‘Omar Forever:’ Late punk, reggae artist honored with Brass Note
Late Memphis musician Omar Higgins was honored with a Brass Note on Beale Street. (Sam Shansky/Special to The Daily Memphian)
“Omar, in the grand scheme of things, was a young guy. I think what pushed him over the edge into the top 10 nominees was that he was so innovative and engaged around town in the community,” said a member of the Beale Street Brass Notes committee.
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Sam Shansky is a Memphis-based music writer and video production specialist. After leading as Director of Programming at DittyTV for nearly a decade, he currently contributes to various media outlets, hosts Shansky Shuffle on WYXR and plays drums for Faux Killas. If he’s not doing any of those things, he’s probably at the Memphis Zoo with his wife and two daughters.
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