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Tom Waits

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Born
7 December 1949 (age 71)
Born In
Pomona, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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 Waits was unable to make a living from his music in the 70s because his classical bar music, based in… read more
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, n… read more
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 Alle… read more

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1 Play track Closing Time I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You
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 1,728 listeners
2 Play track Rain Dogs Downtown Train
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 1,098 listeners
3 Play track Rain Dogs Clap Hands
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4 Play track Closing Time Martha
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5 Play track Rain Dogs Jockey Full of Bourbon
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6 Play track Bone Machine Goin' Out West
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7 Play track Closing Time Ol' 55
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8 Play track Real Gone Day After Tomorrow
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9 Play track Rain Dogs Time
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10 Play track Blue Valentine Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis
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Albums

  1. 651,056 listeners

    1 Jan 1985 · 19 tracks

    Rain Dogs
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  2. 329,926 listeners

    May 1973 · 12 tracks

    Closing Time
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  3. 283,675 listeners

    1 Jan 1992 · 16 tracks

    Bone Machine
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  4. 265,306 listeners

    1 Jan 1983 · 15 tracks

    Swordfishtrombones
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