# Tim Bowman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Bowman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Bowman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Bowman > Source revision: 1319184808 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Detroit) | origin = | instrument = Vocals, singer-songwriter, guitar | genre = [Smooth jazz](/source/Smooth_jazz), [gospel](/source/gospel_music), [traditional black gospel](/source/traditional_black_gospel), [urban contemporary gospel](/source/urban_contemporary_gospel) | occupation = Singer, songwriter, guitarist | years_active = 1996–present | label = INSP, Insync, [Diamante](/source/Diamante_Music_Group), Liquid 8, Trippin 'N' Rhythm | associated_acts = [The Winans](/source/The_Winans) | website = {{URL|timbowman.com}} }} '''Timothy Bowman Sr.''' (born April 22, 1959) is an American [smooth jazz](/source/smooth_jazz) [gospel music](/source/gospel_music)ian. He started his music career, in 1996, with the release of, ''Love, Joy, Peace'', by INSP Media Group (Insync Music) alongside [Diamante Records](/source/Diamante_Music_Group), 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''](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) [Contemporary Jazz Albums](/source/Top_Contemporary_Jazz_Albums) chart. ==Early life== Bowman was born on April 22, 1959, as Timothy Bowman in [Detroit, Michigan](/source/Detroit). His older sister is [Vickie Winans](/source/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.{{cite journal|title=Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia|first=Bil|last=Carpenter|year=2005|pages=49–50}} He started playing the guitar at 11 years old, and he became a member of [The Winans](/source/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](/source/Andra%C3%A9_Crouch). He would soon get tired of the endless touring schedule, and left the group in 1987. ==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](/source/Salem%2C_Oregon), alongside [Diamante Records](/source/Diamante_Music_Group), 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.{{cite web |title=Tim Bowman : Discography |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tim-bowman-mn0000502760/discography |website=AllMusic |access-date=July 28, 2023}} The labels decided to sell the album nationwide that October. He released two more albums with the labels, 1998's ''Paradise'' and 2000's ''Smile''. The subsequent album, ''This Is What I Hear'', was released by Liquid 8 Records on August 3, 2004. His fifth album, ''Tim Bowman'', released on September 30, 2008, by Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records. This album was his breakthrough release upon the [''Billboard''](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) [Contemporary Jazz Albums](/source/Top_Contemporary_Jazz_Albums) chart, and it placed at a peak of No. 15.{{cite web|title=Tim Bowman : Awards |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tim-bowman-mn0000502760/awards|author=[''Billboard''](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|website=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)|access-date=April 29, 2015}} He has placed four songs on the [Smooth Jazz Songs](/source/Smooth_Jazz_Songs) chart over the course of his career. ==Personal life== His son, [Tim Bowman Jr.](/source/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](/source/Top_Jazz_Albums)
{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tim-bowman/chart-history/|title=Tim Bowman: Top Jazz Albums|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))}} ! style="width:50px;"| [US
Con. Jazz](/source/Top_Contemporary_Jazz_Albums)
{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tim-bowman/chart-history/jcr/|title=Tim Bowman: Top Contemporary Jazz Albums|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))}} |- | 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](/source/Smooth_Jazz_Airplay)
{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tim-bowman/chart-history/jsi/|title=Tim Bowman: Smooth Jazz Airplay|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))}} ! style="width:50px;"| [Hot Gospel
Songs](/source/Hot_Gospel_Songs)
{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tim-bowman/chart-history/gsi/|title=Tim Bowman: Hot Gospel Songs|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))}} ! style="width:50px;"| [Gospel
Airplay](/source/Gospel_Airplay)
{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tim-bowman/chart-history/gos/|title=Tim Bowman: Gospel Airplay|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))}} |- | 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](/source/Ben_Tankard) featuring Tim Bowman)}} | 14 | — | — | [Ben Tankard](/source/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] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bowman, Tim}} Category:African-American jazz musicians Category:African-American jazz guitarists Category:American jazz guitarists Category:American male guitarists Category:Smooth jazz guitarists Category:1959 births Category:Living people Category:Jazz musicians from Michigan Category:Songwriters from Michigan Category:African-American Christians Category:20th-century American guitarists Category:21st-century American guitarists Category:Guitarists from Detroit Category:20th-century American male musicians Category:21st-century American male musicians Category:American male jazz musicians Category:African-American songwriters Category:20th-century African-American musicians Category:21st-century African-American musicians Category:American male songwriters --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tim Bowman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Bowman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Bowman?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.