Darrel Higham is widely known as the ex-husband of Imelda May.
Darrel Higham is an English rockabilly guitarist who performs with Kat Men.
He was born on January 5, 1970 in Bedford, United Kingdom.
Higham commenced playing lead guitar with British rockabilly bands in the late 1980s.
In 1992, Higham spent 6 months residing in the United States; touring and recording with Eddie Cochran’s original backing band, The Kelly Four.
His first solo album was released in 1995 on Nervous Records, titled Mobile Corrosion.
Higham played lead guitar in the West End production of Elvis: The Musical in 1996. He co-wrote the first biography on his musical hero, Eddie Cochran for Mainstream Publishing in 2000.
He co-owns Embassy Studios, a sixteen-track analogue recording studio near Basingstoke, with Foot Tapping Records boss, Clive Duffin. They also run a small recording label, Ambassador Records. Higham is endorsed by Peavey and plays their amplifiers exclusively. He also helped design the company’s first semi-acoustic guitar – The Rockingham.
Higham is endorsed by Gretsch Guitars and performs using a variety of their guitars, including a Gretsch 6120, his custom shop version of a 6120, a Gretsch White Falcon and a Gretsch Duo Jet.
In 2007, Higham formed Kat Men with former Stray Cats drummer, Slim Jim Phantom. Together they recorded 2 albums and toured Europe, and made an appearance on BBC’s Later With Jools in 2012.
In 2011 he shared the lead vocal duties with May on the Jeff Beck DVD, A Rock ‘n’ Roll Party, and reunited Kat Men.
Darrel Higham and singer Imelda May married in 2002.
The couple share one child, a daughter Violet Kathleen Higham.
In 2015, May announced their decision to separate after 13 years of marriage.
Following the separation, Higham left May’s band to focus on his solo career