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Tim Hardin

1941 - 1980

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James Timothy Hardin (December 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980) was an American folk music and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist. In addition to his own success, his songs "If I Were a Carpenter", "Reason to Believe", "Misty Roses" and "The Lady Came from Baltimore" were hits for other artists. Hardin was raised in Oregon and had no interest in school, withdrawing before graduating from high school, and joining the Marines. After his discharge, he moved to Greenwich Village and Cambridge, where he played and recorded several albums. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Tim Hardin is the 1,426th most popular musician (down from 1,369th in 2024), the 7,401st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,826th in 2019) and the 529th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tim Hardin ranks 1,426 out of 3,175. Before him are Kate Pierson, Abraham Laboriel, Andrei Gavrilov, Richard Fortus, Marty Balin, and Herbie Mann. After him are Karin Dreijer, Edgar Winter, Bob James, Aynsley Dunbar, Marc-André Hamelin, and Beth Gibbons.

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Among people born in 1941, Tim Hardin ranks 427. Before him are Edo de Waart, Rachid Boudjedra, Vadim Glowna, Paul Theroux, Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, and Yury Malyshev. After him are Rafael Albrecht, Ileana Silai, Jacques Simon, Fernando Serena, Willi Fuggerer, and Christine Delphy. Among people deceased in 1980, Tim Hardin ranks 222. Before him are Christian Møller, Sherm Clark, Mikhail Lavrentyev, Fumio Gotō, Rudolf Bürger, and Philip Guston. After him are Jimmy Durante, Victor Sen Yung, Enrique Hertzog, Héctor Socorro, Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, and Anna Jantar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tim Hardin ranks 7,403 out of 20,380. Before him are Mary Oliver (1935), Robert Taylor (1932), Charles Willson Peale (1741), Roger McGuinn (1942), Morton Gould (1913), and Herbie Mann (1930). After him are Norman Spinrad (1940), Edgar Winter (1946), Ruth St. Denis (1879), Josh Hutcherson (1992), Tom Kane (1962), and William Gibson (1914).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Tim Hardin ranks 529. Before him are Leslie West (1945), Arthur Crudup (1905), Kate Pierson (1948), Richard Fortus (1966), Marty Balin (1942), and Herbie Mann (1930). After him are Edgar Winter (1946), Bob James (1939), Steve Di Giorgio (1967), Barry Harris (1929), Jim Keltner (1942), and Blind Blake (1893).

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