40 years ago today (12/29/80) folk singer, songwriter Tim Hardin died of a heroin overdose at age 39. While relatively obscure, Hardin wrote the songs ‘If I Were A Carpenter” (covered by Bobby Darin, Johnny Cash and June Carter, The Four Tops, Leon Russell, Small Faces, Robert Plant and Bob Seger,) and ‘Reason To Believe’, (covered by Rod Stewart). Hardin even appeared at the 1969 Woodstock Festival and his truthful and rugged voice has remained uniquely devastatingly vulnerable. Let’s watch Hardin perform “If I Were a Carpenter” live at Woodstock..
