Dallas music maven and 14 Records store owner Bucks Burnett dedicated a large part of his life to the career of the eccentric and incomparable Tiny Tim, the mischaracterized novelty musician who became one of music s most uniquely eclectic pop stars.
A new documentary called
Tiny Tim: King for a Day is now in theaters and was screened during the recent USA Film Festival at the Angelika Film Center. Burnett says he received several invitations to the film festival screening but he declined the opportunity to sit in the audience because he has issues with the film s final cut. I ve had three different people offer me free passes to the
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Weird Al Yankovic speaks for Tiny Tim in documentary trailer
UPI News Service, 04/01/2021
Juno Films released a trailer for the documentary Tiny Tim: King for a Day. Weird Al Yankovic reads the late Tiny Tim s diaries and letters in the film.
ADVERTISEMENT Director Johan von Sydow collected archival footage of Tiny Tim and interviewed those close to him, such as wife Miss Sue and producer George Schlatter. Footage highlighted in the trailer includes a live performance of Tip Toe Through the Tulips and cover of The Doors When You re Strange.
Born Herbert Khaury, the singer adopted the persona Tiny Tim and played ukulele while singing in a falsetto voice. The trailer features quotes from celebrities such as John Lennon saying, Tiny Tim for president, Tiny Tim for Queen and Johnny Depp saying, We need to bring Tiny Tim back.