Tuesday, March 01, 2005
Tim Dawe - Penrod CD (Radioactive)
At times a gentle, moody folk-psych disc, elsewhere host to a most delicious twangy acid-surf guitar courtesy of Chris Kebeck, this 1969 Straight LP is a curious anomaly. Dawe, a one-time Iron Butterfly member who'd go on to work with It's A Beautiful Day, has a warm, swooping voice that's somewhere between Tim Buckley (who producer Jerry Yester also recorded around this time) and Tom Rush. He brings a weirdly nostalgic air to “Junkie John” and other tunes about edge-dwelling heads, while Arnie Goodman's organ adds mod splashes all around. Understated and rather haunting stuff-with harpsichord! -Kim Cooper
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He's an awesome teacher. I feel lucky to have been introduced to Physics in his class!
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Best voice I ever heard. Unique and talented more than most know..
This man should’ve made it big, because that’s what he was: the best at what he did.
Some people say his name is really Jerry Penrod… That could not be further from the truth.
.His real name is “Albert Timothy Dawe”
Born in San Diego and died in the Frisco area November 13, 2016
If you ever heard Tim Dawe sing “Junkie John” or Mr. Bojangles, consider yourself blessed. He, also, wrote so many songs that others used.
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