Tom Waits is an interesting artist. He was born in Whittier, CA, home of Richard Nixon, but he got his start in San Diego, my home town. The first album of his I bought was the 2nd he released in 1974 just before I went into the Army. Titled "The Heart of Saturday Night", it's more melodic and his voice less gravelly than it would become. I have two songs I really like on it:
San Diego Serenade
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=1z0WdnR8P_Y&feature=share
&
(Looking for)The Heart of Saturday Night
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ-wPXi7yCQ&feature=share
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@Jeber I really love the older Tom Waits stuff. I have Nighthawks at the Diner and have listened to it more times than I can count.