Jules Timothy Weisberg (born January 1, 1943) is an American

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, vocalist, and record producer. A collaboration album with singer-songwriter

Dan Fogelberg Daniel Grayling Fogelberg (August 13, 1951 – December 16, 2007) was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist widely known for his 1970s and 1980s soft rock hits, including " Longer" (1979), " Same Old Lang Syne" (1981), and " ...

, " Twin Sons of Different Mothers," achieved

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status from the

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(RIAA).

Career

In school, Weisberg wanted to play drums, but instruments were chosen in order of the students' last names. When Weisberg got his chance, his choice was bassoon or flute. He chose the latter because it was easier to carry and seemed easier to learn. He was a fan of

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, which had been using the flute in the 1960s. He studied

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before playing soul,

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and pop. His first experience recording was on The Monkees' album '' The Monkees Present'' in 1969. While working as a studio musician, his debut album was released with a version of " Nights in White Satin" by

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. In 1972 he recorded with

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and two years later appeared on the television programs '' The Midnight Special'' and ''

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''. His song "A Hard Way to Go" appeared in Woody Allen's movie ''Annie Hall''. He had a hit song, " The Power of Gold", on '' Twin Sons of Different Mothers'' (1978), an album recorded with

. They collaborated again in 1995 on '' No Resemblance Whatsoever''. Weisberg sued Fogelberg in 1997 for alleged breach of contract and fraud. Weisberg has performed with David Benoit,

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, David Arkenstone, and

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Other appearances

* He appeared on the TV show, ''The Midnight Special'', hosted by Bobby Womack (season 2, episode 42), on July 12, 1974. * He appeared in an ABC TV interview with Dan Fogelberg, in which they discuss their collaboration for the ''No Resemblance Whatsoever'' album.

Performances

* Winter Park Jazz Festival, Winter Park, Colorado, July 19, 1998. *

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- Tim Weisberg concert at Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, September 14, 1980. *

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opened for a concert by Tim Weisberg at Ebbett's Field, Denver Colorado, May 17–19, 1973 *

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, Monterey, California, 1970

Awards and honors

* '' Twin Sons of Different Mothers'' was

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Discography

* ''Tim Weisberg'' (A&M, 1971) * ''Hurtwood Edge'' (A&M, 1972) * ''Dreamspeaker'' (A&M, 1973) * ''4'' (A&M, 1974) * ''Listen to the City'' (A&M, 1975) * ''Live at Last!'' (A&M, 1976) * ''The Tim Weisberg Band'' (United Artists, 1977) * ''Rotations'' (United Artists, 1978) * '' Twin Sons of Different Mothers'' with

(Full Moon/Epic, 1978) * ''The Best of Tim Weisberg: Smile!'' (A&M 1979) * ''The Tip of the Weisberg'' (Nautilus, 1979) * ''Night-Rider!'' (MCA, 1979) * ''Party of One'' (MCA, 1980) * ''Travelin' Light'' (MCA, 1981) * ''High Risk'' (Cypress, 1985) * ''Outrageous Temptations'' (Cypress, 1989) * ''Naked Eyes'' (Fahrenheit, 1994) * '' No Resemblance Whatsoever'' with Dan Fogelberg (Giant, 1995) * ''Undercover'' (Fahrenheit, 1997) * ''Time Traveler: A Three Decade Journey'' (Fahrenheit, 1999) * ''Another Byte'' (DreamSpeaker Music, 2015)

As guest

With David Benoit * ''Digits'' (Bluemoon 1990) * ''Lost and Found'' (Rhino, 1994) * ''Fuzzy Logic'' (GRP, 2002) * ''Full Circle'' (Peak, 2006) * ''Earthglow'' (Heads Up, 2010) * ''Conversation'' (Heads Up, 2012) * ''2 in Love'' (Concord, 2015) With others *

, ''A Song for You'' (A&M, 1972) *

, ''Nether Lands'' (Epic, 1977) * Dan Fogelberg, ''Live: Greetings from the West'' (Epic, 1991) *

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, ''Sun Down Lady'' (A&M, 1972) * Paul Horn, ''Paul Horn & the Concert Ensemble'' (Ovation, 1970) * Inner Circle, ''Ready for the World'' (Capitol, 1977) *

, ''Dave Mason'' (CBS, 1974) *

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, '' The Monkees Present'' (Rhino, 1994) * Pousette-Dart Band, ''Never Enough'' (Capitol, 1979) *

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, ''Seed of Memory'' (ABC, 1976) * David Riordan, ''Medicine Wheel'' (Capitol, 1974) * Daniel Valdez, ''Mestizo'' (A&M, 1974)

Singles

* 1971 - Long Ago and Far Away/A Hard Way To Go (A&M 1318) * 1972 - Fog and Spice/For Those Who Never Dream (A&M 1330) * 1972 - Our Thing/Thyme Cube (A&M 1397) * 1973 - Killing Me Softly with His Song/Tibetan Silver (A&M 1427) * 1973 - Do Dah/A Night for Crying (A&M 1493) * 1974 - Streak Out/Night for Crying (A&M 1520) * 1975 - Dion Blue/The Visit (A&M 1680) * 1976 - Gonna Fly Now (Theme from ''Rocky'')/Just for Fun (UA XW933) * 1977 - Cascade/Gene Jean (UA XW1083) * 1978 - Every Time I See Your Smile/So Good to Me (UA 1227) * 1978 - (w/Dan Fogelberg) Tell Me to My Face/Hurtwood Alley (Full Moon 50605) also released by: UK/Full Moon, Australia & Netherlands/Epic * 1979 - (w/Dan Fogelberg) The Power of Gold/Lahaina Luna (Full Moon 50606) also released by: UK/Full Moon, Canada & Japan/Epic * 1979 - Midsummer's Dream/Moonchild (MCA 40135) * 1980 - Magic Lady/I'm The Lucky One (MCA 41307) * 1981 - What's Going On/Page One (MCA 51042) * 1981 - Sleepwalk/Paula (MCA 51163) * 1985 - You've Got to Know/Hang Time (Desert Rock 001)

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weisberg, Tim Living people 1943 births Musicians from Hollywood, Los Angeles Jazz musicians from California American jazz flautists A&M Records artists Epic Records artists MCA Records artists