October 25, 2011 - Tom Waits may play the blues, but he's no cure for the blues, any more than gasoline is a cure for fire or pancakes a cure for indigestion.
March 15, 2011 - The 27th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, held Monday night (3/14) at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, switched it up a bit this year. Rather than mix musical performances in with the induction ceremony, the awards were presented first followed by a concert featuring honorees, presenters and others.
December 20, 2010 - Over the weekend, while fans were remembering Captain Beefheart and mourning his death, musicians and artists offered their own thoughts. Some forwarded their comments to media outlets. Others used social media such as Twitter and Facebook. Here's a sampling:
December 15, 2010 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame officially announced the class of 2011 inductees Wednesday (12/15) -- Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, Dr. John and Darlene Love -- adding Leon Russell in the sideman category and Specialty Records' Art Rupe and Elektra Records founder Jac Holzman under the heading of non-performers.
September 28, 2010 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its list of 15 nominees for induction, reaching back to the 1950s for Chuck Willis and the mid-1980s for Bon Jovi and the Beastie Boys. To be eligible, an artist's recording debuts had to occur in 1985 or earlier.
October 15, 2009 - If Jack Kerouac was alive today, he might be found hanging out with Tom Waits. The Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter, composer and actor seems to channel the vibe of the beat era--in fact he even recorded the song "On the Road" with lyrics taken from Kerouac's novel, for his 2006 set "Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards."
October 13, 2009 - Tom Waits plans to release a collection of live tracks recorded during his 2008 sold-out US and European tour on Nov. 24. The two-disc album, "Glitter and Doom Live," contains 17 cuts recorded during 10 different tour stops in cities including Birmingham, Edinburgh, Atlanta, Paris, Milan, Jacksonville and Dublin, according to a press release.
Tom Waits may play the blues, but he's no cure for the blues, any more than gasoline is a cure for fire or pancakes a cure for indigestion.
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