Unconventional Pop Figure Tiny Tim Dies

The Washington Post | December 2, 1996 | Copyright

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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