Tim Hardin was a very unique performer. He lead a very turbulent life and wrote personal songs about himself. Between his struggle to find an audience and his substance abuse, Hardin only found contentment with family life - and he wasn't able to hold on to that. Where his music found it's audience is through other performers who covered his songs extensively. The likes of Bobby Darin, Rod Stewart, Rick Nelson, Johnny Cash, Don McLean, Ronnie Hawkins, Three Dog Night, The Kingston Trio, Nico, Ian & Sylvia, The Nice, Nazareth, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Lightning Seeds-and that's just to name a handful on the list. Explore his early music output & his story on this edition of The Sixties.
