Manhattan Transfer singer, founder dies at 72
Source: AP-Excite
By MESFIN FEKADU
NEW YORK (AP) Tim Hauser, the founder and singer of the Grammy-winning vocal troupe The Manhattan Transfer, died Thursday from cardiac arrest, band representative JoAnn Geffen said Friday. He was 72.
Hauser founded Manhattan Transfer, who released their debut album in the early 1970s and launched hits such as "Operator" and "The Boy from New York City." They went on to win multiple pop and jazz Grammy Awards. Their critically acclaimed album, 1985's "Vocalese," earned a whopping 12 Grammy nominations.
Alan Paul, Janis Siegel and Cheryl Bentyne who joined in 1978 and replaced Laurel Masse rounded out the foursome.
"Tim was the visionary behind The Manhattan Transfer," they said in a statement. "It's incomprehensible to think of this world without him."
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FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2006 file photo, Tim Hauser, right, performs with the other members of the U.S. vocal group The Manhattan Transfer at the Avo Session in Basel, Switzerland. Hauser, the founder and singer of the Grammy-winning vocal troupe The Manhattan Transfer, died Thursday from cardiac arrest, band representative JoAnn Geffen said Friday. He was 72. (AP Photo/Keystone, Georgios Kefalas, File)
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shenmue
(38,501 posts)AndreaCG
(2,331 posts)I didn't know him well, as he moved out of the tenement shortly after I moved in, but he was pleasant enough. RIP.
Botany
(70,281 posts)That includes, The Stones, Ella F, The Who, The Cleveland Symphony,
The Dead, The Stray Cats, Joni Mitchell, Arlo Gutherie, and so many more.
Great band, tight vocals, and very professional on stage.
AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)I've been a fan of Manhattan Transfer since I was in eighth grade -- I even have the album shown in your post. I've seen them twice in concert.
So, so sorry to hear this news. Music has lost a great artist.
RIP, Mr. Hauser.
Botany
(70,281 posts)One time i saw them and they were really really good but i found out later
some in the band were not talking to each other at that time but still they put
on a really great show.
As a straight dope smoking teen and young man who loved rock and roll I was
just blown away by their music.
I know everybody has to go sometime or other but this news hurts.
Years ago a friend & I used to listen to the M.T. and Bruce S., drink coffee, smoke some dope, and then go and play
tennis for a few hours.
AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)The arrangements and harmony are breathtaking, and Janis Siegel's voice can give me chills. I got their "Mecca For Moderns" album in college, and "A Nightengale Sang in Berkley Square" never failed to tear me up -- a 20 year old crying to a WWII song.
They are unique, and we have Tim to thank for that.
I don't know if you remember, but they had a summer replacement series on CBS in the mid-70s. That's how I got on to them.
KatyaR
(3,445 posts)The MT have been a huge musical influence for me. They are my favorite group hands down. Tim was like the center of the MT universe, everything spun around him. I'm so grateful to him for putting the MT together, what a musical legacy they have created.
(As an aside, I have always said, if I could have one wish, it was to have Janis' voice just to sing "Birdland" once with the other three. What a gift that would be.)
japple
(9,772 posts)Love their vocalese, esp. Poinciana.
japple
(9,772 posts)Judi Lynn
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(14,112 posts)Always liked them, may he rest in peace.
littlemissmartypants
(22,417 posts)What beautiful contributions he made to the world.
RoverSuswade
(641 posts)One Sunday morning in 1975 I missed church due to the flu. I flipped on the TV and a CBS show called "Camera 3" came on. I heard them sing "Operator." and that's all it took. I was fortunate to see them live twice in Dallas in the 80s. Great group. My favorite album is "Bodies and Souls."
Judi Lynn
(160,211 posts)CBHagman
(16,968 posts)...and though there was talent to burn in that foursome, I always thought of Tim Hauser as the heart of the group, and I'm sad to hear he's left us.
Paladin
(28,202 posts)Their a cappella version of "A Nightingale Sang In Berkely Square." What a jaw-dropping, gorgeous version of an old tune.
TuxedoKat
(3,818 posts)lindysalsagal
(20,433 posts)And awesome performers.