Basement Songs: Tom Waits, “Kentucky Avenue”

The first time I heard Tom Waits’ “Kentucky Avenue” was in my AP English class back in 1987. My teacher, a brilliant “Mr. Chips” type of character named Mr. Denman, transformed what could have been a yearlong excursion into literary hell into a brilliant combination of English, music, history, film and theater — it was [...]

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