Title: Tiny Tim | God Bless Tiny Tim
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1968, Pop, Novelty Pop, New York City
Matrix #: RS 6292
Condition: VG, sounds good, lots of light marks (CC)
Cultural Facts:
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Personal Struggle Herbert Khaury was mocked as a freak act despite being deeply serious about early American music, and the gap between his image and his real obsession followed him for life.
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Media Narrative His sudden fame turned him into a national oddity, with TV treating him like a punchline even while the record sold well and introduced him to a huge audience.
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Notable Myths Tiny Tim looked bizarre to mainstream America, but he was an obsessive music historian who knew old songs, singers, and recording trivia with near-collector intensity.
4/14/2026 CC