Tom Waits

Born: Pomona, CA, 1949

Years Active: 1978-2009

Influenced by: Bob Dylan, Captain Beefheart, Louis Armstrong, Jack Kerouac, Victor Feldman, Wolfman Jack, Hoagy Carmichael, Harry Partch

Genre: Rock & Alternative

Biography: In the 1970s, Tom Waits combined a lyrical focus on desperate, lowlife characters with a persona that seemed to embody the ...

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Feb 27 2009 12:00PM by James Sullivan

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Spinner: When Tom Waits shambled into court in the spring of 1990, the jury was clueless. "The first time I saw him, I thought this was a criminal case and he was a criminal," recalled one juror. But the disheveled-looking witness was actually the plaintiff, ... Read more

 
Jun 18 2008 8:00AM by Steve Baltin

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Spinner: When Tom Waits opened his latest tour Tuesday night in Phoenix, he didn't give a reciprocal shout out to Scarlett Johansson, whose new album of Waits covers has brought the troubadour back into mainstream consciousness. But he did give a nod of sorts ... Read more

 
May 30 2008 8:00AM by Spinner Staff

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Spinner: The gravel-voiced singer-songwriter has re-entered the spotlight thanks to the release of Scarlett Johansson's tribute album. Younger fans just discovering Waits will get a chance to hear the man in person on his 'Glitter and Doom' tour. The ... Read more

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