[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Hey, don't diss Tiny Tim! He was a caretaker and archiver of forgotten 20's & 30's pop songs, and was quite the entertainer once you got past the presentation. I'll take him over Madonna anyday...

[Moonmad27]

Amen to that about Tiny Tim! Though he had a sad life, he was a treasure. When he showed up in the late 60's, there was a 1920's - 1930's revival in US culture (fashions influenced by the film Bonnie and Clyde, songs like Westminster Cathedral and many more examples). It opened up my then pre-teen eyes to history. These days there's little or no awareness of that history. Maybe it's not hopeless for a new generation - Spongebob Squarepants used a very catchy Tiny Tim version of an old song in an episode. (Great to read a mention of Count Petofi in your tagline, by the way - talk about obscure references!)

[Pravious]

Dittos!

I had the opportunity to interview Tiny a couple of years before he died, and not only was he a walking musical encyclopedia, he was a completely guile-less, honest human being who cared deeply about music and entertaining people. He was also a very kind and religious man - the anti-Madonna, in face!