Tom Waits turns 64 today. Thus, this program's adoring focus.
Aint You Glad? Leadbelly - 3 of Kind - Spectrum/Three of a Kind (1964) |
Mr. Airplane Man (alt. take) Howlin' Wolf - The Chess Box - Chess ((1991) |
Click Clack Captain Beefheart - The Spotlight Kid - Reprise (1972) |
Grapefruit Moon Tom Waits - Closing Time - Asylum (1973) |
Romeo is Bleeding Tom Waits - Blue Valentine - Asylum (1978) |
Phantom 101 (music bed) Atomic 7 - ...Gowns by Edith Head - Mint (2002) |
Introduction / Emotional Weather Report Tom Waits - Nighthawks at the Diner - Asylum (1975) |
Shore Leave Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones - Island (1983) |
St. James Infirmary Marc Ribot - Saints - Division One (2001) |
Phantom 101 (music bed) Atomic 7 - ...Gowns by Edith Head - Mint (2002) |
Jockey Full of Bourbon Tom Waits - Rain Dogs - Island (1985) |
Hang on St. Christopher Tom Waits - Frank's Wild Years - Island (1987) |
That Feel Tom Waits - Bone Machine - Island (1992) |
Way Down in the Hole Tom Waits - Frank's Wild Years - Island (1987) |
High Prices Going Down The Deadly Snakes - Porcella - In the Red (2005) |
Paper Girl July Talk - July Talk - White Girl (2012) |
Phantom 101 (music bed) Atomic 7 - ...Gowns by Edith Head - Mint (2002) |
Some spoken word/poetic musing, and some of Tom's own spoken word highlights. |
25th Floor Patti Smith - Live in Germany (1979) - Vinyl Passion (2012) |
Whitey on the Moon (1970) Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - BMG (1998) |
The Ageing Young Rebel DJ Food w/ Ken Nordine - Kaleidescope - Ninja Tune (2000) |
What About Me? The Nihilist Spasm Band - What About Me? - Alchemy Records (1992) |
What's He Building in There? Tom Waits - Mule Variations - Anti (1999) |
Small Change (Got Rained On With Own .38) Tom Waits - Small Change - Asylum (1976) |
Some more recent tunes... |
Phantom 101 (music bed) Atomic 7 - ...Gowns by Edith Head - Mint (2002) |
Baby Gonna Leave Me Tom Waits - Real Gone - Anti (2004) |
Raised Right Men Tom Waits - Bad As Me - Anti (2011) |
thanks for the grapefruit moon man!
4:00 PM, December 8th, 2013