Timmy T
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Timmy T (born Timothy Torres in Fresno, California on September 21, 1967) is a Freestyle performer and musician. He is best known for his 1991 Billboard Hot 100 #1 single "One More Try."
Timmy T started out in the 80s in small rap groups in Fresno, but felt that he would rather do dance music. He purchased a Moog synthesizer and a Roland TR-808 drum machine at a pawn shop, and recorded his first single, "Time After Time," in his garage. He delivered copies to a Fresno radio station and asked them to play his single. After the DJ played the song, there were many calls requesting who was performing that song. The DJ recommended that Timmy T take his record to radio stations in Los Angeles for more exposure. After Los Angeles pop station Power 106 played the record, Timmy got a record deal with Quality Records and released another single at the end of 1990, "One More Try," which proved to be much more successful than his first single, climbing its way to the top of the Billboard charts the next year.
Although Freestyle music has been a mainstay of New York and Miami, Timmy T was one of the most successful Freestyle artists to come from California.
He recorded his first album Time After Time, featuring the title track (his first single), "What Will I Do," "One More Try," and "Over and Over." None of the singles from his second album, All For Love, reached the charts.
Timmy T. has toured all over the world and performed on various TV shows through the early 90s. He fell out of the public eye to concentrate on raising his children. In recent times, Timmy T has toured extensively throughout the country, and is a frequently featured performer at Freestyle concerts.
Timmy T is not related to fellow Freestyle singer Judy Torres.
