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69: Underground Sounds from the year Humans landed on the Moon: 69: God Bless Tiny Tim

Apr 12, 2012: 9:30 pm - 11:59 pm
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Hosted by The Magic Stranger

Join The Magic Stranger for an evening of Tiny Tim (born Herbert Khaury; April 12, 1932 – November 30, 1996)... An American singer, ukulele player, and musical archivist. He was most famous for his rendition of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" sung in a distinctive high falsetto/vibrato voice... Tiny Tim was born in Manhattan, the son of a Polish Jewish mother, Tillie (Staff), a garment worker, and a Lebanese Catholic father, Butros Khaury, a textile worker... On December 17, 1969, with 21.4 million viewers watching, Tiny Tim married Victoria Mae Budinger (aka "Miss Vicki") on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. During their marriage, Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki mostly lived apart, and divorced eight years later.... When Tiny Tim first became well-known to the American public, pundits and journalists debated whether or not this character being presented was just an orchestrated act, or the real thing. "It quickly became clear that he was genuine" however; and that he could probably be best described as "a lonely outcast intoxicated by fame," and "a romantic" always in pursuit of his ideal dream.