Tommy Tucker (born Robert Higginbotham; March 5, 1933 – January 22, 1982)[1] was an American blues singer-songwriter and pianist.
[3] Musicians that played on his albums and singles included Louisiana Red, Willie Dixon and Donny Hathaway.
This was combined with his work for Big Bear Records, featuring on their American Blues Legends '75 album and tour.
[4] Tucker co-wrote a song with Atlantic Records founder executive Ahmet Ertegun, called "My Girl (I Really Love Her So)".
[citation needed] 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.