| Latest: |
- I am saddened to report
that Tim died in hospital on the 24th September.
He had gone there to have an operation for what
was believed to be a benign intestinal cancer.
Although the initial operation was successful,
his heart gave out during a subsequent procedure.
Tim was divorced and had no children. He did,
however, have a large number of friends, both
within the music industry and amongst his many
fans. He will be greatly missed both as a
brilliant musician and as a fascinating raconteur.
|
- Tim Rose has an official
website as well as this unofficial one. There,
you'll be able to access information on how to
obtain all his available CDs. Take a look at it
on www.timrose.net but preferably not until you've
gone through this one, please!
|
- Robert Plant (whose Priory
of Brion Tim supported in a recent tour) now has
an album out (Dreamland) which contains his
versions of Hey Joe and Morning Dew. He also
released Morning Dew as the featured single from
the CD.
|
- Tim spent much of 2001
shifting between London and Norway, putting the
finishing touches to his latest CD. It was
released in February 2002 to favourable reviews.
The one in Q was exceptionally good (see Record
Listings page).
|
- "Where Was I", the
film that was made of Tim's life and career by
Jacques Laureys has now been premiered to great
acclaim and will doubtless see the round of the
various festivals and hopefully get a number of
tv screenings in the coming years.
|
- A new book, American
Troubadours by Mark Brend, looks at nine singer-songwriters
who came out of the New York scene in the early
sixties to shape the direction of the popular
song. Naturally, Tim is one of these folk and he
contributed to it through interviews about
himself and the others that he associated with at
the time. It's a great read and a most
informative piece of work. Highly recommended!
You can get an autographed copy from the Official Website.
|
|
Boogie Boogie was covered by
Mark Lanegan, the lead singer of the Screaming
Trees, a Seattle band for his last CD. Tim
originally wrote the song while playing the Low
Rider club in Los Angeles with Andy Summers. It
subsequently appeared on his "Love, A Kind
Of Hate Story" album. Lanegan's CD also
contains the track "Shilo Town"
previously performed by both Tim Hardin and
Richie Havens.
|
|
Tim was asked to write a couple
of songs for Norwegian musician Per Jorgensen.
Duly done, they have now been recorded and are on
his band's new album, which is now out. Tim also
contributes vocals to one track of the Headwaiter
CD, Not Goin' Anywhere.
|
|
Tim's previous album hit a
real distribution problem. Haunted was deleted on
the day of its release, according to the computer
system that serves most record shops. The
distributor badly messed up and the album could
only be obtained by mail order. Tim managed to buy up the entire set of copies
destined for the American market and these are on
sale from his Official Website. A mixture of older songs
performed live and new songs recorded in the
studio, it should be an essential part of your
collection.
|
This site has been compiled by a fan with limited resources
and restricted access to information. I also have very limited
time to update the site, while trying to hold down a demanding
full-time job and maintain regular family life. If you have
additional facts or any corrections to make, please e-mail them
to me at webmaster@mathie.demon.co.uk.
Your help will make this a better site. Although Tim has
contributed information and advice, the views expressed in this
site are personal and are not the views of any business or record
company. I’ll happily put any other opinions contributed by
e-mail onto the site, so long as they don’t conflict with
laws of libel, copyright or profanity.
Latest revision: March, 2005 - Brian Mathieson, Hamilton,
Scotland.
