Tim Hauser, the founder and singer of the innovative Grammy-winning vocal group The Manhattan Transfer, died Thursday from cardiac arrest in Pennsylvania, publicist JoAnn Geffen announced. He was 72.
The Manhattan Transfer, which covers a vast array of musical styles, have collected multiple pop and jazz Grammy Awards. Vocalese, their critically acclaimed 1985 album, earned 12 Grammy noms, second only to Michael Jackson’s Thriller as the most nominated album in history.