Tim Hauser Biography

Fast Facts

• Had a top 10 single with the Manhattan Transfer for their cover of "Boy From New York City
• Served in the U․S․ Air Force and the New Jersey Air National Guard in the 1960s
• The Manhattan Transfer was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998
• Graduated from Villanova University with a degree in Economics in 1963, where he once said music was so important to him that "I even gave up chicks․"
• Released his debut album with the original members of the Manhattan Transfer, "Jukin'," in 1971, followed by the self-titled album with the new lineup in 1975
• Before focusing on music, he worked as a research analyst for the ad firm SS&B and did market research for Nabisco
• Began his career as a singer at the age of 15, when he joined a doo-wop group called the Criterions
• Best known as a singer and co-founder of the vocal quartet the Manhattan Transfer
• Released his first and only solo album, "Love Stories," in 2007
• Was the last remaining original member of the Manhattan Transfer after the original group dissolved in the early 1970s