Tiny Tim performing ‘Tip Toe Thru’ The Tulip With Me’ in 1968. In 1996, while performing this same song, he had a heart attack and passed away at the age of 64. | History In Pictures

Tiny Tim, the eccentric performer best known for his falsetto voice and whimsical ukulele rendition of “Tiptoe Through the Tulips,” died in a strangely poetic and haunting manner. On November 30, 1996, while performing at a gala in Minneapolis, he collapsed on stage mid-performance—singing the very song that had defined his career. He was rushed to the hospital but ultimately died of a heart attack at the age of 64. The eerie symmetry of his final moments—departing this world while singing the t