Often referred to as that gravelly-voiced musician who sounds like he’s been gargling razor blades with a whiskey chaser, Tom Waits is without a doubt one of the defining musicians of the late 20th ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. Today, December 7, is Tom Waits’ seventy-fifth birthday. What better way to honor ...