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Tim Hardin

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Also known as James Timothy Hardin

American recording artist; folk musician and composer (1941–1980)

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Supplemental rebuttal report regarding the ARCO instream flow study on the Clark Fork River
  • Tim Hardin Songbook

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1941-12-23
Active to
1980-12-29
singer/songwriter

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
283,811
Total plays
2,437,389

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folksinger-songwriterblues60sacoustic

Tim Hardin (born Timothy James Hardin in Eugene, Oregon, USA on 23 December 1941 – 29 December 1980) was an American folk musician and composer. He is best remembered for writing the top 40 hits "If I Were a Carpenter" covered by Bobby Darin and "Reason to Believe" covered by Rod Stewart, as well as his own uneven recording career. Hardin dropped out of high school at age 18 to join the Marine Corps. After his discharge he moved to New York City in 1961, where he briefly attended the American A

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date of birth
1941-12-23
date of death
1980-12-29
start of work period
1964-00-00
name in native language
Tim Hardin
Commons category
Tim Hardin
end of work period
1973-00-00
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Tim Hardin, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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