Timmy Thomas Lightning Has Struck Twice. Soul Legend Timmy Thomas, who serenaded the world in 1973 with his million-selling smash "Why Can't We Live Together," has conquered the world again. Thanks to Drake's beyond-obvious sample of "Why Can't We Live Together" in his monster worldwide hit "Hotline Bling," the world is dancing yet again to Timmy Thomas' groove. 2016 will find him releasing a string of singles on Overtown Records and one on Saustex Media, prior to his comeback album. His collaborators range from the late Steve Jobs to Timmy's old hitmaking crew at TK records. They were recorded in the manner Soul Music deserves: Living and Breathing on analog tape - so it may be released on vinyl. He famously sang "People Are Changing” on h is first LP. The people may have changed, but their love of his soulful groove remains the same. Back in 1973, while running a nightclub by night and working at a university by day, Timmy turned his reaction to Walter Cronkite's Vietnam body count into a soulful plea for tolerance. "Why Can't We Live Together" took his one- man soul band to 38 countries. He was the first American recording artist to play apartheid-controlled South Africa. Quotes Timmy and his message made such an impact that he came back twice: to headline South Africa's first non racial "Timmy's song resonates now more concert and 20 years later at Nelson Mandela's Presidential than ever-ever" Inauguration. - NPR In August 2015, he signed with Miami Soul label Overtown "... it [Why Can’t We Live Records. Two days later he found out Drake had sampled "Why Can't We Live Together" and was climbing the charts Together]took over the world" at home in the US and around the Globe. The sudden - Miami New Times recognition and following media frenzy relaunched Timmy Thomas before he had a chance to record one new note “His original song helped to bring with his still-powerful voice. NPR profiled him and testified down Apartheid, and we now hope to his classic hit's staying power and relevance in 2015: that we can bring peace to the "Timmy's song resonates now more than ever-ever..." world." - Stephen Tucker soultracks.com Kimberly Chmura [email protected] +1 (305) 332-2623 Video Link: Why Can't We Live Together (Music video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz1yjKMIfD0 .