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"Downtown Train" is a song by Tom Waits released on his album Rain Dogs in 1985. The promo video for the song was directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino , it features boxer Jake LaMotta and Neith Hunter .
Tom 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.
“Downtown Train” would eventually become the most famous Waits composition thanks to covers by Rod Stewart and Bob Seger, but the fact those rock stars wanted a piece of his talent and cachet ...
Storyteller spans the whole of Stewart’s career beginning with the 1964 release of "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" and ending with "Downtown Train", a new song for 1989. It was designed for release in the US and contains four discs each covering a different period somewhat chronologically.
Downtown Train is a compilation album by Rod Stewart released in March 1990 only in the United States by Warner Bros. Records. The album is made up of twelve tracks from the previously released Storyteller Anthology. The album is skewed toward the more recent period of Stewart's career, most of the songs dating after 1980.
with Tom Waits. Downtown Train (1985) with Mick Jagger. She's The Boss (1985) Dancing in the Street w/David Bowie (1985) Primitive Cool (1987) The Very Best of Mick Jagger (2007) with Carly Simon. Tired of Being Blonde (1985), also producer; with Ric Ocasek. This Side of Paradise (1986) with Bob Dylan
The Early Years is a two-part retrospective album series of Tom Waits songs, consisting of recordings made before Waits' debut album, Closing Time. Volume one was released in 1991 and volume two was released in 1993 on Bizarre/Straight. The recordings were made between July and December 1971.
The original band, consisting of Conwell (guitar, vocals), Paul Slivka (stand-up bass) and Jimmy Hannum (drums), was known for its raw, high-energy live performances which included many classic blues and rock standards. such as "Hideaway" by Freddie King, "Rumble" by Link Wray, "Time Has Come Today" by The Chambers Brothers and "Downtown Train ...