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Tom Waits Gallery Spotlight: Mountain View, CA - Oct. 28, 2007

If Jack Kerouac was alive today, he might be found hanging out with Tom Waits [ tickets ]. The Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter, composer and actor seems to channel the vibe of the beat era--in fact he even recorded the song "On the Road" with lyrics taken from Kerouac's novel, for his 2006 set "Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards." With his distinctive voice, which has been described as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon," Waits is a master at creating atmosphere. He's...

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22:03 on October 15 2009

Tom Waits Gallery Spotlight: Mountain View, CA - Oct. 28, 2007

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