Timi Yuro
 Born
Rosemarie Timotea Aurro (pronounced "Yuro") in Chicago
to Italian-American parents in 1940, Yuro moved with her family
to Los Angeles in 1952.
Signed by Liberty Records in 1959 Yuro soon realised the
label didn't know what to do with her.
In 1961, she crashed a board meeting in frustration and sang Hurt
to some astounded label executives. They took her point and
the epic song became her first hit single.
She soon became a respected soul stylist with fans including
Elvis Presley, The Small Faces - who covered her version of What's
A Matter Baby - and Morrissey. Later, the Northern Soul
fraternity took her to heart.
Her death on 30 March 2004 followed a battle with cancer that
led to the surgical removal of her larynx in 2002. She was 62.
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