Few musicians have captured the emotional complexity of being an American in the 20th and 21st centuries with as much elegance and nuance as Tom Waits. Blending blues, jazz, rock, and experimental ...

Regarded by many as one of the finest songwriters in the American canon, and a distinctive urban storyteller beyond compare, Tom Waits has long been hailed for his chronicles of the dispossessed, and ...

Tom Waits' Grammy-winning Bone Machine was released 25 years ago this week — here's an exhaustively annotated track-by-track breakdown to celebrate. People will tell you Tom Waits’ best album is Rain ...

Tom Waits' first album of new music in seven years is a satisfying treat spanning his various sounds and styles. The 61-year-old musician is in peak form, working his voice like another one of his ...

Since the 1973 release of his first album, "Closing Time," Waits has won over fans with his original songwriting and distinctive, gravelly vocal style. One reviewer calls Waits "the Ultimate hobo boho ...

Singer-songwriter Tom Waits' unique vocal style and devoted following has such appeal to advertisers that they have resorted to using sound-alikes when Waits turns down requests to use his original ...

In the topsy-turvy market of the past five years, these managers led their funds to some of the best performances in their respective areas. Here's what they're bullish on now. This post is in ...

Singer Tom Waits has settled a German lawsuit that claimed an automaker and ad agency violated his rights by imitating him in TV commercials, his lawyer said Friday. By The Associated Press Singer Tom ...