aus-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Key_Largo_(song)" title="Key Largo (song)">Key Largo</a>" </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">8 </td> <td align="center">50 </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">34 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td rowspan="4"><i>Just Another Day in Paradise</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td>"Just Another Day in Paradise" </td> <td align="center">10 </td> <td align="center">46 </td> <td align="center">90 </td> <td align="center">12 </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td>"Casablanca" </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td>"Port O Call" </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td>"When You Fall in Love" </td> <td align="center">34 </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td rowspan="3"><i>Pirates and Poets</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td>"Pirates and Poets" </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td>"Tokyo Joe" </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td>"You Blossom Me" </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center">72 </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td rowspan="8">Singles only </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td>"Homeless People" </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center">75 </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>"Cowboys of the Caribbean" </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>"Just Another Day in Paradise" (country version) </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>"Key Largo" (country version) </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>"The Flag's on Fire" </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>"The World's Greatest Lover" </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>"Son of a Beach" </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td> <td align="center"> — </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music_videos">Music videos</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bertie_Higgins&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Music videos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th style="width:28em;">Video </th></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <th scope="row">"Key Largo" </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1983 </td> <th scope="row">"When You Fall In Love" </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Pirates And Poets" </th></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <th scope="row">"The Flag's on Fire" </th></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <th scope="row">"Casablanca" </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bertie_Higgins&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output 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.cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2012/06/15/bertie-higgins-brings-it-home/">"BERTIE HIGGINS BRINGS IT HOME"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Times" title="Tampa Bay Times">Tampa Bay Times</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Sarasota, Florida, USA: <a href="/wiki/Diane_McFarlin" title="Diane McFarlin">Diane McFarlin</a>. December 16, 1983. p. 90<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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November 9, 1986. Retrieved February 11, 2020.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sfscdailyconnection.net/?p=22288">"International Recording Artist Bertie Higgins at SFSC"</a>. <i>Sfscdailyconnection.net</i>. February 3, 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 138. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-646-11917-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-646-11917-6"><bdi>0-646-11917-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Australian+Chart+Book+1970%E2%80%931992&rft.place=St+Ives%2C+N.S.W.&rft.pages=138&rft.edition=illustrated&rft.pub=Australian+Chart+Book&rft.date=1993&rft.isbn=0-646-11917-6&rft.aulast=Kent&rft.aufirst=David&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABertie+Higgins" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://musicchartsarchive.com/artists/bertie-higgins">"Bertie Higgins Album and Singles Chart History"</a>. <i>Music Charts Archive</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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