Tiny Tim Tiptoe Through a Lifetime

by Lowell Tarling

Throughout his lifetime, Tiny Tim was a repository of recorded music stemming from the early days of vaudeville to the latest chart favorites. But despite all these influences he remained a true original perfecting his performances as an outreach of his personality. True, he had some strange traits, but they did not impede on his enthusiastic kindness to people he loved, to the musicians he accompanied, and to the many listeners he met. In the age of celebrity, he functioned as the complete entertainer. Lowell Tarling has provided Tiny with a living biography and given us a definitive incentive to re-listen to his recording and re-visit his numerous You Tube postings. You get the feeling that somewhere Tiny is standing on his tiptoes, strumming his ukulele, blowing kisses and saying, 'God bless you all'! Hal Stein, (Tiny's cousin and close friend) April 2013

Genres: Music

250 pages, Hardcover

First published April 15, 2013

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

enjoyed this book a lot...I am less a fan of tiny tim and more an interested party..I had dismissed him for some time as a novelty act however with the likes of YouTube providing evidence of a wide body of work and plaudits from the likes of Bob Dylan in his chronicle books maybe it was time for me to read and try and understand a bit more about this pop culture figure.
the book is written unashamedly by a fan but rather than just a gushing tribute the book looks at the early career high points of Tim's life through to the peaks and troughs throughout.
the book doesn't shy away from his flaws neither which from a fan written tome is impressive.
tiny Tim's eccentricities feed his art and make for a colourful read..tiny Tim's place as an archivist of song is assured and this book does point the reader to various bits of work that assure this...the version I read was in ebook format allowing for easy exploration through links.
a decent read this which though not wholly converting me to the cause does make me more willing to explore this performer and his works.

[Trish Hufft · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love to read about Tiny


Good info on Tiny. Lots of info from his family and friends. Good history. Would have liked to read more on his love life.