Autographs of Tom Waits

Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He began in the folk scene during the 1970s, but his music since the 1980s has reflected the influence of such diverse genres as rock, country, Delta blues, opera, vaudeville, cabaret, funk, hip hop and experimental techniques verging on industrial music. Per The Wall Street Journal, Waits “has composed a body of work that’s at least comparable to any songwriter’s in pop today. A keen, sensitive and sympathetic chronicler of the adrift and downtrodden, Mr. Waits creates three-dimensional characters who, even in their confusion and despair, are capable of insight and startling points of view. Their stories are accompanied by music that’s unlike any other in pop history.” More about Tom Waits

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Current items with a signature of Tom Waits

These are the most current items with a signature of Tom Waits that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Marc Ribot - SIGNED Vinyl LP 2018 Ceramic Dog / YRU Still Here / Tom Waits	£176.31
	Tom Waits - SIGNED Blue Vinyl LP 2018 Brawlers Marc Ribot	£77.05
	TOM WAITS 8 x 10 Inch Autographed Photo - High Quality Copy Of Original	£5.99
	Tom Waits Milano 2008 Arcimboldi Limited Signed Tour Poster 28/100	£129.86

Waits was born and raised in a middle-class family in Pomona, California. Inspired by the work of Bob Dylan and the Beat Generation, he began singing on the San Diego folk circuit. He relocated to Los Angeles in 1972, where he worked as a songwriter before signing a recording contract with Asylum Records. His first albums were the jazzy Closing Time (1973), The Heart of Saturday Night (1974) and Nighthawks at the Diner (1975), which reflected his lyrical interest in poverty, criminality and nightlife. He repeatedly toured the United States, Europe and Japan, and found greater critical and commercial success with Small Change (1976), Blue Valentine (1978) and Heartattack and Vine (1980). During this period, Waits entered the world of film, acting in Paradise Alley (1978), where he met a young story editor named Kathleen Brennan. He composed the soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola's One from the Heart (1982) and made cameos in several subsequent Coppola films.

In 1980, Waits married Brennan, split from his manager and record label, and moved to New York City. With Brennan's encouragement and frequent collaboration, he pursued a more eclectic and experimental sound influenced by Harry Partch and Captain Beefheart, as heard on the loose trilogy Swordfishtrombones (1983), Rain Dogs (1985) and Franks Wild Years (1987). Waits starred in Jim Jarmusch's Down by Law (1986), lent his voice to his Mystery Train (1989), composed the soundtrack for his Night on Earth (1991) and appeared in his Coffee and Cigarettes (2003). He collaborated with Robert Wilson and William S. Burroughs on the "cowboy opera" The Black Rider (1990), the songs for which were released on the album of the same name. Waits and Wilson collaborated again on Alice (2002) and Woyzeck (2000). Bone Machine (1992) and Mule Variations (1999) won Grammys for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Contemporary Folk Album, respectively. In 2002, the songs from Alice and Wozzeck were recorded and released on the albums Alice and Blood Money. Waits went on to release Real Gone (2004), the compilation Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards (2006), the live album Glitter and Doom Live (2009) and Bad as Me (2011). Read even more about Tom Waits at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Tom Waits

In total, we tracked 127 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Tom Waits (Tom WAITS Owned Autographed Denim Jacket RARE with COA!) was sold in September 2023 for £1990.28 while the cheapest item (Genuine Tom Waits Singer Hand Signed 10x8 Photograph COA) found a new owner for £0.99 in October 2020. The month with the most items sold (6) was August 2019 with an average selling price of £5.74 for an autographed item of Tom Waits. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2023 with £999.14 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was October 2020. In average, an autographed item from Tom Waits is worth £14.99.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Tom Waits were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	10x8 Photo Personally Autographed by Tom Waits & COA	£5.50
	10x8 Photo Personally Autographed by Tom Waits & COA	£12.01
	Barney Hoskyns SIGNED hardback book -Lowside Of The Road A Life Of Tom Waits	£24.90
	Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years by Tom Waits (CD, 1998) Signed In Edinburgh	£99.00
	Signed Photo of Tom Waits 10x8 with Certificate of Authenticity	£4.45
	Signed Photo of Tom Waits 10x8 with Certificate of Authenticity	£4.20
	Signed Photo of Tom Waits 10x8 with Certificate of Authenticity	£8.50
	TOM WAITS : Hand-Signed Picture (4 x 6)	£19.00
	Tom Waits Holographic Headliner Sketch Card Limited 1/5 Dr. Dunk Signed	£23.50
	Tom WAITS Owned Autographed Denim Jacket RARE with COA!	£1990.28