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"Ol' '55" is a song by American musician Tom Waits. It is the opening track and lead single from Waits' debut studio album, Closing Time, released in March 1973 on Asylum Records. Written by Waits and produced by Jerry Yester, "Ol' '55" was a minor hit. It has been described as more conventional than Waits' later songs. [1]
[5] [6] The album's only single, "Ol' '55", attracted attention due to a cover version by Waits's more popular label mates, the Eagles. Other songs from the album were covered by Tim Buckley [7] and Bette Midler. [8] The album was certified Gold in the UK [9] and has gained a contemporary cult following among rock fans. [10]
The song was the Eagles' first of five chart-toppers. [34] The album included a cover version of the Tom Waits song "Ol' '55" and the single "James Dean", which reached number 77 on the charts. The band played at the California Jam festival in Ontario, California, on April 6, 1974.
Ol' 55 are an Australian band specialising in retro, 1950s-era Rock 'n' Roll.They formed as Fanis in 1972 in Sutherland, Sydney.Drummer Geoff Plummer was working with Glenn A. Baker at the NSW Department of Media and invited Baker to hear his part-time band, including Patrick "Meatballs" Drummond, Rockpile Jones and Jimmy Manzie.
Don Henley and Vince Gill of the Eagles, pictured here, will embark on the band's Long Goodbye Farewell tour this fall with Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit and contemporary act Steely Dan.
An Eagles recording of "Ol' 55" on their album On the Border brought Waits further money and recognition, although he regarded their version as "a little antiseptic". [45] To promote his debut, Waits and a three-piece band embarked on a U.S. tour, where he was the supporting act for more established artists. [46]
In 1993, a compilation album titled Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles was released, with a portion of the royalties from the sales going to the Walden Woods Project. In 2005, he had a fundraiser concert with Elton John and others to buy Brister's Hill, [ 59 ] part of Walden Woods, and turn it into a hiking trail.
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