Tom Waits | My Fathers Place | CD

Tom Waits is a songwriter born in Pomona, California, on 7 December 1949, known for his lyrical songwriting and raspy, gravelly voice. His first album, Closing Time, was released in 1973, and his work is rooted in early blues and beat poetry, with influences including Howlin' Wolf and Jack Kerouac. He has also appeared in films by Francis Ford Coppola, the Coen Brothers, Jim Jarmusch, Terry Gilliam and Robert Altman.

My Father's Place: 1977 Radio Broadcast is a single-disc unofficial album released on 11 November 2013 by Smokin'. The recording is a live WLIR-FM broadcast from My Father's Place in Roslyn, New York, on 10 October 1977. Tom Waits performs vocals, piano and acoustic guitar, with Danny Trifan on upright bass, Chip White on drums, percussion and vibraphone, and Frank Vicari on tenor saxophone.

Track List

1. Standin' On The Corner
2. I Never Talk To Strangers
3. Pasties And A G-String
4. Invitation To The Blues / Eggs And Sausage
5. Jitterbug Boy
6. Step Right Up
7. I Wish I Was In New Orleans / Small Change
8. The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)
9. Emotional Weather Report
10. Muriel
11. Jack & Neal / California, Here I Come
12. Tom Traubert's Blues