Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits, born December 7, 1949, is one of America's most distinctive and eclectic raconteurs, an artist who's known as a superior songwriter, an animated storyteller, an intuitive ...

But Waits was first. Happy birthday Tom. Thanks for all the tunes. TOM WAITS: Every song needs to be anatomically correct. You need weather, you need the name of the town, something to eat.

Tom Waits, the adorably gruff-voiced hat-wearing homeless-looking storyteller of such classic albums as "Rain Dogs", "Frank's Wild Years" and "Bone… Happy Birthday Tom Waits, You're Tops at ...

CULTURE RE-VIEW: Happy Birthday to music legend Tom Waits ADVERTISEMENT. 7 December 1949 : Tom Waits is born in Pomona, Calfornia, US. Tom Waits’ turns 73 today.

Tom Waits turned 57 today. LA's own gravel-voiced minstrel got his start at the Troubador in 1970 and gained commercial success primarily through other… LAist wishes Tom Waits a Happy Birthday ...

But Tom Waits’ vocals are definitely in contrast to pretty melodies and he has lots of them. ... "a happy birthday card that we all put our names on, ...

Tom Waits' music is like caviar, an acquired taste that is odd and possibly off-putting at first. But once you develop a liking, you always go back for more. Happy Birthday, Tom Waits ...

Tom Waits at 75: How a music legend ... On Saturday, Waits celebrated his 75th birthday. ... because he’s happy to take smaller roles and fit in where he can.

Happy 63rd birthday to one of our musical heroes, Tom Waits.With so many rockers releasing memoirs these days (Rod Stewart, Pete Townshend, Gregg Allman, Neil Young, etc.), we can only hope that ...

7 December 1949 : Tom Waits is born in Pomona, Calfornia, US. Tom Waits’ turns 73 today. Why should I care, you may ask? Quite simply because the singer-songwriter is a one-of-a-kind pioneer, one of ...