In the Next Life: Tiny Tim & Harve Mann (Lost & Found, Vol. 3) [Explicit]

The Tiny Tim story has got to be one of, if not THE, greatest underdog story of all time; Herbert B. Khaury, a social misfit from an unglamorous part of New York City endured nearly twenty years of discouragement and ridicule only to rise above it all and become, albeit briefly, the most famous man in the world under the ironic - given his size and larger than life persona - name Tiny Tim. Overlooked is the fact that even though his mainstream successes largely ceased in the early 1970's, Tiny Tim remained one of the most instantly recognizable personalities in show business and a pop culture icon. Some have pointed out that he had to take gigs at dingy nightclubs and perform stints with the circus, but the flip side to that was the next night he could be playing a venue as prestigious as the Sydney Opera House (which he did on September 5, 1982, over ten years after his star had supposedly faded) and he never had to retire from show business. To jaded skeptics, Tiny Tim was merely a one-hit-wonder who's career floundered after a few years at the top. To the more honest observer, he was a physical embodiment of the American Dream. Tiny Tim never forgot the many years he spent scrapping around Greenwich Village, trying to find his ticket to stardom. Throughout his career, he championed underdogs like himself and used whatever clout he had to help many overcome the obstacles of breaking into the show business mainstream. In some artists, such as Isadore Fertel, Tiny recognized their appeal as a novelty. With Harve Mann, however, Tiny recognized his potential as a musician, performer, and songwriter; booking Mann for many years as his opening act, conductor for his own shows, and recording several songs which Mann wrote. Harve Mann sticks out as one of a handful who was truly one of Tiny's true friends and respected collaborators. This is clear in Tiny's enthusiastic performances on his versions of Mann's own songs (See “Perhaps in the Next Life,” “Haribee,” “Shine Your Love”) and their 20 year relationship. This compilation features Tiny and Harve's studio work together, entertaining snippets of their telephone calls together, as well as Tiny displaying his encyclopedic knowledge of the Crooner Era in a private concert he held for Mann and friends in his hotel room. The kinship which developed between these two artists comes through very strong when listening to the album's closer, Mann's own “Eternal Troubadour (The Ballad of Tiny Tiim).” In a time when Tiny Tim is known to younger audiences for having one of his songs, “Tip-Toe Thru' the Tulips With Me,” featured in the 2010 hit horror film Insidious, Mann's work with Tiny Tim touches on all the important points as to why Tiny should be known for so much more. For an in depth look at Tiny Tim's collaboration with Harve Mann, check out the new book "Eternal Troubadour: The Improbable Life of Tiny Tim:" http://www.amazon.com/Eternal-Troubadour-Improbable-Life-Tiny/dp/1908279877 Justin A. Martell, Tiny Tim Biographer New York City, March, 2016