Tom Waits

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer

Category: Performer

Inducted: 2011

Inducted by: Neil Young

Nominated: 2011

First Eligible: 1999 Ceremony


Induction Ceremony Songs:

SongPerformed By
House Where Nobody Lives  Tom Waits
Get Behind the Mule  Tom Waits with Neil Young
Make It Rain  Tom Waits
Rain Dogs  Tom Waits

Inducted into Rock Hall Projected in 2013 (ranked #202) .

R.S. Top 500 Albums (?)RankVersion
Rain Dogs3572020
The Heart of Saturday Night3392012
Rain Dogs3992012
Mule Variations4162012

Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
Closing Time (1973)
The Heart of Saturday Night (1974)
Heartattack and Vine (1980)
Swordfishtrombones (1983)
Rain Dogs (1985)
Bone Machine (1992)
Mule Variations (1999)
Real Gone (2004)

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You (1973)
Ol' '55 (1973)
(Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night (1974)
The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) (An Evening with Pete King) (1976)
Jersey Girl (1980)
Heartattack and Vine (1980)
Downtown Train (1985)
Rain Dogs (1985)
Way Down in the Hole (1987)

Tom Waits @ Wikipedia



Comments

4 comments so far (post your own)

Tom Waits definitely deserves to be in the hall of fame.

Posted by Michael on Thursday, 11/1/2018 @ 14:27pm


What does have to do with folk? What impact did he have on folk?

Posted by Zuzu on Thursday, 11/1/2018 @ 14:42pm


Nothing. Just you saying that he's not important was a terrible mistake.

Posted by Michael on Thursday, 11/1/2018 @ 15:03pm


Happy 73rd Birthday, Tom Waits.

Posted by J.W. on Wednesday, 12/7/2022 @ 15:50pm


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