1980 was a sad year for rock and roll. John Bonham drank himself to death, taking with him the legacy of Led Zeppelin. AC/DC's Bon Scott died of alcohol poisoning. Joy Division's Ian Curtis ...

Songwriter Tim Hardin died of a heroin overdose on Dec. 29, ... and an appearance at Woodstock – Hardin was unable to translate his hip cachet into ... Hardin released only one more album in his ...

Album: Tim Hardin I: Year of release: 1966: With lyrics like "Knowing that you lied, ... Though he played Woodstock in 1969, Tim Hardin sadly never reached the heights he could have as a performer.

Now a new generation of artists is celebrating his music. A tribute album, Reason to Believe: the Songs of Tim Hardin, features British and American indie and alternative rock bands such as Texans ...

Album review: Various Artists ... Just as he was, by all accounts, an unpleasant man blessed with enviably beautiful gifts, so do Tim Hardin's songs clothe often unwelcome sentiments in gorgeous ...

I was lucky enough to see Tim Hardin play live at Coventry College of Education in the early 1970's. His performance of this song made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. An unforgetable ...