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Timmy Thomas (born 13 November 1944, Evansville, Indiana) is an American R&B singer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer, best known for the hit song, "Why Can't We Live Together". Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Evansville (ˈɛvənzˌvɪl is the third-largest city in the U The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A keyboardist is a Musician who plays Keyboard instruments Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A hit single is a recorded track or single that has become very popular A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed Why Can't We Live Together is a song by Timmy Thomas. The song is notable for its sparse stripped-down production which featured only a Hammond organ, percussion

Thomas first attracted interest for his work as an accompanist with Donald Byrd and Cannonball Adderley, before working as a session musician in Memphis, Tennessee, and releasing singles on the Goldwax Records label. In Music, accompaniment is the art of playing along with a soloist or ensemble, often known as the Lead, in a Supporting manner Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (born December 9, 1932) is an American Jazz and Rhythm and blues Trumpeter Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley ( September 15 1928 – August 8 1975) was a Jazz alto saxophonist of Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music He had little solo success until he moved to Glades Records in Miami, Florida, and in late 1972 he released "Why Can't We Live Together". In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the This was a memorable and heartfelt message song distinguished by its soulful organ, stripped-down production with a simple drum machine, and impassioned vocals. The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each For the early "drum machine" computers that used a rotating cylinder as their main memory see Drum memory A drum machine is an The record topped the Billboard R&B chart, made the top three in the Billboard Hot 100, and Top Ten in many other countries including the UK. A gramophone See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

The follow-up "People Are Changin'" made the charts the next year, and he continued to issue singles. The perception of him as a one-hit wonder is belied by his continued success in the R&B chart, where he had several further hits through to 1984. A one-hit wonder is a Music industry term to describe an artist generally known for only one hit single.

He also continued to work on sessions for TK Records artists, including Gwen McCrae, and in later years as a producer. TK Records was one of the Record labels started by Henry Stone. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Gwen McCrae (born Gwen Mosley 21 December 1943, Pensacola, Florida, United States) is an American R&B

Thomas appeared on Joss Stone's The Soul Sessions album. Joss Stone (born Jocelyn Eve Stoker on 11 April 1987 is an English soul and R&B Singer-songwriter and actress. The Soul Sessions is the debut album by English soul singer Joss Stone, released in September 2003 (see 2003 in music) An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public

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