Tim Rose

Tim Rose was an American singer and songwriter who spent much of his life in London, England, and had more success in Europe than in his native country. Born in Washington D.C. on September 23, 1940, and died from a heart attack during a second operation for a lower bowel problem in London the day after his 62nd birthday, on September 24, 2002. He was married once in USA, but got divorced without any children. He lacked apparent heir when he died, which made him the subject of BBC programme H£ir Hunt£rs in November 2011, where investigators look for descendants of deceased people who did not leave a will.

His main claim to fame was his 1966 version of 'Hey Joe' by Felice Bryant and husband Boudleaux Bryant).

He also had a hit with Canadian folk singer Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Your Funeral ... My Trial.

Years active: 1960s to1978, 1986-2002