Blog: Doklands

You can't have ukulele week without Tiny Tim, and you can't have Tiny Tim without a ukulele. Or so you might think. In fact, most of his best recordings are big production numbers where his sings old music hall songs backed by a small orchestra. Getting the authentic Tiny Tim uke sound is harder than you might think. And there's nothing authentic about Tiny Tim at all. It was easy for Herbert Khaury to become labelled a novelty performer. It was certainly much easier for him than to reveal the scholar and lover [...]

• Tiny Tim - I Got You Babe