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James Timothy "Tim" Hardin (December 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980) was an American folk musician and composer. He wrote the Top 40 hit "If I Were a Carpenter", covered by, among others, Bobby Darin, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, The Four Tops, Robert Plant, and Johnny Rivers; his song "Reason to Believe" has also been covered by many artists, notably Rod Stewart (who had a chart hit with the song) and The Carpenters. Hardin is also known for his own recording career. ==Early life and career== Hardin was born in Eugene, Oregon and attended South Eugene High School. He dropped out of high school at age 18 to join the Marine Corps. Hardin is said to have discovered heroin in Vietnam. After his discharge he moved to New York City in 1961, where he briefly attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.〔 He was dismissed due to truancy and began to focus on his musical career by performing around Greenwich Village, mostly in a blues style. After moving to Boston in 1963 he was discovered by the record producer Erik Jacobsen (later the producer for The Lovin' Spoonful), who arranged a meeting with Columbia Records. In 1964 he moved back to Greenwich Village to record for his contract with Columbia. The resulting recordings were not released and Columbia terminated Hardin's recording contract. After moving to Los Angeles in 1965, he met actress Susan Yardley Morss (known professionally as Susan Yardley),〔〔()〕 and moved back to New York with her. He signed to the Verve Forecast label, and produced his first authorized album, ''Tim Hardin 1'' in 1966 which contained "Reason To Believe" and the ballad "Misty Roses" which did receive Top 40 radio play. ''Tim Hardin 2'' was released in 1967 and contained "If I Were a Carpenter". An English tour was cut short after Hardin contracted pleurisy.〔"Tim Hardin Contracts Pleurisy", ''Rolling Stone'', No. 16, August 24, 1968, p.5〕 An album entitled ''This is Tim Hardin'', featuring covers of "House of the Rising Sun", Fred Neil's "Blues on the Ceilin'" and Willie Dixon's "Hoochie Coochie Man", among others, appeared in 1967, on the Atco label. The liner notes indicate that the songs were recorded in 1963–1964, well prior to the release of ''Tim Hardin 1''. In 1968, Verve released ''Tim Hardin 3 Live in Concert'', a collection of live recordings along with re-makes of previous songs. It was followed by ''Tim Hardin 4'', another collection of blues-influenced tracks believed to date from the same period as ''This is Tim Hardin''. In September 1968 he and Van Morrison shared a bill at the Cafe au Go Go, at which each performed an acoustic set.〔http://www.originalcafeaugogo.com/test〕 In 1969, Hardin again signed with Columbia and had one of his few commercial successes, as a non-LP single of Bobby Darin's "Simple Song of Freedom" reached the US Top 50. Hardin did not tour in support of this single and a heroin addiction and stage fright made his live performances erratic. Also in 1969 he appeared at the Woodstock Festival where he sang his "If I Were a Carpenter" song solo, as well as a full set of his music while backed by a full band. He recorded three albums for Columbia—''Suite for Susan Moore and Damion: We Are One, One, All in One''; ''Bird on a Wire''; and ''Painted Head''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tim Hardin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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