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). He could not make a living from his music, although he was well accepted by the critics.
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Orphans
Franks Wild Years
Asylum Years
The Early Years Vol. 2
The Early Years Vol. 1
Real Gone
One From the Heart
Blood Money
Alice
The Dime Store Novels, Volume 1 (live at Ebbetts Field 1974)
Used Songs (1973-1980)
Mule Variations
Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years
Big Time
The Black Rider
Bone Machine
Night on Earth
Small Change
The Heart of Saturday Night
Closing Time
Rain Dogs
Swordfishtrombones
Blue Valentine
Foreign Affairs
Bounced Checks
Romeo Is Bleeding
Invitation To The Blues
Nighthawks at the Diner