Guitarist /vocalist / songwriter. Tim wrote to add a few details about his solo and group chronologies. His early bands were The Dominators (1965-66), The Morlocks (1966-67), The Sands of Tyme (1967), The Berkeleys (1968-70), Black Snow (1970-71). In 1971 he began the first of many solo stints, followed by Forum (1972-73), again as a solo (1973-76 as a regular at The Blackhorse Tavern, The Bounty, The Perry House), The Tim Landers Group (1975-80), Timothy (1976-77), solo (1977-80), The Tim Landers Group (1981-86), solo (1986-99), Tim Landers and a Man Called Horst (2000), solo (2000-08), Landers & Heinz (2008 – Present), Landers, Heinz & Pic (2009+).
During his career Tim won many awards including Seven awards in the American Song Festival (1976-81), 1981 WKTK Big Music America Song Contest winner – “Every Single Day of My Life”, Delmarva Areas #1 Solo Artist three times, Outstanding Young Man of America twice, Madison’s Who’s Who Among Professionals, Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers nine times.
After college he took a position teaching music at Lindale, Jr. High School in Glen Burnie. Students in his class and the nearby Andover High School formed the rock group Onyx in 1973.
In the summer of 1980 Tim traveled to Nashville where he had some of his original songs published. He headlined at the Natchez Trace Restaurant, and performed on the Ralph Emory morning television show. He turned down an offer to perform as a regular at Opryland so that he could continue working toward his Master’s degree.
Landers’ song “Every Single Day of My Life” was included on the various artists album “WKTK Maryland Music ’81.” During 1982 he performed clubs in St. Croix, Virgin Islands.
Since the ‘80s Landers spent summers performing in Ocean City including a long-time stint at Coconuts Lounge at the Castle in The Sand Hotel. An entertaining performer, Tim has always been highly regarded and at least once voted Delmarva’s #1 Solo Artist.
In 1989 he released his first solo album “Sangria High.” The song “Chesapeake Heaven” received praise from Governor William Donald Schaefer for promoting the state, and the General Assembly passed a resolution in Tim’s honor in recognition of his “amazing recovery (Tim was almost killed during a 1972 robbery and was told he would never be able to play guitar again) and his ability to write songs which all Marylanders can relate to.”
In 2005 Landers released a solo CD “I Remember Mom” (R&R Productions). The title cut was chosen as the official Rouse & Company (WQSR-FM) Mother’s Day theme song.
Tim Landers Discography:
1976 EP “The King” (Senior Label)
1981 LP Big Music America 1981 “Every Single Day Of My Life” – (Starstream Label)
1989 LP and Cassette Sangria High – (R&R Label) – Song “Chesapeake Heaven” received honors from Governor Schaefer and Maryland General Assembly.
Circa 1988 45RPM & Cassette B&B Wrote, arranged and recorded Bobby Berger’s release “They Don’t Write Them Like That Anymore” and “Tell Me What’s Wrong With A Song”.
1990 Cassette Co-wrote arranged and recorded The Persian Gulf Songs “Will There Be Any Peace This Christmas?” and “Will They Be Reunited?” with Tim Rhodes, Mike Miller and Karen Simmons. Everyone was an Anne Arundel County music teacher.
1994 Cassette “Songs”
2002 CD Repackaged and released again in in 2005 CD I Remember Mom – A compilation of songs from Sangria High and Songs in addition to two new tunes. “I Remember Mom” received nationwide airplay and became the Rouse and Company’s Official Mother’s Day Song. On the basis of other tunes and “Don’t Call It Love (Call It Like)” I was voted “A songwriter to watch out for” by The Nashville Songwriters Association International
2003 Walk with God – A full scale Christian Musical
2012 CD Here’s Bernie – “It’s A Shore Thing (Ocean City, Maryland)” has received international airplay. The YouTube video has received over 35,000 hits and it is currently being played in Russia.
I Remember Mom and here’s Bernie are available on CD sites such as i-tunes Amazon etc.
Tim also adds “For over twenty years I produced EPs and four song cassettes and CDs that were performed and released by my students in school (Patriot Label). My students performed under the names of Old Mill “Folk Rock Group” and Northeast “Electric Eagles”, toured locally and performed at The Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. My students who were in those groups like to say, “We were Glee before Glee”.
“I have also had the privilege to teach the following students who are now artists in their own write: Onyx, Against the Grain, Invasion, Cathy Zebron, Ron Zebron (Crack The Sky, Never Never), Tiffany Thompson, Mike Miller (The Geckos), Kirk McKuen, Michael Schoolden (Wakefield), Kevin Gerdes, Lester Speight, The Braxtons, John Bell”
