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Tiger Haynes
12+ albums
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Tiger Haynes (December 13, 1914 - February 14, 1994) was an American actor and musical performer. (sometimes billed as Colonel Tiger Haynes) . He was born as George Haynes in Frederiksted, St. Croix, and moved to New York when he was a boy. An ex-boxer, Haynes played guitar with The Three Flames from 1945 to 1956, a group which had its own NBC radio show in the mid-1940s and a television show on NBC television in 1949. He made his mainstream Broadway debut in Leonard Sillman's musical revue New Faces of 1956. He is best known for his portrayal of the Tin Man in the original Broadway cast of The Wiz (a role assumed by Nipsey Russell in the 1978 film adaptation). He also made several television appearances on programs such as The Cosby Show (1989) and In the Heat of the Night (1989), as well as numerous minor film appearances in films such as All That Jazz (1979) and Ratboy (1986). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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What Would I Do If I Could Feel
952Slide Some Oil To Me
913The Washingtons Are Doin' Okay
134Scratch My Back
65Slide Some Oil To Me (with Stephanie Mills and Hilton Battle)
56Everybody Rejoice (with Stephanie Mills, Hilton Battle and Ensemble)
47What Would I Do If I Could Feel?
38What Would I Do If I Could Fee
39Open The Door, Richard! - Original
310I Was Born On The Day Before Yesterday
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The Wiz - 1975 Original Broadway Cast
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The Wiz
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The Wiz: Original Broadway Cast
The Wiz (Original Cast Recording)
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The Wiz: Original Broadway Cast Recording
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The Wiz - The Super Soul Musical
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New Faces of '56
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Pop Classics: Cuban Tango
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The Wiz (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
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The Wiz [Original Cast Recording]
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The Wiz - The Super Soul Musical: Original Cast Album (1975 Broadway Cast)
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The Wiz - 1975 Original Broadway Soundtrack