Martha' singer Tom Waits is an icon who straddles the worlds of folk, jazz, and a plethora of others. But there is one solo ...

Waits performed a pair of songs and recited poetry in an episode of The Human Factor, which tackled homelessness in the American South and aired earlier this year ...

When Tom Waits came onto the music scene in the early 1970s, he was a golden-voiced, handsome piano player/crooner who wrote poetic songs that mixed lyrics and style like a bartender mixes spirits and ...

Don't Go Into That Barn' from Tom Waits' 2004 album 'Real Gone' is not an easy listen. Join us as we explore the harrowing ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Tom Waits, Asylum Records It may have been our last edition of our monthly Now Playing ...

David Letterman only has a few more shows left until his official retirement from CBS’ Late Show. The last episodes have all included appearances from some of Letterman’s favorite guests and ...

They didn’t have to come from behind. Sure, they trailed at points, but not by much. Matthew Knight Arena was on its feet, but not for any... Over the course of the past 30 years, singer/songwriter ...

Tom Waits is perhaps the quintessential cult artist, despite recording for large labels alongside successful commercial acts for his entire career. Widely regarded as one of America’s finest ...

I was eight years old when I experienced my first Tom Waits song. It was like nothing I’d ever heard before. Granted, at the age of eight, that wasn’t saying a lot, but the statement continues to ...

Taking on another famous musician’s song as a cover is no easy feat. There’s always a chance that the former won’t be a fan of the latter’s cover; and unfortunately for Eagles, that’s precisely what ...

Bad As Me and the new 4 cd set of Chester Burnett, better known as Howlin’ Wolf (1910-1976). It’s called Smokestack Lightning: The Complete Chess Masters. The two singers, though separated by a ...

March 9 -- "I don't have the words to describe what went down," veteran blues singer and guitarist John Hammond says of the recording of his new album, Wicked Grin, which will be released on ...