I'd Be Selling Shoes If It Wasn't For Eric
JJ Cale changed his name to avoid any confusion with John Cale of the Velvet Underground. It was a typically humble move from someone who was a musician’s musician.
JJ Cale changed his name to avoid any confusion with John Cale of the Velvet Underground. It was a typically humble move from someone who was a musician’s musician.
Is It Tom Waits?
Is it Yma Sumac?
Is it Bob Dylan?
At least an honourable mention should be given to Lee Hazelwood who also sported one of music’s less likely Zapata moustaches as modeled above.
From “Waits/Corbijn: ’77-‘11”. Mostly photographs and some other stuff. Out soon.
We went to the trouble of making a playlist based on Tom’s musical influences in the bunch.
Tom Waits joined The Rolling Stones on stage at their show in Oakland, California over the weekend… talk about places you’d rather be!
Bettye LaVette is back next month with a new album Thankful n’ Thoughtful which helps celebrate her 50 years in the music game. The album sees Bettye putting her twist on ‘emotional’ songs by artists such as - The Black Keys, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Gnarls Barkley, The Pogues and Sly & The Family Stone.
So there’s an art exhibition starting tonight at Kind Of Gallery on Oxford St which will feature artworks inspired by everyone’s favourite Cookie Monster impersonator Tom Waits.
It was born from the staff at Kind Of and their devotion/love of Waits’ music.
Dr. John’s first Nonesuch album ‘Locked Down’ – produced by, and featuring, Dan Auerbach from the Black Keys – is out March 30. It is a fantastic record that will appeal to longtime Dr. John fans and Black Keys fans alike.
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