You tiptoed through the clue list and to the right answer, giancarlo. Tiny Tim was born Herbert Khaury, and died while performing "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" in Minnesota.

I also own a couple of his CDs, including his Christmas album. He has the most peculiar version of "Silent Night," in which he breaks into a soliloquy in the middle of the song. Against the musical background he condemns evil and sinful people, specifying "men fornicating with young children."