Born December 7th. 1949, in Pomona, California. Tom Waits first album, "Closing Time", was released in 1973. A contemporary artist, Waits is mostly known for his lyrical and poetical songwriting and raspy gravelly voice.
His own inspiration is rooted in early blues and beat poetry with influences like Howlin' Wolf and Jack Kerouac. Apart from music, Waits also has a strong presence in movies. He has appeared in works by Francis Ford Coppola, the Coen Brothers, Jim Jarmusch, Terry Gilliam, and Robert Altman.
Previously worked as a dishwasher at Napoleone Pizza House in San Diego, California before being promoted to pizza chef.
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April 6, 2022
St. Ann's Warehouse
New York, New York, United StatesPart of, "I'll Be Seeing You: A Tribute to Hal Willner"
1. Oh Shenandoah([traditional] cover)
2. Take It With Me
1. I'll Be Seeing You(Sammy Fain cover)
March 18, 2022
Troubadour
West Hollywood, California, United StatesTribute to Chuck E. Weiss
1. It Rains on Me(Chuck E. Weiss cover)
September 19, 2016
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesTom Waits also talked about songwriting after his acceptance speech
1. You Can Never Hold Back Spring
May 14, 2015
Late Show With David Letterman
New York, New York, United States1. Take One Last Look
Live DebutOctober 27, 2013
Shoreline Amphitheatre
Mountain View, California, United StatesAcoustic show - This set featured Les Claypool on upright bass, David Hidalgo on guitar & accordion and Casey Waits on drums
1. Raised Right Men
2. Singapore
3. Talking at the Same Time
Live Debut4. Chicago
5. Lucky Day
6. Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)
7. Lucinda / Ain’t Goin’ Down to the Well
8. Last Leaf
Live Debut9. Cemetery Polka
10. Come On Up to the House
July 10, 2012
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
New York, New York, United States1. Raised Right Men
July 9, 2012
Late Show With David Letterman
New York, New York, United States1. Chicago
March 14, 2011
Waldorf Astoria New York
New York, New York, United States1. Make It Rain
2. Rain Dogs
3. House Where Nobody Lives
4. Get Behind the Mule
August 1, 2008
Phoenix Park
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland1. Lucinda / Ain’t Goin’ Down to the Well
2. Rain Dogs / Russian Dance
3. Way Down in the Hole
4. I'll Shoot the Moon
5. On the Other Side of the World
6. Falling Down
7. Jesus Gonna Be Here
8. Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)
9. (Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night
10. Lost in the Harbour
11. House Where Nobody Lives
12. Innocent When You Dream
13. Hoist That Rag
14. Cemetery Polka
15. Green Grass
16. Long Way Home
17. Lie to Me
18. Blue Valentines
19. Trampled Rose
20. Eyeball Kid
21. Goin' Out West
22. God's Away on Business
23. Make It Rain
1. 16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six
2. Heigh-Ho(Frank Churchill cover)
3. Dirt in the Ground
1. Metropolitan Glide
2. Lucky Day
July 31, 2008
Phoenix Park
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland1. Lucinda
2. Way Down in the Hole
3. Come On Up to the House
4. Bottom of the World
5. Jockey Full of Bourbon
6. Chocolate Jesus
7. Misery Is the River of the World
8. Picture in a Frame
9. Tango Till They're Sore
10. Invitation to the Blues
11. House Where Nobody Lives
12. Innocent When You Dream
13. Lie to Me
14. 16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six
15. 9th & Hennepin
16. Black Market Baby
17. Trampled Rose
18. Hoist That Rag
19. All the World Is Green
20. Hang Down Your Head
21. Rain Dogs / Russian Dance
22. Make It Rain
1. Heartattack and Vine
2. November
3. Hold On
July 30, 2008
Phoenix Park
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland1. Lucinda / Ain’t Goin’ Down to the Well
2. Rain Dogs
3. Falling Down
4. On the Other Side of the World
5. I'll Shoot the Moon
6. Cemetery Polka
7. Get Behind the Mule
8. Cold Cold Ground
9. Singapore
10. Circus / Table Top Joe
11. God's Away on Business
12. Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)
13. On the Nickel
14. Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis
15. House Where Nobody Lives
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17. Lie to Me
18. Hoist That Rag
19. Bottom of the World
20. Green Grass
21. Way Down in the Hole
22. Metropolitan Glide
23. Dirt in the Ground
24. Make It Rain
1. Jesus Gonna Be Here
2. Eyeball Kid
3. Time
July 28, 2008
Edinburgh Playhouse
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom1. Lucinda / Ain’t Goin’ Down to the Well
2. Rain Dogs
3. Falling Down
4. On the Other Side of the World
5. I'll Shoot the Moon
6. God's Away on Business
7. The Part You Throw Away
8. Eyeball Kid
9. Singapore
10. Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)
11. The Briar and the Rose
12. Take It With Me
13. Innocent When You Dream
14. Lie to Me
15. Hoist That Rag
16. Bottom of the World
17. Cold Cold Ground
18. Green Grass
19. Way Down in the Hole
20. Dirt in the Ground
21. Metropolitan Glide
22. Make It Rain
1. Jesus Gonna Be Here
2. 9th & Hennepin
3. Anywhere I Lay My Head
July 27, 2008
Edinburgh Playhouse
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom1. Lucinda / Ain’t Goin’ Down to the Well
2. Rain Dogs
3. Falling Down
4. On the Other Side of the World
5. I'll Shoot the Moon
6. Cemetery Polka
7. Get Behind the Mule
8. Cold Cold Ground
9. Circus / Table Top Joe
10. Jesus Gonna Be Here
11. Picture in a Frame
12. Invitation to the Blues
13. House Where Nobody Lives
14. Innocent When You Dream
15. Lie to Me
16. Hoist That Rag
17. Bottom of the World
18. Hang Down Your Head
19. Green Grass
20. Way Down in the Hole
21. Dirt in the Ground
22. Make It Rain
1. Goin' Out West
2. All the World Is Green
July 25, 2008
Le Grand Rex
Paris, Île-de-France, France1. Lucinda / Ain’t Goin’ Down to the Well
2. Rain Dogs
3. Falling Down
4. On the Other Side of the World
5. Lucky Day
6. God's Away on Business
7. Hold On
8. Eyeball Kid
9. Jesus Gonna Be Here
10. You Can Never Hold Back Spring
11. Johnsburg, Illinois
12. Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)
13. Innocent When You Dream
14. Hoist That Rag
15. Lie to Me
16. Heigh-Ho(Frank Churchill cover)
17. Bottom of the World
18. Hang Down Your Head
19. Poor Edward
20. Black Market Baby
21. Dirt in the Ground
22. Make It Rain
1. Way Down in the Hole
2. Jockey Full of Bourbon
3. Anywhere I Lay My Head
July 24, 2008
Le Grand Rex
Paris, Île-de-France, France1. Lucinda / Ain’t Goin’ Down to the Well
2. Rain Dogs
3. Falling Down
4. All the World Is Green
5. I'll Shoot the Moon
6. Cemetery Polka
7. Cold Cold Ground
8. Eyeball Kid
9. Way Down in the Hole
10. The Briar and the Rose
11. You Can Never Hold Back Spring
12. Lucky Day
13. Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)
14. Innocent When You Dream
15. Lie to Me
16. Hoist That Rag
17. Bottom of the World
18. November
19. Hang Down Your Head
20. Get Behind the Mule
21. Dirt in the Ground
22. Make It Rain
1. Chocolate Jesus
2. Trampled Rose
3. Come On Up to the House
July 22, 2008
Kongresové Centrum
Prague, Hlavní Mesto Praha, Czechia1. Lucinda / Ain’t Goin’ Down to the Well
2. Rain Dogs
3. Falling Down
4. On the Other Side of the World
5. Chocolate Jesus
6. Misery Is the River of the World
7. Cold Cold Ground
8. Eyeball Kid
9. Lucky Day
10. The Briar and the Rose
11. A Little Rain
12. Lost in the Harbour
13. Innocent When You Dream
14. Lie to Me
15. Hoist That Rag
16. Bottom of the World
17. The Part You Throw Away
18. Hang Down Your Head
19. Get Behind the Mule
20. Dirt in the Ground
21. Make It Rain
1. 16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six
2. Come On Up to the House
3. Hold On
July 21, 2008
Kongresové Centrum
Prague, Hlavní Mesto Praha, Czechia1. Lucinda / Ain’t Goin’ Down to the Well
2. Way Down in the Hole
3. Falling Down
4. All the World Is Green
5. I'll Shoot the Moon
6. Cemetery Polka
7. Hang Down Your Head
8. Eyeball Kid
9. Rain Dogs / Russian Dance
10. On the Nickel
11. Invitation to the Blues
12. Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)
13. House Where Nobody Lives
14. Innocent When You Dream
15. Lie to Me
16. Hoist That Rag
17. Bottom of the World
18. Trampled Rose
19. Jesus Gonna Be Here
20. Dirt in the Ground
21. Make It Rain
1. On the Other Side of the World
2. Singapore
July 19, 2008
Teatro degli Arcimboldi
Milan, Lombardy, Italy1. Lucinda
2. Way Down in the Hole
3. Falling Down
4. All the World Is Green
5. I'll Shoot the Moon
6. God's Away on Business
7. Cold Cold Ground
8. Eyeball Kid
9. Jesus Gonna Be Here
10. On the Nickel
11. Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)
12. House Where Nobody Lives
13. Innocent When You Dream
14. Lie to Me
15. Hoist That Rag
16. Bottom of the World
17. Chocolate Jesus
18. Rain Dogs / Russian Dance
19. Dirt in the Ground
20. Make It Rain
1. Jockey Full of Bourbon
2. Hang Down Your Head
3. Goin' Out West
July 18, 2008
Teatro degli Arcimboldi
Milan, Lombardy, Italy1. Lucinda / Ain’t Goin’ Down to the Well
2. Way Down in the Hole
3. Falling Down
4. On the Other Side of the World
5. November
6. Hang Down Your Head
7. Jesus Gonna Be Here
8. Such a Scream
9. Rain Dogs
10. Picture in a Frame
11. Lucky Day
12. Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis
13. Innocent When You Dream
14. Lie to Me
15. Hoist That Rag
16. Another Man's Vine
17. I'll Shoot the Moon
18. Cemetery Polka
19. Dirt in the Ground
20. Make It Rain
1. Black Market Baby
2. Cold Cold Ground
3. Come On Up to the House
July 17, 2008
Teatro degli Arcimboldi
Milan, Lombardy, Italy1. Lucinda / Ain’t Goin’ Down to the Well
2. Way Down in the Hole
3. Falling Down
4. November
5. All the World Is Green
6. Black Market Baby
7. Hang Down Your Head
8. Misery Is the River of the World
9. Eyeball Kid
10. On the Nickel
11. Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)
12. You Can Never Hold Back Spring
13. Innocent When You Dream
14. Lie to Me
15. Hoist That Rag
16. Trampled Rose
17. I'll Shoot the Moon
18. Jockey Full of Bourbon
19. Dirt in the Ground
20. Make It Rain
1. Hold On
2. Goin' Out West
3. Anywhere I Lay My Head
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