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Tim Hardin was one of my favorite sixties folkies. He, like Phil Ochs, died too young, but left behind some enduring songs. This one is one of my favorites.
Jack Shalom
Musings, Memories, and Magic
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Tim Hardin was one of my favorite sixties folkies. He, like Phil Ochs, died too young, but left behind some enduring songs. This one is one of my favorites.
Thanks for reminding me of Tim Hardin. He wrote some great songs.!
Hi Viv,
Here’s a Tim Hardin story told to me by someone who was a friend of mine a long time ago.
My friend was sitting in a little bar on the Upper West Side of NYC where Tim Hardin had a weekend gig, and a guy sitting next to him at the bar asked him what he thought of Tim Hardin. My friend said, “I don’t know. He writes good songs and all, but I hear he’s a heroin addict and a drunk.” The guy replies, “Yeah, that’s what I think, too.”
You probably see the punchline coming…the guy gets up from the bar, picks up his guitar, and starts singing. It was Tim Hardin.
That song/melody/voice is soo beautiful that it almost doesn’t matter what he is saying. It is just beautiful. His voice has that same timbre as Aaron Neville’s does sort of.
Thanks!!!