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Unconventional Pop Figure Tiny Tim Dies
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Tiny Tim, 66, the scraggly-haired singer with the falsetto
warble and ukulele whose campy version of "Tiptoe Through the
Tulips" made it a 1960s classic, died Nov. 30 after falling ill as
he performed his signature song.
Tiny Tim, who had a history of heart trouble, was stricken
during a benefit for the Women's Club of Minneapolis. His wife,
Susan Khaury, said he cut short the song and told her he was not
well. She was trying to help him back to their table when he
collapsed.
"I don't think he had time to feel pain," Khaury said. "He
died singing `Tiptoe Through the Tulips,' and the ...
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