Born on November 13, 1944, in Evansville, Indiana, Timmy Thomas was a musician,
singer, songwriter, and producer best known for his single “Why Can't We Live
Together,” which sold two million copies and topped the US charts in 1972. He
began his career in the music business as a backing vocalist in Phillip and the
Faithfuls but came to prominence in the 1960s when he accompanied jazz musicians
Donald Byrd and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. A renowned session musician, he
then relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, before settling in Miami, Florida. Timmy
Thomas made his debut as a solo ...