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Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice.
Tom Waits' entire metaphoric & groundbreaking mid-period Island Records studio catalog newly remastered from original tapes and prepped for release on vinyl, CD and digital for the first time.
Tom Waits. Actor: Seven Psychopaths. Thomas Alan Waits was born in Pomona, California, to schoolteachers Alma Fern (Johnson) and Jesse Frank Waits. Described as one of the last beatniks of the contemporary music, Waits in fact has two separate careers.
May 21, 2024 · Tom Waits, American singer-songwriter and actor whose gritty, sometimes romantic depictions of the lives of the urban underclass won him a loyal if limited following and the admiration of critics and prominent musicians who performed and recorded his songs.
The Island Years: Remastered for release on vinyl, CD, and digital. All albums available to stream now.
Mar 24, 2020 · From apocalyptic blues boasts to backwoods chant-alongs, here are 15 of the best songs encapsulating Tom Waits’ incredibly varied career.
Oct 7, 2022 · Tom Waits is one of the true eccentrics of pop music. The New York Times once described him as the poet of outcasts. There's always been an element of mystery surrounding his life....
Mar 12, 2009 · It’s hippies up in Laurel Canyon and punks down in the gutter. It’s the Sunset Strip and hair metal. It’s surfing, tripping out, turning on, and a guy called Tom Waits. interview by alex ...
Mar 1, 2011 · Waits found his own voice in L.A.'s Skid Row district, home to working-class stiffs on third shift, waitresses and drunks — not the usual subject matter of singer-songwriters.
Tom Waits is a kind of modern troubadour, putting his husky, rasping voice to use singing his lyrical love letters to the outsiders, the drifters and the nonconformists.
