As a songwriter he was best known for the songs "High on a Windy Trumpet" and "Lovers Leap", the latter of which was recorded by Louis Armstrong.
[1][2] As a businessman, Higgins served as President of the International Division of Denny’s Inc. during the 1980s.
In 1993, Robert and his wife Marisela Higgins relocated to Laredo, Texas, to start a chain of El Pollo Loco restaurants with a friend, Taco Palenque owner Juan Francisco Ochoa.
A year later, Studio 55 was chosen by the American edition of the international beauty magazine, Les Nouvelles Esthetiques & Spa, as Spa of the Month of October, with a five-page article and several pictures.
[3] He and his wife resided in Tokyo, Japan, for about three years, where they had their daughter, Alexa, in 1991.