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{{short description|American drummer}}
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| name = Tim Mooney
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Las Vegas, NV| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|6|13|1958|10|6|mf=y}}
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| death_place = Nevada City, CA
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1958|10|6|mf=y}}
| instrument = [[Drummer]], [[record producer]], [[multi-instrumentalist]]
| birth_place = [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|6|13|1958|10|6|mf=y}}
| genre = [[Punk rock|Punk]], [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Punk rock]]
| death_place = [[Nevada City, California]], U.S.
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| occupation = Musician, drummer, composer, arranger, producer, engineer
| years_active = 1970s&ndash;2012
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| instrument = [[Drummer]], [[record producer]], [[multi-instrumentalist]]
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| genre = [[Punk rock]]
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Closer Recording, Ausgang Audio| associated_acts = [[American Music Club]], [[Sun Kil Moon]], [[The Sleepers (San Francisco band)|The Sleepers]], [[John Murry (musician)|John Murry]], [[Negative Trend]], [[Toiling Midgets]]
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| occupation = Musician, drummer, composer, arranger, producer, engineer
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| years_active = 1970s&ndash;2012
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| label = Closer Recording, Ausgang Audio
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| associated_acts = [[American Music Club]], [[Sun Kil Moon]], [[The Sleepers (San Francisco band)|The Sleepers]], [[John Murry (musician)|John Murry]], [[Negative Trend]], [[Toiling Midgets]]
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'''Tim Mooney''' (October 6, 1958<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.turkku.com/music/musicians_m.html |title=Rock Star's Digest: M |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918042215/http://www.turkku.com/music/musicians_m.html |archivedate=2012-09-18 |df= }}</ref> &ndash; June 13, 2012<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bigtakeover.com/news/rip-tim-mooney-drummer-sleepers-toiling-midgets-american-music-club-sun-kil-moon-etc-and-producer |title=R.I.P. Tim Mooney, drummer (Sleepers, Toiling Midgets, American Music Club, Sun Kil Moon, etc.) and producer |date=21 June 2012 |work=[[The Big Takeover]] website}}</ref>) was an American drummer, producer, and sound engineer. He drummed in the [[The Sleepers (San Francisco band)|Sleepers]], [[Toiling Midgets]], [[Negative Trend]], [[Sun Kil Moon]] and [[American Music Club]].
'''Tim Mooney''' (October 6, 1958<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.turkku.com/music/musicians_m.html |title=Rock Star's Digest: M |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918042215/http://www.turkku.com/music/musicians_m.html |archivedate=2012-09-18 }}</ref> &ndash; June 13, 2012<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bigtakeover.com/news/rip-tim-mooney-drummer-sleepers-toiling-midgets-american-music-club-sun-kil-moon-etc-and-producer |title=R.I.P. Tim Mooney, drummer (Sleepers, Toiling Midgets, American Music Club, Sun Kil Moon, etc.) and producer |date=21 June 2012 |work=[[The Big Takeover]] website}}</ref>) was an American drummer, producer, and sound engineer. He drummed in the [[The Sleepers (San Francisco band)|Sleepers]], [[Toiling Midgets]], [[Negative Trend]], [[Sun Kil Moon]] and [[American Music Club]].


==Musical career==
==Musical career==
In the 1970s and 1980s, Mooney played drums for a number of San Francisco [[punk rock|punk]] and [[rock bands]] for [[The Sleepers (San Francisco band)]], [[Toiling Midgets]], [[Negative Trend]], and many others. Mooney became a member of [[American Music Club]] in 1991. His last album with the band was ''[[Love Songs for Patriots]]'' (2004), which he also produced and engineered. In 1998, Tim married Jude Mooney and had his only child, Dixie Mooney in 2000. Mooney moved to Petaluma, California in 1999, and lived there until his death in 2012.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Mooney played drums for a number of San Francisco [[punk rock|punk]] and [[rock bands]] for [[The Sleepers (San Francisco band)]], [[Toiling Midgets]], [[Negative Trend]], and many others. Mooney became a member of [[American Music Club]] in 1991. His last album with the band was ''[[Love Songs for Patriots]]'' (2004), which he also produced and engineered. In 1998, Tim married Jude Mooney and had his only child, Dixie Mooney in 2000. Mooney moved to Petaluma, California in 1999. On June 13, 2012, Mooney passed away at age 53 due to complications from a heart attack.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Music |first=Roger Wink, VVN |date=2012-06-19 |title=Tim Mooney Of American Music Club Dies At 53 |url=https://www.noise11.com/news/tim-mooney-of-american-music-club-dies-at-53-20120619 |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=Noise11.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He was mourned by his former bandmates [[Mark Eitzel]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eitzel |first=Mark |date=2012-06-14 |title=MARK EITZEL: Tim Mooney |url=http://markeitzel.blogspot.com/2012/06/tim-mooney.html |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=MARK EITZEL |archive-date=2012-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113111835/http://markeitzel.blogspot.com/2012/06/tim-mooney.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> and [[Mark Kozelek]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sun Kil Moon: The Official Website for Sun Kil Moon, Mark Kozelek, and Red House Painters |url=https://www.sunkilmoon.com/timmooney.html |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=www.sunkilmoon.com}}</ref>


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
Mooney's death is directly referenced by former [[Sun Kil Moon]] bandmate [[Mark Kozelek]] on the track, "Tavoris Cloud", on his studio album, ''[[Mark Kozelek & Desertshore]]'' (2013).
Mooney's death is directly referenced by former [[Sun Kil Moon]] bandmate [[Mark Kozelek]] on the song "Tavoris Cloud" from his studio album ''[[Mark Kozelek & Desertshore]]'', and on the song "Last Night I Rocked the Room Like Elvis and Had Them Laughing Like Richard Pryor" from Sun Kil Moon and [[Jesu (band)|Jesu]]'s ''[[Jesu/Sun Kil Moon]].''


==Discography==
==Discography==
''[[Love Songs for Patriots]]'' (2004) - drummer, guitarist, producer, engineer
* ''[[Love Songs for Patriots]]'' (2004) – drummer, guitarist, producer, engineer
* ''[[The Green Door]]'' by [[The Green Door]] (2011) – producer and engineer


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:American rock drummers]]
[[Category:Musicians from Las Vegas]]
[[Category:Musicians from Las Vegas]]
[[Category:American Music Club members]]
[[Category:Sun Kil Moon members]]
[[Category:The Sleepers (San Francisco band) members]]

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Tim Mooney
Born(1958-10-06)October 6, 1958
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
DiedJune 13, 2012(2012-06-13) (aged 53)
Nevada City, California, U.S.
GenresPunk rock
Occupation(s)Musician, drummer, composer, arranger, producer, engineer
Instrument(s)Drummer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist
Years active1970s–2012
LabelsCloser Recording, Ausgang Audio

Tim Mooney (October 6, 1958[1] – June 13, 2012[2]) was an American drummer, producer, and sound engineer. He drummed in the Sleepers, Toiling Midgets, Negative Trend, Sun Kil Moon and American Music Club.

Musical career

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In the 1970s and 1980s, Mooney played drums for a number of San Francisco punk and rock bands for The Sleepers (San Francisco band), Toiling Midgets, Negative Trend, and many others. Mooney became a member of American Music Club in 1991. His last album with the band was Love Songs for Patriots (2004), which he also produced and engineered. In 1998, Tim married Jude Mooney and had his only child, Dixie Mooney in 2000. Mooney moved to Petaluma, California in 1999. On June 13, 2012, Mooney passed away at age 53 due to complications from a heart attack.[3] He was mourned by his former bandmates Mark Eitzel[4] and Mark Kozelek.[5]

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Mooney's death is directly referenced by former Sun Kil Moon bandmate Mark Kozelek on the song "Tavoris Cloud" from his studio album Mark Kozelek & Desertshore, and on the song "Last Night I Rocked the Room Like Elvis and Had Them Laughing Like Richard Pryor" from Sun Kil Moon and Jesu's Jesu/Sun Kil Moon.

Discography

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References

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  1. ^ "Rock Star's Digest: M". Archived from the original on 2012-09-18.
  2. ^ "R.I.P. Tim Mooney, drummer (Sleepers, Toiling Midgets, American Music Club, Sun Kil Moon, etc.) and producer". The Big Takeover website. 21 June 2012.
  3. ^ Music, Roger Wink, VVN (2012-06-19). "Tim Mooney Of American Music Club Dies At 53". Noise11.com. Retrieved 2022-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Eitzel, Mark (2012-06-14). "MARK EITZEL: Tim Mooney". MARK EITZEL. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Sun Kil Moon: The Official Website for Sun Kil Moon, Mark Kozelek, and Red House Painters". www.sunkilmoon.com. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
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