Waits’ gritty Rain Dogs depicted a dark vision of New York’s underbelly, and was shaped by its ‘junkyard orchestra’ of ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Rod Stewart broke away from his rock and glam image when he released his version of “Downtown Train” in 1989. But famous ...

Mule Variations from 1999 is a fan favorite album from Tom Waits. “Take It With Me” is just one standout track from that album. This song is a divergence from the typical Waits song. Rather than ...

When Tom Waits came onto the music scene in the early 1970s, he was a golden-voiced, handsome piano player/crooner who wrote poetic songs that mixed lyrics and style like a bartender mixes spirits and ...

Tom Waits is perhaps the quintessential cult artist, despite recording for large labels alongside successful commercial acts for his entire career. Widely regarded as one of America’s finest ...

BEST KNOWN since the 1970s for his gravelly baritone and his down-and-out persona, Tom Waits is both a musical chameleon and a sly raconteur. From his 1973 debut recording, "Closing Time," to his 2006 ...