Tom Waits

Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American
singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice,
described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat
of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken
outside and run over with a car." With this trademark growl, his ... read more

Tom Waits :: Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour (Spoken Word)

For fellow Tom Waits freaks, the pairing of Waits guesting on Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour is something like manna. The following five tracks find Waits callin...
Posted 2 May 6.15pm — Comment on this

Tom Waits Avoids Flights Over Security Checks

Veteran rocker Tom Waits shuns air travel since increased security measures were introduced after the 9/11 attacks, because he hates emptying his...
Posted 15 April 4.11pm — Comment on this

Scarlett Johansson To Launch Her Own Girl Band

Actress-turned-singer Scarlett Johansson has formed her own girl band. The Lost In Translation beauty previously released an album of Tom Waits covers and a collaborati...
Posted 27 February 2.45pm — Comment on this

Scarlett Johansson Launching Her Own Girl Band

Actress-turned-singer Scarlett Johansson has formed her own girl band.The Lost In Translation beauty previously released an album of Tom Waits covers...
Posted 26 February 10.06pm — Comment on this

Keith Richards, Tom Waits: Listen to Tom Waits And Keith Richards Duet On Johnny Depp's Pirate-Themed Compilation

If Tom Waits was a pirate, his pirate name would be "Scurvy of the Throat," and he'd defeat ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/listen-to-tom-wait...
Posted 11 January 8.29pm — Comment on this

Tom Waits Teams Up With Keith Richards, Matey

*Tom Waits (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/tom waits/)* has teamed up with *Keith Richards (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/keith richards/)* to record a song for an u...
Posted 11 January 6.56pm — Comment on this

Jimi Hendrix: Hear A Previously Unreleased Jimi Hendrix Song - 'Somewhere'

What year is it today? We've got David Bowie, Tom Waits, and Keith Richards all piping up with new tunes. ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/hear...
Posted 8 January 2.54pm — Comment on this

Tom Waits and Keith Richards team up for pirate shanty “Shenandoah”

Taken from Johnny Depp's new all-star compilation
Posted 8 January 2.03pm — Comment on this

Tom Waits :: Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis

In December of 1978, Tom Waits recorded an episode of Austin City Limits. The now-mainstay music program was in its relative infancy – only its fourth season –...
Posted 21 December 2012 1.39am — Comment on this

Iggy Pop, Patti Smith and Tom Waits to set sail on Johnny Depp's pirates album

Son of Rogue's Gallery, a compilation of songs from the seafaring tradition, will feature a grizzled crew including Keith Richards, Michael Stipe, Nick Cave and Shane Mac...
Posted 7 December 2012 10.54am — Comment on this

Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski Assembling Rock Legends for Pirate Compilation Album

Iggy Pop, Keith Richards, and Tom Waits will all be featured...
Posted 7 December 2012 3.24am — Comment on this

Frank Ocean, Miguel, Alabama Shakes, Bjork, Fiona Apple, M83, Tom Waits

The Grammy Nominations were just announced. At this point it should be no surprise that this year's list contains names like Jack White, The Black Keys, Gotye, Adele, Fos...
Posted 6 December 2012 5.17am — Comment on this

Johnny Depp taps Tom Waits, Keith Richards, Michael Stipe for pirate song compilation

"Pirates are in this year!"
Posted 5 December 2012 8.35pm — Comment on this

Martin McDonagh: Tom Waits jumped at Seven Psychopaths role

Martin McDonagh easily convinced Tom Waits to join the cast of 'Seven Psychopaths'.The Irish director - famed for his black comedy 'In Bruges' - said...
Posted 28 November 2012 10.01am — Comment on this

Review Revue: Of Cabbages and Kings – Face

Lewis Carroll’s brilliant, hilarious, and surreal contributions to literature have inspired many artistic offshoots over the years, from Terry Gilliam’s hilar...
Posted 23 August 2012 6.00pm — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played Tom Waits songs in the past year.

  • I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You  2 plays
  • Chocolate Jesus  1 plays
  • Take it with me  1 plays
  • Christmas card from a hooker in minneapolis  1 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Tom Waits over the past year.

  1. Absolute Radio 5 plays

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