Tom King (musician)

Thomas R. King (July 13, 1942 – April 23, 2011)[1][2] was an American songwriter, guitarist, and arranger.

King co-wrote the band's 1966 hit "Time Won't Let Me", from the album of the same name, with brother-in-law Chet Kelley.

The song spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No.

King won a BMI award for the song having been played on the radio over four million times.

[4] King died at a nursing home in Wickliffe, Ohio on April 23, 2011, at the age of 68.