Song:Why Can't We Live Together
Album:Why Can't We Live Together: The Best Of The TK Years 1972-1981
Why Can't We Live Together was the only top ten pop hit for R & B singer Timmy Thomas in 1973. It's definitely a fluke hit but he had success on the R & B charts so it's not a one hit wonder. He was born Nov. 13, 1944 in Evansville, IN. He started out as an accompanist for Donald Byrd & Cannonball Adderley and played sessions and recorded a few singles in Memphis. He recorded a demo of Why Can't We Live Together and took it to TK Records owner Henry Stone in Miami. Producer Steve Alaimo liked the demo with it's stripped down organ riff. He decided not to produce a more elaborate version and Why Can't We Live Together reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973. Thomas was never able to duplicate that success but he did have success on the R & B charts for several years. All his TK recordings are on this comp from the British label Westside Records. He also worked behind the scenes at TK most significantly with Clarence "Blowfly" Reid. In recent years he has been teaching music at an elementary school and has also played keyboards for the young British soul singer Joss Stone. Betty Wright works with her too. Here's the video for Why Can't We Live Together by Timmy Thomas. I don't know why there are bikini dancers in this video.
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