Timmy Thomas

Timmy Thomas

Timmy Thomas (born 13 November 1944, Evansville, Indiana) is an American R&B singer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer, best known for the hit song, "Why Can't We Live Together".

Thomas first attracted interest for his work as an accompanist with Donald Byrd and Cannonball Adderley, before working as a session musician in Memphis, Tennessee, and releasing singles on the Goldwax Records label. He had little solo success until he moved to Glades Records in Miami, Florida, and in late 1972 he released "Why Can't We Live Together". This was a memorable and heartfelt message song distinguished by its soulful organ, stripped-down production with a simple drum machine, and impassioned vocals.Fact|date=October 2007 The record topped the Billboard R&B chart, made the top three in the Billboard Hot 100, and Top Ten in many other countries including the UK. Both the hit single and the LP including the 1972 hit are extremely rare and considered very collectible.

The follow-up "People Are Changin'" made the charts the next year, and he continued to issue singles. The perception of him as a one-hit wonder is belied by his continued success in the R&B chart, where he had several further hits through to 1984.

He also continued to work on sessions for TK Records artists, including Gwen McCrae, and in later years as a producer.

Thomas appeared on Joss Stone's "The Soul Sessions" album.

ee also

*List of artists who reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart
*R&B number-one hits of 1973 (USA)
*List of disco artists
*List of funk musicians
*List of soul musicians
*List of Soul Train episodes
*List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States
*One-hit wonders in the UK

External links

* [http://www.thestandardreport.com/archives/entertainmnet/spring04/thomas.html Timmy Thomas article on The Standard Report]
* [http://homepage.mac.com/alqahtani/.Public/whycantwelivetogether.mp3 Haroon Al-Qahtani Remix of "Why Can't We Live Together"]


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