Happy Birthday Herbert Khaury

You might not know him by his real name but you might recognize his stage name, Tiny Tim. Today would have been his 8ist birthday. Tiny Tim was an oddity and a star in the late 1960's and early 70's. He rose to fame with his truly quirky personality and falsetto/vibrato voice. One of the oddest things that Tiny Tim did in his career was marry his wive "Miss Vicky" on the Johnny Carson show in 1969. He and Miss Vicky eventually divorced. They has a daughter named Tulip and a still born son named It.
Born in New York he discovered he a musical talent at a young age when singing along to the radio he found he could reach the high octaves that most males can not. Tiny Tim performed in night clubs in New York when he recorded his first record, God Bless Tiny Tim. On that record he recorded a cover of Sony and Cher's hit "I Got You Babe" on which he sang both parts and his biggest hit "Tip-Toe Through the Tulips". Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In featured Tiny Tim many times. His career more or less dwindled in the 1970's. He would make guest appearances on television programs and would perform at venues around the country. He did perform with Camper Van Beethoven in the late 80's and several records were released on CD in the 1990's by Rhino Records.
Tiny Tim died in 1996 at age 64 after collapsing onstage from a heart attack at a women's club gala in Minneapolis.