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everything you need to know about Tom Waits The gravel voiced bard of lowlife America. His bittersweet ballads and twisted operettas have made him one of the most distinctive voices in modern music. Has a parallel film career playing drunks, losers and jailbirds. Listen [in RealAudio] need audio help? Frank's Wild Years from Swordfishtrombones Gun Street Girl from Raindogs Born: 1949 What category do I fall under? I've never fallen under a category. I fell underneath a car once, and I haven't been the same since. Tom talks about what music category he fits into nearby in music: Tom Waits Biography Tom Waits Discography Review of Real Gone Review of Alice Review of Dime Store Novels Vol 1 Profiles A-Z listing around bbc.co.uk: out there: Official Site 25 years of interviews The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. TOM WAITS IN ONE MINUTE He was born on the eighth anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbour Tom is Scottish and Irish on his father's side and Norwegian on his mother's side In the seventies he dated singer Rickie Lee Jones Mates with film director Jim Jarmusch Married playwright Kathleen Brennan in 1980. They honeymooned in Tralee, County Kerry Sang a duet with Crystal Gayle on the soundtrack to One From The Heart His songs have been covered by Tim Buckley, The Eagles and Rod Stewart by time Captain Beefheart Biography An Edward Hopper Scrapbook Jack Kerouac by location: Tijuana by genre: Classic Rock news, reviews and listings The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. TOM WAITS GOOD RECORDINGS A GOOD READ Blue Valentine (1978, Asylum) Best of his seventies albums. Swordfishtrombones (1983, Island) Dark tales over weird sounds. A grower. Rain Dogs (1985, Island) Tom gets pissed in the palace of broken dreams. Bone Machine (1983, Island) Death is inevitable, and maybe not so bad. Tom Waits by Cath Carroll (2001, Thunder's Mouth Press) Short critical biography. Tom Waits:Beauitiful Maladies Steven Davis (1997, Songbook) Lyrics and music for his songs. More Like This? Try the artists by A-Z page (listed by surname or group name) or find artists grouped by genre of music Artist Search: Search for profiles, biographies and discographies on 15 000 artists across all genres. Enter a name: Album Search Advanced Classical Search How to get about the Music site: Music: for all the latest happenings in the world of music Home | News | Reviews | Concerts/Gigs | TV/Radio More Music: delving a little deeper into the world around music Profiles | Features Search: If you're looking for a particular artist, composer, or group Try the search box to the right, or the Artist Profiles. Music » Artist Profiles All pictures are copyrighted - picture credits

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