What key details about tim hardin can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: james timothy '' tim '' hardin -lrb- december 23 , 1941 -- december 29 , 1980 -rrb- was an american folk musician and composer . he wrote the top 40 hit '' if i were a carpenter '' , covered by , among others , bobby darin , joan baez , johnny cash , the four tops , robert plant , and johnny rivers ; his song '' reason to believe '' has also been covered by many artists , notably rod stewart -lrb- who had a chart hit with the song -rrb- and the carpenters . hardin is also known for his own recording career .
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- instrument is vocals , guitar , piano- death place is los angeles- years active is 1964 -- 1980- caption is tim hardin in 1969- birth name is james timothy hardin- label is verve , columbia- death date is 29 december 1980- genre is folk- alias is tim hardin- birth date is 23 december 1941- name is tim hardin- image size is 250px- background is solo_singer- image is tim hardin.png- birth place is eugene , oregon , us- occupation is singer , songwriter