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Nickname:	Tom Waits / Waits /
Known for:	Fight Club, Shrek 2, Twelve Monkeys
Birth name:	Thomas Alan Waits
Birthday:	7 December 1949, Pomona, California, USA
Height:	6' (1.83 m)

Singer TOM WAITS feels sorry for residents of Lodi, California - because the winemaking town will always be associated with CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL’s tune STUCK IN LODI.The Downtown Train singer is a proud Californian and hates to hear state towns and cities mocked in songs.In an interview with Beck on the Loser hitmaker’s website, Waits
American cult figure TOM WAITS is to team up with British rapper TRICKY for a bizarre musical collaboration.The pair is recording an album together, after Waits asked Island record founder Chris Blackwell to introduce him to Tricky, whose music mixes rock, hip-hop and pop.And Tricky insists they are poised to create a brand new musical
Eccentric singer/songwriter TOM WAITS was shocked when a police officer joined him on stage at a gig in Texas, and presented him with an official key to the state’s City of El Paso.The Downtown Train star was playing an intimate set at El Paso’s Plaza Theatre on Thursday (26Jun08) when a female officer approached the
Actress-turned-singer SCARLETT JOHANSSON’s debut album has received a series of scathing reviews from music critics, who have branded the star’s recordings "fussy and forgettable".The Lost In Translation star released her LP Anywhere I Lay My Head, a collection of Tom Waits covers, this week (begs19May08).But several reviews of the 40-minute-long disc have been lukewarm, with
Actress SCARLETT JOHANSSON is desperate to launch her album of TOM WAITS covers - because she’s anxious for the singer/songwriter’s approval.Johansson, 23, will make her album debut with a compilation of The Downtown Train singer’s hits when her record Anywhere I Lay My Head is released in the U.S. next week (20May08).The album will feature
Eccentric singer/songwriter TOM WAITS has announced his latest U.S. tour in a bizarre online press conference.The Downtown Train star claims he carefully planned dates across the "great southwest" so that when concert sites are linked on a map they mirror one of his favourite star constellations.He says, "You’ll see a pattern starting to emerge and
Have you heard the latest gossip? Scarlett Johansson is all over Tom Waits – his music, that is.  That's right, everyone's favorite blond bombshell is coming out with her debut album next month.  The record is full of Waits covers and called "Anywhere I Lay My Head".   Thinking about sexy Scarlett's first release got us wondering if the luscious lipped actress can actually sing.  Will the album be a flop or the gateway to multi-media superstardom?  Just look at some of the other non-musical celebs who've tried to break onto the pop charts. Eddie Murphy –His mid-80s song "Party All The Time" was a hit, but future recordings stalled...

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Veteran rocker David Bowie has heaped praise on actress Scarlett Johansson for her album of Tom Waits covers, branding her vocal talents "mystical." The legendary pop star provided backing vocals for two tracks on the disc, "Fannin' Street" and "Falling Down," and insists Johansson's skills behind the mic were almost perfect.


Sexy SCARLETT JOHANSSON is set to test her singing skills on the pop charts when she releases her debut album in May (08).The Lost In Translation star’s Anywhere I Lay My Head is her tribute to cult singer/songwriter Tom Waits.The album features Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zimmer.Johansson spent five weeks last spring (07) recording
A galaxy of legendary musicians including Brian Wilson, Tom Waits, Ray Davies, Nelly Furtado, Jerry Lee Lewis, Loretta Lynn and Frank Black are the judges of this year's International Songwriting Competition.


A galaxy of legendary musicians including BRIAN WILSON, TOM WAITS, RAY DAVIES, NELLY FURTADO, JERRY LEE LEWIS, LORETTA LYNN and FRANK BLACK are the judges of this year’s (07) International Songwriting Competition.Wannabe songwriters’ entries will be listened to by the A-list panel, who will award one lucky winner $25,000 (£12,500) in cash and a further
CAT POWER’s cult album THE GREATEST has beat out nine other releases to claim the 2007 Shortlist Music Prize.The album beat out finalists that included Beirut, Bonnie Prince Billy, Joanna Newsom, Regina Spektor and Tom Waits.Cat Power now joins Sigur Ros, N*E*R*D, Damien Rice and TV On The Radio among the winners of the prestigious
Tom Waits has been named America's "Most Underappreciated Artist" in a new Internet poll. The gravel-voiced singer/songwriter beat The Replacements and rock veterans Cheap Trick in the Rolling Stone online list. The top 10 are:


Beirut, Bonnie Prince Billy, Cat Power, Tom Waits and Regina Spektor make up half of the finalists for this year’s (07) Shortlist Music Prize.The top 10 albums were narrowed down from an initial list of 61 for the prizegiving, which will take place in Los Angeles at a date and venue to be decided.The Shortlist
Gravel-voiced singer TOM WAITS has been hailed a Christian role model by a Jesuit journal for his ability to understand "the marginalised and misunderstood".The 57-year-old US star, whose songs include DRAGGING A DEAD PRIEST, has been singled-out by Father ANTONIO SPADARO in the Civilta Cattolica publication, which is subject to Vatican approval.Spadaro writes Waits’ past
NICOLAS CAGE’s first choice to play evil MEPHISTOPHELES in new comic book movie adaptation GHOST RIDER was gravel-voiced crooner TOM WAITS.The movie star had his heart set on the DOWNTOWN TRAIN singer joining him in the new blockbuster, in which he plays a half-man half-skeleton fireball biker hero, until producers suggested his hero PETER FONDA
The lawsuit was resolved "recently" in a state court in Frankfurt, Germany, but the settlement required other details be kept confidential, attorney Kevin Marks said. Waits will donate the "net settlement proceeds" to charity, Marks said.

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