Timi Thomas, whose anti-war song “Why Can’t We Live Together” became a worldwide hit in 1973, he died at the age of 77. The cause of his death is not yet known.
His family wrote on his Facebook page: “With appreciation and gratitude, the family expresses a thank you for the prayers, support, precious words and other expressions of love and kindness during this time.”
The song “Why Can’t We Live Together” remains one of the most striking and minimalist R&B songs of the 1970s, according to a Guardian article, as broadcast by the Athens News Agency. It reached No. 3 in the US and No. 12 in the United Kingdom. The lyrics of peace and racial harmony were heard to the listeners in the midst of the still raging Vietnam War.
Thomas was born in Indiana in 1944 and had 11 other brothers. He studied jazz with Cannonball Anderley and Donald Byrd, but became involved with soul music after studying music at Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee, and released his first solo single, Goldwax.
He settled in Miami and began working as a teacher, and while preparing for a class, the inspiration for “Why Can’t We Live Together” emerged, following a radio show with Walter Cronkite announcing tens of thousands of deaths and two sides in Vietnam.
The album, also titled “Why Can’t We Live Together”, reached No. 10 in the US and although Thomas could not repeat the success of his song, he released six more albums. He also continued to work as a musician, songwriter and producer, with artists such as Betty Wright.
Source: News Beast
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