Tiny Tim | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Tiny_Tim,_press_photograph_of_1969.jpg) Tiny Tim in 1969 | |
| Born | Herbert Butros Khaury April 12, 1932 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | November 30, 1996 (aged 64) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. 44°56′9.92″N 93°17′57.277″W / 44.9360889°N 93.29924361°W |
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| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Americana, outsider music |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Ukulele, mandolin, guitar, violin, vocals |
| Years active | 1962–1996 |
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Herbert Butros Khaury[1][2] (April 12, 1932 – November 30, 1996), also known as Herbert Buckingham Khaury,[3] and known professionally as Tiny Tim, was an American musician and musical archivist.[4] He is known for his 1968 hit recording of the song "Tiptoe Through the Tulips", and was renowned for his wide vocal range in particular his far reaching falsetto.[5]
- ^ Tiny Tim: Tiptoe Through A Lifetime, Lowell Tarling, Generation Books, 2013, p. 29, ISBN 978-1484138564
- ^ The Scribner Encyclopaedia of American Lives, vol. 4, ed. Kenneth T. Jackson, 1998, Gale, p. 556, ISBN 978-0684804927
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Tiny Tim". AllMusic. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ Tranquada, Jim (2012). The Ukulele: a History. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 153–4. ISBN 978-0-8248-3544-6.
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