Ukulele Singer Tiny Tim WORN Jacket Swatch from last concert when he passed LMTD

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FIRST CHECK OUT MY POSITIVE FEEDBACK from buyers who have purchased these in the past from me. This is a 100% genuine worn and owned swatch cut from the sports jacket Tiny Tim was wearing when he collapsed and died on November 30, 1996 at the Woman's Club of Minneapolis.Tiny was performing on stage that night and just finished "Tiptoe through the tulips with me" and suffered a massive heart attack while on stage. The jacket was cut up later on by Tiny's widow Miss Sue, she was going to sell them to his fans but it never happened. I purchased all the jacket swatches a few years back and will send a Letter of Authenticity along with a letter of provenance. This swatch will also come with 3 photos of Tiny that night, wearing the jacket.Limited amounts remain and I will ship free in the USA Each swatch is about 4" x 4" but sizes do vary. Photos are 3x5's Limited to 100 swatches the number available are 31- 34 I will ship numbers in order as payment arrives. From the internet: Tiny Tim (born Herbert Khaury; April 12, 1932 – November 30, 1996) was an American singer, ukulele player, and musical archivist.[1] He was most famous for his rendition of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" sung in a distinctive high falsetto/vibrato voice.[2] Contents 1 Early life 2 Life and career 3 Music notes 4 Death 5 Albums 6 Discography 7 In popular culture 8 References 9 External links Early life Tiny Tim was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, the son of a Polish Jewish mother, Tillie (née Staff), a garment worker, and a Lebanese Catholic father, Butros Khaury, a textile worker.[3][4][5] He displayed musical talent at a very young age. In a 1968 interview on The Tonight Show, he described the discovery of his ability to sing in an upper register in 1952: "I was listening to the radio and singing along as I was singing I said 'Gee, it's strange. I can go up high as well.'" He then entered a local talent show and sang "You Are My Sunshine" in his newly discovered falsetto. He started using the stage name Tiny Tim in 1962 when his manager at the time, George King, booked him at a club that favored acts by performers short in stature. Life and career Tiny Tim appeared in Jack Smith's Normal Love (1963), as well as the independent feature film You Are What You Eat (1968) in which he sang the Ronettes song, "Be My Baby" in his falsetto range; also featured was a rendition of Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe", with Tim singing the Cher parts in his falsetto voice, along with Eleanor Barooshian singing Sonny Bono's baritone part. These tracks were recorded with musicians who would later go on to be in The Band. The latter performance led to a booking on the massively popular Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, an American television comedy-variety show. Co-host Dan Rowan announced that Laugh-In believed in showcasing new talent, and introduced Tiny Tim. The singer entered carrying a shopping bag, pulled his soprano ukulele from it, and sang a medley of "A Tisket A Tasket" and "On The Good Ship Lollipop" as an apparently dumbfounded co-host Dick Martin watched.[6] In his third performance on Laugh-In, Tiny Tim entered, blowing kisses, preceded by an elaborate procession of the cast, and after a short interview, sang "Tiptoe Through the Tulips".[7][8] John Wayne and Tiny Tim help celebrate the 100th episode of Laugh-In – 1971 In 1968, his first album, God Bless Tiny Tim, was released. It contained an orchestrated version of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips", which became a hit after being released as a single. For All My Little Friends, 1969, a collection of children's songs was nominated for a Grammy Award. On December 17, 1969, with 40 million viewers watching, Tiny Tim married Victoria Mae Budinger (aka "Miss Vicki") on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. A daughter, Tulip Victoria, was born in 1971. During their marriage, Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki mostly lived apart, and divorced eight years later in 1977. He then subsequently married Jan Alweiss (1984) and Susan Marie Gardner (1995).[9] When Tiny Tim first became well-known to the American public, pundit... read more

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