Tom Waits
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Pianisti · n. 1949

Tom Waits

Cantautore e attore statunitense

Nascita
7 dicembre 1949
Pomona
Paese
Stati Uniti
Attività
1969–
Etichette
Island Records, Asylum Records, ANTI- Records, Epitaph Records
Discografia
137 album

Biografia

Tom Waits è un musicista jazz (pianoforte, chitarra, celesta e voce). Nato il 7 dicembre 1949 a Pomona. Lo stile è di solito associato a jazz, blues e rock. Etichette: Island Records, Asylum Records, ANTI- Records e Epitaph Records. La discografia qui comprende 137 album, da «Closing Time» (1973) a «1975-08-12: PBS Soundstage, WTTW Studios, Chicago, IL» (2025). Tra i riconoscimenti: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2011).

Thomas Alan Waits, detto Tom (Pomona, 7 dicembre 1949), è un cantautore, polistrumentista e attore statunitense. Ha esercitato una notevole influenza su molti cantautori delle generazioni successive alla sua ed è considerato dalla critica musicale uno dei massimi cantautori del Novecento. Artista poliedrico, ha lavorato anche nel teatro e nel cinema. In quest'ultimo, in particolare, si riscontrano diverse collaborazioni con i registi Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Altman, Jim Jarmusch, Terry Gilliam, Martin McDonagh, i fratelli Coen e Paul Thomas Anderson. La rivista Rolling Stone lo ha posizionato all'82º posto nella lista dei migliori cantanti di tutti i tempi. Ha ricevuto numerose candidature per premi e riconoscimenti in campo musicale, vincendo il Grammy Award per due album, Bone Machine e Mule Variations.

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Discografia

Album in studio e dal vivo

Closing Time 1973 · Asylum Records
Remasters, Volume 4: Live in Denver 1974 1974 · Live
The Heart of Saturday Night 1974 · Asylum Records Nighthawks at the Diner 1975 · Live · Asylum Records
Remasters, Volume 5: Live in Denver 1975 1975 · Live
Troubadour Nightclub 1975 · Live
Live at the New York Bottom Line – December 18th, 1976 1976 · Live
Small Change 1976 · Asylum Records Foreign Affairs 1977 · Asylum Records
Invitation to the Blues 1977 · Live
Remasters, Volume 1: Live in Bremen 1977 · Live
The Ritz Memphis - TX 1977 · Live
1978-11-21: Warner Theater, Washington, DC, USA 1978 · Live
Blue Valentine 1978 · Asylum Records
Remasters, Volume 2: Live in Austin 1978 · Live
1979-05-11: Beacon Theatre, New York, NY, USA 1979 · Live
Australia 1979 - Fast Women and Slow Horses 1979 · Live
Live in Sydney, Australia – May 2nd, 1979 1979 · Live
Remasters, Volume 3: Live in Sydney 1979 · Live
Romeo Is Bleeding 1979 · Live
Heartattack and Vine 1980 · Asylum Records One From the Heart 1982
Shadows of Intolerance 1982 · Live
Swordfishtrombones 1983 · Island
On Broadway 1984 · Live
1985-11-07: Buitensociëteit, Zwolle, Holland 1985 · Live
1985-11-08: De Doelen, Rotterdam 1985 · Live
1985-11-08: De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands 1985 · Live
1985-11-16: Paris At Midnight, France 1985 · Live
1985: Something About Paris, France 1985 · Live
Rain Dogs 1985 · Island
1987-12-05: Audimax, Hamburg, Germany 1987 · Live
Franks Wild Years 1987 · Island Big Time 1988 · Live · Island
Mainstreet 1990 · Live
Mainstreet 1990 · Live
Night on Earth 1991 · Island Bone Machine 1992 · Island Records Group
Downtown Blues 1992 · Live
TV Dinner 1992
The Black Rider 1993 · Island The Black Rider (studio recording with the original 1998 cast) 1998 · Theater Metropol
121 Tears in a Short Glass 1999 · Live
1999-04-01: Grand Weepers and Grim Reapers: Burbank Airport, Los Angeles, CA, USA 1999 · Live
1999-07-14: At the Cirkus: Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden 1999 · Live
1999-07-20: Whiskey in the Jar, Netherlands 1999 · Live
At the Terminal: Burbank Airport ’99 1999
Invitation to the Blues 1999 · Live
Jockey Full of Bourbon 1999 · Live
Mule Variations 1999 · Anti‐
Remasters, Volume 6: Live in Stockholm 1999 · Live
Remasters, Volume 7: Live in Florence 1999 · Live
Remasters, Volume 8: Live in Austin 1999 1999 · Live
School Teacher’s Son 1999 · Live
Tales For the Audience Part 3 1999 · Live
Under the Bridge: The Classic Benefit Show 1999 · Live
2000-05-30: Rex Theatre, Paris, France 2000 · Live
Tales for the Audience 2 2001
The Dime Store Novels, Volume 1: Live at Ebbets Field 2001 · Live
Alice 2002 · Anti‐ Blood Money 2002 · Anti‐
2003-07-31: Victoria Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA 2003 · Live
2003-09-23: Healing the Divide: Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, NY, USA 2003 · Live
2004-10-16: The Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC 2004 · Live
2004-11-13: Bourlesque, Belgium 2004 · Live
My Set Purpose 2004
Real Gone 2004 · Anti‐
Remasters, Volume 9: Live in Berlin 2004 2004 · Live
Tomcat Waits to Smoke 2005
2006-08-01: The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA, USA 2006 · Live
2006-08-04: Orpheum Theatre, Memphis, TN, USA 2006 · Live
2006-08-07: Palace Theatre, Louisville, KY, USA 2006 · Live
2006-08-13: Live At The Civic Theatre Akron, USA 2006 · Live
1988‐12‐31: The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA 2007 · Live
Live at the Bridge School Benefit 2007 · Live
2008-06-20: The Plaza Theatre, El Paso, Texas, USA 2008 · Live
2008-06-22: Glitter and Doom: Jones Hall, Houston, TX, USA 2008 · Live
2008-06-23: The Palladium, Dallas, TX, USA 2008 · Live
2008-07-01: Live At Moran Theatre, Jacksonville 2008 · Live
2008-07-05: Glitter and Doom: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA 2008 · Live
Every Time I Hear This Melody... Live in Hamburg '77 2008 · Live
Glitter and Doom Live: The Orpheum Theatre 2008 2008 · Live
San Diego Serenade 2008 · Live
The Unrealized Tom Waits’ Mohawks at the Diner 2008
Glitter and Doom: Live 2009 · Live · Anti‐
Glitter and Doom: Live Preview 2009 · Live
Romeo Bleeding: Live From Austin 2009 · Live
Bad as Me 2011 · Anti‐
Round Midnight: The Minneapolis Broadcast 1975 2011 · Live
2013-10-27: Bridge School Benefit, CA, USA 2013 · Live
My Father's Place 2013 · Live
A Small Affair in Ohio: FM Radio Broadcast, Live in Cleveland, 1977 2014 · Live
Nighthawks on the Radio 2014 · Live
Virginia Avenue: Live at Ivanhoe Theater, Chicago · November 21, 1976 2014 · Live
Easy Street 2015 · Live
Live at the Bottom Line in New York December 18, 1976 2015 · Live
1979-11-05: Live in New York, USA 2016 · Live
Live in Boston @ Paradise Theater 1977 2016 · Live
Live At My Father's Place, WLIR-FM Broadcast, Roslyn NY, 10th October 1977 2017 · Live
Under The Covers - The Songs He Didn't Write 2017
Live on the Scene 1973 (live) 2018 · Live · Cult Legends
Real Gone in Amsterdam 2019 · Live
Storytellers 2019 · Live
Like It's 1999 2021 · Live
Tickets for the Bachelors (live 1977) 2021
After the Fox 2022 · Live
Akron 2022 · Live
1975-08-12: PBS Soundstage, WTTW Studios, Chicago, IL 2025 · Live
1975‐08‐16: Troubadour Nightclub, West Hollywood, CA · Live
1996-02-04: Don Hyde Benefit, Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA, USA · Live
1996-08-11: Raven Theatre, Healdsburg, CA, USA · Live
1999-03-20: SXSW, Austin, TX, USA · Live
1999-09-23: Beacon Theatre, New York, NY, USA · Live
1999-10-18: Seattle, WA, USA · Live
2000-05-26: Sala Kongresawa, Warsaw, Poland · Live
2004-11-16: Theater des Westens, Berlin, Germany · Live
2004-11-21: Theater Carré, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Live
2006-08-05: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, USA · Live
2006-08-09: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA · Live
2006-08-13: House of Blues, Cleveland, OH, USA · Live
Blue · Live
Cold Beer on a Hot Night · Live
Drink at the Bar · Live
Last Call · Live
Live From the Cleveland Agora: 12-13-76 · Live
Live in Firenze · Live
Live in Florence (1999) · Live
Nighthawks on the Radio
One Night Stand · Live
Rats & Angry Flowers · Live
Rendezvous at Midnight · Live
Seven Dollar Suits · Live
Sleepin' at Drew's House · Live
Storyteller In Austin
Texas Hall, Arlington, USA: 25 October 1975 · Live
The Agora Ballroom '77 · Live
The Blue Hour

Suona anche in

Album in cui Tom Waits compare come sideman

1979 Hollywood Madness — Richie Cole vocals
1993 Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet — Gavin Bryars vocals
2001 Witness — Dave Douglas spoken vocals
2018 Songs of Resistance 1942-2018 — Marc Ribot acoustic guitar

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Domande frequenti

Che strumento suona Tom Waits?

Tom Waits è noto per pianoforte, chitarra, celesta e voce.

Quando e dove è nato Tom Waits?

Tom Waits è nato 7 dicembre 1949 a Pomona.

Quali sono gli album più noti di Tom Waits?

Nel nostro archivio ci sono, tra gli altri, Closing Time (1973), The Heart of Saturday Night (1974), Nighthawks at the Diner (1975), Small Change (1976) e Foreign Affairs (1977).

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