Genres: Spoken Word, Singer/Songwriter, Beat Poetry, Experimental Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Album Rock, College Rock Active: 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's Born: December 7, 1949 in Pomona, CA
Bob Dylan, Captain Beefheart, Hoagy Carmichael, Jack Kerouac, Harry Partch, Victor Feldman, Wolfman Jack, Thelonious Monk, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Louis Armstrong, Charles Bukowski, Memphis Slim, Mose Allison, Randy Newman, Kurt Weill, Charles Brown Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Richard Thompson, Kris Kristofferson, Blue Bob, Eddy Mitchell, Keith Richards, Rod Stewart, Randy Newman, Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones, Nick Cave, John Cale, Fred Neil, William Elliott Whitmore Black Diamond Heavies, PJ Harvey, Rickie Lee Jones, David & David, Jim Bianco, David Baerwald, Bob Schneider, The Mighty Stef, Yesterday's Ring, Tom Freund, Fake Problems, Después de Nunca, Mike Watt, The Key Party, Mitchell Froom, The Gutter Twins, Thanksgiving, Panhandle Pete, Dino DiMuro |  |
In the 1970s, Tom Waits combined a lyrical focus on desperate, lowlife characters with a persona that seemed to embody the same lifestyle, which he sang about in a raspy, gravelly voice. From the '80s on, his work became increasingly theatrical as he moved into acting and composing. Growing up in Southern California, Waits attracted the attention of manager Herb Cohen, who also handled Frank Zappa, and was signed by him at the beginning of the 1970s, resulting in the material later released as The Early Years and The Early Years, Vol. 2. His formal recording debut came with Closing Time (1973) on Asylum Records, an album that contained "Ol' 55," which was covered by labelmates the Eagles for their On the Border album. Waits attracted critical acclaim and a cult audience for his subsequent albums, The Heart of Saturday Night (1974), the two-LP live set Nighthawks at the Diner (1975), Small Change (1976), Foreign Affairs (1977), Blue Valentine (1978), and Heart Attack and Vine (1980).
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Release: November 23, 2009
Label: Anti
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Release: January 26, 2007
Label: Alpha Centauri Ent., Mc
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