Biography (Tom Waits)

Tom Waits (born Thomas Alan Waits, in Pomona, California, on December 7, 1949) is a prolific American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor.

He started his career in the early 1970s as a singer in spit 'n' sawdust bars. Initially, he was deeply influenced by the beat generation, novelists like Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, and poets like Allen Ginsberg and Charles Bukowski. Waits is often compared to Charles Bukowski, being similar both in content and lifestyle, although Waits's views are more egalitarian than Bukowski's. Waits was unable to make a living from his music in the 70s because his classical bar music, based in pre-rock, and americana, blues, and vaudeville styles were not popular. Waits's voice back then was soft, warm and clear.

Waits subsequently developed a devoted cult following and has influenced subsequent songwriters, despite having little radio or music video support. In fact,...

Album Records (Tom Waits)

Bad As Me Jockey Full Of Bourbon Singapore Clap Hands Chicago Talking at the Same Time Raised Right Men Back in the Crowd Downtown Train Get Lost Rain Dogs Face to the Highway Pay Me Kiss Me Time Cemetery Polka Satisfied Big Black Mariah I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You Hang Down Your Head

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