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  Tiny Tim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tiny Tim's year of birth is unclear - he lied about his age on a number of occasions, and various sources give 1933, 1932, 1930, 1926, 1923, or 1922, although shortly before his death he said he was 64 years old, which would put his year of birth at 1932.
Legend has it that he first sang in a lesbian cabaret bar; whatever the truth of this, he certainly went on to sing in a very wide variety of clubs and bars, as well as entering many talent competitions in an attempt to be discovered.
Tiny Tim already had something of a cult following around New York when he appeared in the film You Are What You Eat.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tiny_Tim   (1048 words)

  
 Tiny Tim biography : albums : icebergradio.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Tiny Tim's initial novelty wore off with the public after a couple of years, but he was so genuinely, guilelessly eccentric that he was never really forgotten, remaining something of a pop-culture icon for decades to come.
Tiny Tim was born Herbert Khaury, and gave his birth date as April 12, 1933, though some sources list 1932, 1930, and even 1926.
During the mid-'90s, Tim raised his public profile with appearances on the Conan O'Brien and Howard Stern shows; however, in September of 1996, he suffered a heart attack while performing at a ukulele festival in Massachusetts.
www.icebergradio.com /artist/236/marty_robbins.html   (808 words)

  
 God Bless Tiny Tim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
God Bless Tiny Tim was the first album by Tiny Tim.
The songs on the album are by a variety of composers, most from the early 20th century, and most of them rather obscure, although "I Got You, Babe" was by Sonny Bono, and "Stay Down Here Where You Belong" was by Irving Berlin.
For some of the album, Tim sings in his usual falsetto style.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/God_Bless_Tiny_Tim   (386 words)

  
 Tiny Tim -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Herbert Khaury (April 12, 1932 – November 30, 1996), better known by the (The pseudonym of an actor) stage name Tiny Tim, was an (A native or inhabitant of the United States) American (A person who sings) singer and (A small guitar having four strings) ukulele player.
Tiny Tim already had something of a (Click link for more info and facts about cult following) cult following around New York when he appeared in the (Photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies) film You Are What You Eat.
In 1999, Tiny Tim's song "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" was included in the (Click link for more info and facts about SpongeBob SquarePants) SpongeBob SquarePants pilot episode, (Click link for more info and facts about Help Wanted) Help Wanted.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/ti/tiny_tim.htm   (928 words)

  
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Tiny Tim was, right up until his onstage collapse and subsequent death in 1996, one of the most deliberately unorthodox and thoroughly mad geniuses of American pop culture.
His 1968 Reprise debut, God Bless Tiny Tim, was a sensation, a concept album of cultural mutations on solid par with either Sgt.
Tiny Tim had much more going than mere cunning shtick; as he wrote in that evening’s program, “The spirits of the singers whose songs I do are living within me. That’s why the songs come out in the voices of the original singers.
www.laweekly.com /ink/printme.php?eid=19922   (693 words)

  
 Tiny Tim: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
Tiny Tim [+]'s initial novelty wore off with the public after a couple of years, but he was so genuinely, guilelessly eccentric that he was never really forgotten, remaining something of a pop-culture icon for decades to come.
Tiny Tim [+] was born Herbert Khaury, and gave his birth date as April 12, 1933, though some sources list 1932, 1930, and even 1926.
He finally settled on the name Tiny Tim [+] after the character in Dickens' A Christmas Carol (according to some accounts, it was suggested by a manager accustomed to working with midgets).
www.music.com /person/tiny_tim/1   (941 words)

  
 Tiny Tim Memorial Page
Tiny expressed his hope that the interview might help to raise awareness of, and interest in, the museum.
Farewell Tiny Tim, You were a true gentle man and an inspiration to people who cherish their individualism.
Tiny Tim was truly an inspiration for all musicians.
ukediner.ukulele.org /tiny.html   (857 words)

  
 Tiny Tim
The name Tiny Tim, as used by the singer, was borrowed from a character in Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
This Tiny Tim was the youngest child of Bob Cratchit, the poor and ill-treated clerk of Ebenezer Scrooge.
In a dream on Christmas night, Scrooge witnesses the meagre Christmas celebrations of the Cratchit family, and is moved by the sweet nature of crippled Tiny Tim.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/t/ti/tiny_tim.html   (851 words)

  
 Tiny Tim from Scram #4   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Tiny Tim was born Herbert Khaury sometime between 1925 and 1930.
TINY: Since I was not good-looking and since I was always in a paradise with beautiful women, going back to the late '30s, I didn't want to have this nose cut off because I wanted to take the challenge of making it without an operation.
TINY: She was shy, but I think she loved it and was awed and overcome by the idea of what it would do for her and her parents in Haddenfield, New Jersey.
www.scrammagazine.com /tinytim.html   (3869 words)

  
 Tiny Tim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Although he is best remembered for his falsetto, Tim was blessed with a beautiful natural baritone voice and his stage act consisted of covering sing-a-longs and tunes of the 30's and 40's.
The comeback was stopped short, however, when on November 30, 1996, Tiny Tim suffered a heart attack on stage and died shortly after.
Tiny Tim will always be remembered singing "Tiptoe Through The Tulips" in his falsetto voice, strumming his ukulele.
www.classicbands.com /tinytim.html   (467 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Christmas Album: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Tiny Tim, was by all accounts a lonely, romantic child who spent much of his youth trying to escape into a fantasy land of old 78 rpm records.
Tiny does Christmas songs in his unique style, backed by a band called His Majesty (although a few of songs are Tiny solo with his ukelele).
Tiny Tim was in my opinion a very talented individual but his talent seems sorely lacking in this rather sad collection of Christmas songs.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000003LC?v=glance   (1174 words)

  
 Tiny Tim - Fifteen Minutes of Celebrity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
God Bless Tiny Tim (Reprise RS 6292), featured a broad base of songs, ranging from “Welcome To My Dream” and various songs by Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan and Gordon Jenkins, to “I Got You, Babe,” the huge contemporary hit for Sonny and Cher.
Tiny Tim began a comeback in the Nineties which saw him back on TV with Conan O’Brien and Howard Stern.
A strange, proud and unique figure, Herbert (Tiny Tim) Khaury found his niche in life and never minded that most people never took him seriously or understood him.
www.holeintheweb.com /drp/bhd/TinyTim.htm   (1028 words)

  
 Tiny Tim Went Out Big   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Then Tiny gets onto the floor of the stage and starts rolling around, with exposed areas of his stomach flapping around in ways that I've never seen a human body display itself.
When I saw Tiny perform, one thing that impressed me was his awesome knowledge of all of the songs of the 20's and 30's.
After the rally, Bob met with Tiny in a restaurant, and got to know one of his regular listeners to his radio show.
members.aol.com /Muellerdon/Tiny.html   (751 words)

  
 TINY TIM : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
A falsetto version of 'Tiptoe Through The Tulips' with his trademark ukulele went top 20 '68, but he knew songs going back to the first ever recorded, 'My Name Is Mr Phonograph'.
Albums God Bless Tiny Tim, Second Album and For All My Friends were hits '68--9.
He married his 'Miss Vicky' (Victoria May Budinger) on TV 17 Dec. '69; they had daughter Tulip, soon split up.
www.musicweb-international.com /encyclopaedia/t/T58.HTM   (312 words)

  
 Tiny Tim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Herbert Khaury (April 12, 1932 – November 30, 1996), better known by the stage name Tiny Tim, was an American singer and ukulele player.
Legend has it that he first sang in a lesbian cabaret bar; whatever the truth of this, he certainly went on to sing in a very wide variety of clubs and bars, as well as entering a large number of talent competitions in an attempt to be discovered.
This page was last modified 22:39, 15 Jun 2005.
www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Tiny_Tim   (997 words)

  
 Beyond Affliction: Tiny Tim Highlight Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
As the economy shifted from an agricultural base to one dependent on industrial manufacturing, people with disabilities were increasingly assumed to be "useless" non-producers, "invalids" who were not capable of participating in the economy.
Nor does Tiny Tim have the option of refusing the charity he inspires.
Tiny Tim's innocent goodness, helplessness, and cheerful acceptance of his "affliction" remind some people with disabilities of Harriet Beecher Stowe's near-contemporaneous Uncle Tom.
www.npr.org /programs/disability/ba_shows.dir/pos_chld.dir/highlights/ttim.html   (494 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Tiptoe Through The Tulips/Resurrection: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Tiny is the same as he ever was, but the instrumental backing is sub-par.
On top of being a fan of tiny I am a fan of old music and tiny tim does an excellent job with these wonderful old tunes that would have otherwise been forgoten.
Most of the songs are sung in Tiny Tim's impressive baritone, as opposed to his trademark "high voice." The arrangements are serviceable, but it is Mr.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000001AUU?v=glance   (910 words)

  
 Tiny Tim interview
Tiny Tim can easily be one of the most peculiar of music figures.
TINY TIM: Certainly not professionally but even in the 40's, I was making them for fun (and to win the hearts of pretty girls) at Sanders, New York City.
TINY TIM: I came on the scene that way, so I had to expect that.
emol.org /nevada/tinytim.html   (575 words)

  
 Tiny Tim - Girl: Reviews, Track Listing, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
While onstage he was still a potent force to be reckoned with, on record he'd really gotten the short shrift of things over the years; lame productions always highlighting the novelty element of what he did with bands that could barely figure out how to even keep up with the guy.
So with Brave Combo [+] aboard doing backing duties, Tiny Tim [+] finally found a band that not only knew that the guy was a musical joyride, but actually produced an album that extended that vision into the 21st century.
God bless Tiny Tim [+] and Brave Combo [+].
www.music.com /release/girl/1   (261 words)

  
 God Bless Tiny Tim Re-released   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Warner Brothers has re-released God Bless Tiny Tim as a CD in Japan, and it is now available as an import!
As you may know, we have been conducting a letter writing campaign to encourage Warner Brothers to re-release Tiny's Albums.
It would be very helpful if we would all write now and thank them for re-releasing "God Bless Tiny Tim", and ask them to continue to re-release the other two albums, plus the Albert Hall Concert.
www.tinytim.org /news/septnews.html   (101 words)

  
 Waterloo Records - Tiny Tim/Brave Combo : Girl
Tiny Tim With Brave Combo: Tiny Tim (vocals); Carl Finch (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Jeffrey Barnes (vocals, woodwinds); Bubba Hernandez (vocals, bass); Danny O'Brien (trumpet); Mitch Marine (drums); Joe Cripps (percussion).
Released just a year before Tiny Tim's death, GIRL is one of his finest albums.
It is every bit the equal of GOD BLESS TINY TIM, which put him on the map in the '60s.
www.buymusichere.net /rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=13&upc=01166190502   (353 words)

  
 Other Interesting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Tiny Tim -- Was He a Flash In the Pan?
In 1968 Tiny Tim released an album that was pretty creepy, but nevertheless, fun to listen to.
My all time favorite from this album is actually a story called "The Viper" told by TT which is suitable for campfires (caution: may cause nightmares in children 8 and under).
www.owlnet.rice.edu /~stevew1/other.html   (448 words)

  
 Tiny Tim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Tiny Tim's year of birth is unclear - he lied about his age on a number of occasions, and various sources give 1933, 1932, 1930, 1926 or 1922, although shortly before his death he said he was 64 years old, which would put his year of birth at 1932.
Legend has it that he first sang in a lesbian cabaret bar, but he certainly went on to sing in a very wide variety of clubs and bars, as well as entering a large number of talent competitions in an attempt to be discovered.
On one track, a version of "I Got You Babe", he sang a duet with himself, taking one part in falsetto, and the other in the baritone range.
usapedia.com /t/tiny-tim.html   (758 words)

  
 Tiny Tim:Tiptoe Through The Tulips / Resurrection; Tiny Tim with Brave Combo: Girl
In the Eighties Tiny Tim went to Nashville and cut this collection that included Country Queen.
The wedding of Tiny Tim and Brave Combo is a musical marriage made in heaven.
With his 1969 debut album, God Bless Tiny Tim, out-of-print as of this writing, Girl is the best introduction to an entertainer who needs no introduction, and the first Tiny Tim record in years that can match his Reprise debut in terms of the quality of its musicianship, arrangements and production, and its sheer appeal.
www.counterpoint-music.com /specialties/tinytim.html   (166 words)

  
 Lowell Tarling - Tiny Tim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Another CD worth chasing is the fabulous Tiny Tim Live At The Albert Hall (Rhino – Warner Archives).
Tiny Tim: Painting That Mother Of Mine, Happy Days Are Here Again, Roll Out The Barrel, Tiptoe, I’ll Never Get Married Again.
Tiny Tim: I’d Be The Proudest Fellow In The Easter Parade, That Football Hero, Roll Out The Barrel, Tiptoe, Roll Out The Barrel.
www.lowelltarling.com.au /tiny_tim.htm   (948 words)

  
 Imprint - TINY TIM PRESS CONFERENCE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
An Austrian Poet) was all the rage at Imprint, but even that fandom couldn’t touch the mass hysteria accorded Tiny Tim in the late 60s and early 70s.
Posters advertising the UW show screamed GOD BLESS TINY TIM, and he was photographed by The Chevron on no fewer than six separate occasions including this Campus Centre press conference.
Today Tiny Tim is recovering from a heart attack he suffered at a Massachusetts ukelele convention earlier this month.
imprint.uwaterloo.ca /issues/101896/display/tag11.html   (144 words)

  
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Hello Tiny Fans, Just in case you were wondering we did not have any email announcements in Jan.
Hello Tiny Tim Fans, We've made a number of updates over the last two months.
We do want to dedicate this issue to remembering Tiny Tim on this 5 year anniversary of his passing.
www.pairlist.net /pipermail/tinyfans/2001.txt   (902 words)

  
 [Tinyfans] Remembering Tiny Tim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Hello Tiny Tim Fans, (Please note we recently modified our mailing list system.
We do want to dedicate this issue to remembering Tiny Tim on this 5 year anniversary (December 4) of his passing.
You can send your thoughts, prayers and memories to Miss Sue care of using the online feedback form at http://www.tinytim.org/feedback.html Please note due to the large volume of email she receives she will not be able to reply to all posts.
www.pairlist.net /pipermail/tinyfans/2001/000006.html   (162 words)

  
 Abbey Of St Stephen artist Sandon 26x32 - Art Posters and Art Prints, Abbey Of St Stephen artist Sandon 26x32   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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 Rosary Barbell Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Ted: I wanted you to know that Tiny's song "Religious Medley" on I LOVE ME started a series of changes in me that led to my conversion to Catholicism.
Miss Sue: He read the old Douay-Rheims version, but he did not carry it with him because it was too heavy.
Ted: All the best to you on the work you are doing to foster Christ and bring recognition to your husband, Tiny Tim.
userwww.service.emory.edu /~ewilli/tiny.html   (294 words)

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