Tim Bowman

{{short description|American smooth jazz gospel musician|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{about||his son, the American gospel musician|Tim Bowman Jr.}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Tim Bowman | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Timothy Bowman | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|4|22|mf=y}} | birth_place = Detroit, Michigan | origin = | instrument = Vocals, singer-songwriter, guitar | genre = Smooth jazz, gospel, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel | occupation = Singer, songwriter, guitarist | years_active = 1996–present | label = INSP, Insync, Diamante, Liquid 8, Trippin 'N' Rhythm | associated_acts = The Winans | website = {{URL|timbowman.com}} }}

'''Timothy Bowman Sr.''' (born April 22, 1959) is an American smooth jazz gospel musician. He started his music career, in 1996, with the release of, ''Love, Joy, Peace'', by INSP Media Group (Insync Music) alongside Diamante Records, and they released his first three albums, 1998's ''Paradise'' and 2000's ''Smile''. The subsequent album, ''This Is What I Hear'', was released by Liquid 8 Records in 2004. His fifth album, ''Tim Bowman'', released in 2008 by Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records. This album was his breakthrough release upon the ''Billboard'' Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

==Early life== Bowman was born on April 22, 1959, as Timothy Bowman in Detroit, Michigan. His older sister is Vickie Winans(who was also a member of International Sounds of Deliverance, a gospel group that he joined after his high school commencement ceremony). His parents were a father who worked in the construction business, Aaron Bowman, and a mother who was a homemaker, Mattie A. Bowman.<ref name="GE">{{cite journal|title=Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia|first=Bil|last=Carpenter|year=2005|pages=49–50}}</ref> He started playing the guitar at 11 years old, and he became a member of The Winans, for a short time during the early to mid-1980s, as their guitarist, after getting an invite to play a show at Mercy College in the presence of Andraé Crouch.<ref name="GE"/> He would soon get tired of the endless touring schedule, and left the group in 1987.<ref name="GE"/>

==Music career== His solo music recording career commenced in May 1996, with the album, ''Love, Joy, Peace'', and it was released by INSP Media Group (Insync Music), who originated from Salem, Oregon, alongside Diamante Records, yet they only made 2,000 units to sell in his hometown of Detroit, and in the span of five weeks half of the units were sold.<ref name="AM Disc">{{cite web |title=Tim Bowman : Discography |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tim-bowman-mn0000502760/discography |website=AllMusic |access-date=July 28, 2023}}</ref> The labels decided to sell the album nationwide that October.<ref name="GE"/> He released two more albums with the labels, 1998's ''Paradise'' and 2000's ''Smile''.<ref name="AM Disc"/> The subsequent album, ''This Is What I Hear'', was released by Liquid 8 Records on August 3, 2004.<ref name="AM Disc"/> His fifth album, ''Tim Bowman'', released on September 30, 2008, by Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records.<ref name="AM Disc"/> This album was his breakthrough release upon the ''Billboard'' Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, and it placed at a peak of No. 15.<ref name="AM Awards">{{cite web|title=Tim Bowman : Awards |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tim-bowman-mn0000502760/awards|author=''Billboard''|website=AllMusic|access-date=April 29, 2015}}</ref> He has placed four songs on the Smooth Jazz Songs chart over the course of his career.<ref name="AM Awards"/>

==Personal life== His son, Tim Bowman Jr., is a gospel music artist in his own right.

==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"; |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Title ! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Label |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:50px;"| US Jazz <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tim-bowman/chart-history/|title=Tim Bowman: Top Jazz Albums|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> ! style="width:50px;"| US Con. Jazz <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tim-bowman/chart-history/jcr/|title=Tim Bowman: Top Contemporary Jazz Albums|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- | 1996 | align="left"| ''Love, Joy, Peace '' | — | — | rowspan="3"| Insync Music |- | 1998 | align="left"| ''Paradise '' | — | — |- | 2000 | align="left"| ''Smile '' | — | — |- | 2004 | align="left"| ''This is What I Hear '' | — | — | Liquid 8 Records |- | 2008 | align="left"| ''Tim Bowman'' | 28 | 15 | rowspan="2"| Trippin 'N' Rhythm |- | 2010 | align="left"| ''Collection'' – {{small|(Compilation)}} | — | — |- | 2017 | align="left"| ''Into the Blue'' | 5 | 2 | I.M. Records |- | colspan="5" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |- |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"; |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Title ! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:50px;"| Smooth Jazz Airplay <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tim-bowman/chart-history/jsi/|title=Tim Bowman: Smooth Jazz Airplay|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> ! style="width:50px;"| Hot Gospel Songs <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tim-bowman/chart-history/gsi/|title=Tim Bowman: Hot Gospel Songs|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> ! style="width:50px;"| Gospel Airplay <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tim-bowman/chart-history/gos/|title=Tim Bowman: Gospel Airplay|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 2005 | align="left"| "My Praise" | — | 8 | 8 | rowspan="2"| ''This is What I Hear '' |- | align="left"| "Summer Groove" | 24 | — | — |- | 2008 | align="left"| "Sweet Sundays" | 1 | — | — | rowspan="2"| ''Tim Bowman'' |- | 2009 | align="left"| "High Def" | 28 | — | — |- | rowspan="2"| 2010 | align="left"| "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" | 29 | — | — | Various Artists – ''The Very Best of Christmas'' |- | align="left"| "Let It Shine" | 4 | — | — | rowspan="2"| ''Collection'' |- | 2011 | align="left"| "All My Life" | 7 | — | — |- | 2012 | align="left"| "Sunday Vibe" {{small|(Ben Tankard featuring Tim Bowman)}} | 14 | — | — | Ben Tankard – ''Full Tank'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2013 | align="left"| "Please Don't Say No" {{small|(Nicholas Cole featuring Tim Bowman)}} | 8 | — | — | Nicholas Cole – ''Endless Possibilities'' |- | align="left"| "Seaside Drive" | 1 | — | — | rowspan="4"| ''Into the Blue'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2017 | align="left"| "City Lights" | 10 | — | — |- | align="left"| "Boss" | 4 | — | — |- | 2019 | align="left"| "Into the Blue" | 21 | — | — |- | 2020 | align="left"| "Just a Taste" {{small|(Marcus Anderson featuring Tim Bowman)}} | 5 | — | — | Marcus Anderson – ''HERO'' |- | 2021 | align="left"| "Fireball" | 1 | — | — | rowspan="6" {{n/a|Non-album single}} |- | 2022 | align="left"| "Movin' N Groovin" {{small|(Tim Bowman featuring Michael Broening)}} | 4 | — | — |- | 2023 | align="left"| "Easy" | 1 | — | — |- | 2024 | align="left"| "Ocean Breeze" | 1 | — | — |- | rowspan="2"| 2025 | align="left"| "I Want to Be with You" | 2 | — | — |- | align="left"| "One of a Kind" {{small|(Embassy featuring Tim Bowman)}} | 19 | — | — |- | colspan="6" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |- |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.timbowman.com/ Official website]

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