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[h=1][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Verdana]'Tulips' singer Tiny Tim dies[/FONT][/h]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Verdana] Monday, December 2, 1996
Source: STEVE KARNOWSKI ASSOCIATED PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS-
Tiny Tim, the ukulele-plunking crooner who bemused and amused millions by trilling the whimsical love ditty "Tiptoe Thru' the Tulips," died after falling ill as he performed his signature song.
Tiny Tim, who had a history of heart trouble, was stricken Saturday night during a benefit for the Women's Club of Minneapolis. His widow, Susan Khaury, said he cut short "Tulips" and told her he was not well. She was trying to help him back to their table when he collapsed.
"I don't think he had time to feel pain," Khaury said Sunday. "He died singing 'Tiptoe Thru' the Tulips,' and the last thing he heard was the applause, and the last thing he saw was me."
Tiny Tim died at a Minneapolis hospital late Saturday. A hospital spokeswoman said the cause apparently was cardiac arrest, but a final determination would be made later.
He said a few weeks ago that he was born April 12, 1932, making him 64.
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