Tiny Tim
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So the version of “Tiptoe” recorded by Tiny Tim, which made that artist a popular star in 1968, is still under copyright.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024
This is a show where Tiny Tim has a laundry list of ailments, like scurvy, rabies and gout — but hey, at least he hopes to pass that kidney stone soon.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
Yankovic has long been among the biggest fans of Tiny Tim, the falsetto-voice ukulele whiz whose “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” became a novelty hit in 1968.
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2022
Clumsy coinages feel like placeholder words — calling the death of Tiny Tim “weep-making,” for instance.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 26, 2022
When my relatives were packing up to leave, I asked Auntie Janet if I could give Tiny Tim to Emily.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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