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Tom Waits

    6 articles related to Tom Waits:

    • Flamenco by 4i @ flickr
      Music Theory

      The Andalusian cadence: distinct chord progression of flamenco that captivated all pop music genres

      The Andalusian cadence is a musical term denoting a chain of four chords that appear sequentially through each step of...
    • Swordfishtrombones cover art by Michael A. Russ
      Album

      Swordfishtrombones: groundbreaking instrumentation catches Tom Waits' signature sound

      Released in 1983, Swordfishtrombones became the first self-produced album by Tom Waits that not only established the...
    • Glass Armonica by Robert Comploj
      ORCHESTRA

      Mozart and Tom Waits wrote music for the glass armonica which was rumored to cause mental health damage

      The glass armonica is one of many curious instruments that came into use with small ensembles during the transition from... 1 comment
    • Blind Willie Johnson
      SONGWRITER

      The bottleneck guitar blues by Blind Willie Johnson is sliding through space on the Voyager Golden Records

      Among the musical works sent by NASA into space to represent the cultural values ​​of mankind, sharing its rightfully...
    • Iggy Pop and Tom Waits
      FILM

      The necessity of undramatic humanity in Coffee and Cigarettes by Jim Jarmusch

      A set of 11 short stories collected in the film Coffee and Cigarettes depicts the nostalgic era every older smoker might...
    • Venetian Gondoliers by Robert Frederick Blum
      PIANO

      Gondolier songs as the inspiration behind the romantic genre of Barcarolle

      Originally a Venetian gondolier’s song, Barcarolle is characterized by gently rocking rhythms reminiscent of the...
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