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Timmy Thomas
Sign in to saveAlso known as Timothy Thomas, Timothy E. Thomas, Timothy Earle Thomas
American musician (1944–2022)
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Timmy Thomas (born Timothy E. Thomas in Evansville, Indiana, on 13 November 1944; died 11 March 2022) was an American R&B singer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer, best known for the hit anti-war song, "Why Can't We Live Together?" (the song subsequently being widely covered and sampled by artists including Canadian rapper Drake. Thomas first attracted interest for his work as an accompanist with Donald Byrd and Cannonball Adderley, before working as a session musician in Memphis <
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Evansville
- Place of death
- Miami
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- keyboard instrument
- Record label
- TK Records
- Image
- Timmy Thomas (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1944-11-13
- date of death
- 2022-03-11
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