Shaken and tumbled and stirred up together, mixed and jumbled and cobbled back together into something breathtaking and new. Scots-Irish murder ballads, patriotic marches, parlor romances, gospel, backporch dances, juke-joint blues, field hollers, rockabilly, show tunes, musique concrete, honky-tonk country, psychedelic folk, beat poetry, lullabies, film scores and more find their way into his songbook. His work incorporates nearly every thread of American popular music, not just of the pop era’s last 50 years but back to the beginnings. Starting as a southern California lounge minstrel paying homage to the seamy side of Tinseltown’s dreams, he has grown over the years into a giant talent of American song. If you don’t believe me, spend some time with his utterly splendid three-disc set Orphans.įor about 30 years now, Waits has been honing his craft.
Tom Waits is one of the great poets and showmen of our time.
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