May 3, 1977: Part two of Tom Waitsâ UK debut on The Old Grey Whistle Test.
Here he performs âTom Traubertâs Bluesâ - a quiet, intimate contrast to âSmall Change.â
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Welcome to the future. From the director of The Incredibles and Ratatouille comes RAY GUNN, starring Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, and Tom Waits. In select theaters December 4, only on Netflix December 18.
50 years after its release, Small Change remains a masterpiece that contains some of Waitsâ best early work. Classic jazz, Tin Pan Alley, and Stephen Foster filtered through Tomâs unique worldview and lyrical genius.
"Boots on the Ground" takes the #1 spot on Consequenceâs 100 Best Songs of 2026 So Far. Hereâs what they had to say about the collaboration between Tom Waits and Massive Attack:
Interviewed in 1977 for Contemporary Keyboard at the Tropicana, where heâd just taken up residence, Waits side-stepped standard musical theory to deliver a playful, improvised tall tale about how he first got his hands on a piano.
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