Timothy

Biography

There are at least three musical artists called Timothy including a British calypso artist, a Christian pop rock band from Presov, Slovakia and a power-pop band from Adelaide, South Australia. 1. Albon "Al" Timothy aka King Timothy (5 July 1915, Trinidad - 8 December 2000, London) was a jazz and calypso musician and songwriter who played numerous instruments but was best known for his tenor saxophone playing. His most successful hit was Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me which reached number 3 in 19...

There are at least three musical artists called Timothy including a British calypso artist, a Christian pop rock band from Presov, Slovakia and a power-pop band from Adelaide, South Australia.

1. Albon "Al" Timothy aka King Timothy (5 July 1915, Trinidad - 8 December 2000, London) was a jazz and calypso musician and songwriter who played numerous instruments but was best known for his tenor saxophone playing. His most successful hit was Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me which reached number 3 in 1959 in the charts sung by Shirley Bassey.
Timothy started playing the flute aged 8 years. His father was a musician and instrument maker and encouraged his progress. While working as a tailor he taught himself double bass and saxophone.
He then married Alice Gachette, a business woman and seamstress, and they had a daughter called Lisa Mary Jocelyn Timothy (who became a top international model called 'Schultzi').
Timothy arrived in London from Trinidad in 1948.
Timothy accompanied the calypso artist Lord Kitchener and was bandleader Cab Kaye's featured saxophone soloist. He was also greatly involved in the emerging bebop scene in London. Here he met the famous American jazz patron and Rothschild heiress, Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter, when sharing a bill with pianist Teddy Wilson. When she opened the refurbished Studio 51, London's leading modern jazz venue, he became resident bandleader - Al Timothy and his All-Stars.
He co-led the Timwu-Kee Sextet with Singaporean pianist David Wu and trumpeter Shake Keane at the Celebrity restaurant in Mayfair, a venue which became famous and hosted a broadcast of BBC radio’s popular Two-Way Family Favourites. Timothy also appeared on British television’s ground-breaking teen music programme, Oh Boy! (TV series). His connection with De Koenigswarter brought him to New York in 1956, where she opened doors to the saxophonist, and introduced him to pianist Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins and Ernie Henry.
On return to England he continued to work as a band leader/saxophonist and songwriter, successes included Football Football and Thats What Love Does For You recorded by Edmundo Ros & David Essex.
Al Timothy died in 2000 following complications of a stroke in 1999.
He was survived by his 4 children Michael Timothy (keyboards, Hugh Masekela, Boy George, Massive Attack), Nicholas, Adrian and daughter Maria McAteer (singer/songwriter, actress/playwright). As well as his granddaughter Zee Gachette (daughter of Lisa Timothy), artist and producer of Z-STAR, Z-STAR DELTA and SLOWTRAINSOUL.

2. The Slovakian group was formed from youth group musicians in church "Cirkev Bratska" in Presov, Slovakia. They do their music to worship God they love. Their songs varies from classic pop through rock even to some touches of reggae.

3. The Australian power-pop trio was an early incarnation of current Adelaide band Fear of Flying, formed in 1995 as a three-piece comprised of Scott Doherty (vocals/guitar), Troy McNamara (drums) and Nathan Yabsley (bass).

Timothy released a series of EPs over the next five years: Somewhat After the Actual Event (1996), Life's OK Today (1997) and Joe Jerry (2000), which was produced by Geoff Stapleton of 1980's Australian super-group, GANGgajang. In 1997, the band reached the final of the Australian National Campus Band Competition, only to be narrowly beaten by WA representatives Eskimo Joe.

In 2001, after adding Jade Robinson (bass) to the lineup, Timothy changed their name to Fear of Flying. Although only Scott and Troy remain from the original Fear of Flying lineup, the band continue to record and play live. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.