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Tom Waits

Musician

Thomas Alan Waits (born 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer and actor known for his gravelly voice and eclectic blending of blues, jazz, rock and experimental music.

Publicly documented facts reflected in these reviews: long career beginning with Closing Time (1973), frequent collaborator Marc Ribot, longtime creative partnership and spouse Kathleen Brennan, celebrated albums include Swordfishtrombones, Rain Dogs, Mule Variations, Bone Machine and box-set Orphans.

DeBaser's community reviews celebrate Tom Waits's gravelly voice, theatrical shows and genre-defying albums. Critics highlight classics such as Rain Dogs, Swordfishtrombones and Mule Variations, and praise later works like Real Gone and Orphans. Overall tone: admiring, often playful.

For:Fans of singer-songwriters, blues/jazz/experimental rock listeners, readers of album and live music criticism

 I didn’t marry a man, I married a mule

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 GOOD EVENING

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 And now all of you go to hell.

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