Tom Waits

Founded: b. 1949

Headquarters: Los AngelesEl, CA

Website Link(s): Official Site

Label(s)

• Island
• Elektra
• Epitaph

Genre(s)

• Blues
• Avant Blues

RIYL

• Captain Beefheart
• Primus
• The Residents
• Bruce Springsteen

Biography

Tom Waits started as a troubadour-type of musician, doing relatively straight blues-styled stuff, with a bit of a country tinge, although he grew into a more Captain Beefheart/Howlin' Wolf inspired delivery with darker songs that were frequently more mature and had a greater depth of emotion. After he grew tired of Island, in what was considered a strange and interesting move, he signed with the Punk label Epitaph.

Discography

Albums

• Closing Time
• The Heart of Saturday Night
• Nighthawks at the Diner
• Small Change
• Foreign Affairs
• Blue Valentine
• Heartattack and Vine
• One From the Heart
• Swordfishtrombones
• Rain Dogs
• Frank's Wild Years
• Big Time
• Night on Earth
• Bone Machine
• The Black Rider
• Mule Variations
• Blood Money
• Alice
• Real Gone
• Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards

Appears On

Compilations

• The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered
• Future Soundtrack For America
• More Oar

Soundtracks

• Shrek 2

Further Reading

• Wikipedia Page