- Timmy T
Timmy T (born Timothy Torres in
Fresno, California onSeptember 21 ,1967 ) is a Freestyle performer and musician. He is best known for his 1991Billboard Hot 100 #1 single "One More Try."Timmy T started out in the 80s in small rap groups in Fresno, but felt that he would rather do dance music. He purchased a
Moog synthesizer and aRoland TR-808 drum machine at a pawn shop, and recorded his first single, "Time After Time," in his garage. He delivered copies to a Fresno radio station and asked them to play his single. After the DJ played the song, there were many calls requesting who was performing that song. The DJ recommended that Timmy T take his record to radio stations inLos Angeles for more exposure. After Los Angeles pop stationPower 106 played the record it received airplay from several more stations throughout the country includingHot 97 in New York, Timmy got a record deal with Quality Records and "Time After Time" Hit top 40 on Billboards Hot 100 singles chart as well as Number One on Billboards Dance singles charts. He released another single at the end of 1990, "One More Try," which proved to be much more successful than his first single, selling over a million copies and climbing its way to the top of the Billboard charts the next year.Although Freestyle music has been a mainstay of New York and Miami, Timmy T was one of the most successful Freestyle artists to ever come from California.
He recorded his first album "Time After Time", featuring the title track (his first single), "What Will I Do," "One More Try," and "Over and Over." None of the singles from his second album, "All For Love", reached the charts however his song "Over You" was featured in the motion picture "The Raffle" in the company of
Elton John Timmy T. has toured all over the world and performed on various TV shows through the early 90s. He fell out of the public eye to concentrate on raising his children. In recent times, Timmy T has toured extensively throughout the country, and is a frequently featured performer at Freestyle concerts. Timmy T is not related to fellow Freestyle singer
Judy Torres .External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/therealtimmyt ---Timmy-T Timmy T's Official Myspace page]
* [http://www.youtube.com/timmyt ---Timmy-T Timmy T's Official Youtube page]
* [http://music.yahoo.com/ar-266790---Timmy-T Timmy T on Yahoo Music]
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