Early Performing

Tom had a band called “The Systems,” but no performance dates are known. Tom: “I used to have a Saint George electric guitar - I used to play rhythm in a little combo for awhile, but it didn’t pan out, you know...” BBC interview 1976... And from "Bitin' The Green Shiboda With Tom Waits" Down Beat magazine (USA), by Marv Hohman. Chicago. June 17, 1976: "Hohman: Did you start out working in a combo, or were you a solo act right from the beginning? Waits: I did a few rock things; I was in a group called the Systems, I was rhythm guitar and lead vocalist. We did Link Wray stuff... Rumble was his first hit. I've been trying to pin down Frank Zappa's guitar style for a long time and I think Link Wray is the closest I can get. I think Frank is trying to be Link Wray. We did stuff by the Ventures, too, a lot of instrumentals. I finally quit that band; we had a drummer with a harelip and a lead guitar player with a homemade guitar. Actually, there were only three of us, so in a sense we were sort of like pioneers."

Tom worked Napoleone’s Pizza House in National City from 1965 to 1969.

Asylum records published a bio in March 1973. Here are the venues Tom refers to from the early days:

YMCA

Junior High

The Back Door

(In) The Alley

The Bonita Inn

The Manhattan Club

“The Back Door”: Lower Level, Aztec Center, San Diego State University, CA

This club opened in the fall semester of 1969. There were Hoot Nights where Tom probably played, but I found no evidence that Tom ever headlined there.

Lou Curtiss suggests Tom may have played in the following clubs, although I have no evidence:

“The White Whale”: 5544 La Jolla Blvd., Bird Rock, California

A sister folk club to the Heritage which Tom probably played, although no dates are verified. Open 1967 to 1971. No advertising for the club was found in the La Jolla Light. Managed by Daniel F. McLister 67-70, & James H & John L. Zollinger in 1971. Appears to have closed before 1972.

“The Candy Company”: 7711 El Cajon Blvd, La Mesa, California

Another local folk club which Tom is purported to have played. The earliest ad I found for this club is from 10/18/68. I found nothing past 9/25/69. Folk clubs had a hard time surviving, and often went out of business quickly. I could find no evidence that Tom ever played there. A 1970 business listing indicates it was managed by Richard & Mrs. Constance Russell.

“The Bifrost Bridge”: 4751 Spring Street, La Mesa, California

Another local folk club which Tom is purported to have played. I found dates in December of 1967. Bob Webb suggests the club closed in January of 1968.

“The Heritage”: 3842 Mission Blvd., Mission Beach, California

1969 – March 1972

Tom was the doorman & “bouncer” at this folk club near the beach. Bob Webb thinks Tom started as bouncer in early 1970. He also played on stage from time to time. The club closed sometime in 1972. Tom: “The first weekend I had at the Heritage it was Bob Labeau (sic) and Tom Waits and we split the bill a couple of times after that. It was Bob Webb, at first, who gave me a weekend there. I’d been hootin’ (note: a “hoot” is an open stage where various performers play impromptu sets, now often called an “open stage”) for quite a while and I had a girlfriend who got a job waiting tables too. So she was kind of putting a good word in for me with Bob and finally he came around and said ‘we’ll risk it.’ And I was the doorman and that was one of the important steps for me because I got to listen every weekend.” (from an interview from 1/13/74)

“The Heritage”: 3842 Mission Blvd., Mission Beach, California

November 20 & 21, 1970

From the San Diego Union: “Singers Marko and David plus Tom Waits at 8:30 and 10:30 PM, Friday and Saturday.” Bob Webb: “Tom's first paid appearance on The Heritage stage — I believe his first paid gig anywhere — took place during 21-22 (sic) November 1970. He appeared as "Thomas Waits" and opened the show for a duet called "Michael Claire," featuring English folk-pop singer Michael Milner and his American partner (later wife) Claire Hart.” ©2003 Robert Lloyd Webb (Verified)

“The Heritage”: 3842 Mission Blvd., Mission Beach, California

January 1 & 2, 1971

“(Tom’s) second weekend booking began on New Year's Day evening, 1-2 January 1971. He again appeared as "Thomas Waits" and opened for LaBeau and a third act called "Ostergren & Thomas," which was the guitar/ banjo/ singing duet of Pami Ostergren and Bobi Thomas.” ©2003 Robert Lloyd Webb (Used with permission) (Verified)

“The Heritage”: 3842 Mission Blvd., Mission Beach, California

February 10, 1971

“Tom next performed at The Heritage during a special program on 10 February 1971, which we billed as the "Happy Birthday Mary and Full Moon Concert." He was a featured performer among several. Mary, by the way, was one of the favorite waitresses, and a long-time employee.” ©2003 Robert Lloyd Webb (Verified)

“The Heritage”: 3842 Mission Blvd., Mission Beach, California

February 12 & 13, 1971

"Two days later (Tom) opened a weekend engagement (12-13 February 1971) for the banjo-player Brian Steeger." ©2003 Robert Lloyd Webb (Verified)

“The Heritage”: 3842 Mission Blvd., Mission Beach, California

April 2 & 3, 1971

"Tom accepted two more bookings at The Heritage while I owned it. During 2-3 April 1971 he opened for Mary McCaslin, who went on to have her own successful career as a singer and guitarist." ©2003 Robert Lloyd Webb (Verified)

“The Heritage”: 3842 Mission Blvd., Mission Beach, California

May 21 & 22, 1971

"(Tom's) final appearance for me was on the weekend of 21-22 May 1971. For the first time, he headlined the show. Bob LaBeau agreed to perform the opening set." ©2003 Robert Lloyd Webb (Verified)

“The Troubadour”: 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, California

June-July 1971

Tom: “I’d been living here in San Diego and taking the bus up to the hoots at the Troubadour, sitting out in front and waiting, going up and doing four songs on Monday night as often as I could. They allow you to do one night a month. At first nobody really knew my face or my name so I could do it twice sometimes. The Troubadour is kind of like a market place, like a slave auction. Everybody’s trying to sell what they do.” (from an interview from 1/13/74)

“In The Alley Folk Theatre”: 340 East Grand, Escondido, California

August 4,5,6,7 & 8, 1971

A sister folk club to the Heritage. Tom opened for Tim Buckley, $2.00 week nights, $2.50 weekends. This is the first Waits date I could find from there, and ironically, the week after this ad the club stopped advertising. (Verified in the Daily Times-Advocate)

“In The Alley Folk Theatre”: 340 East Grand, Escondido, California

December 31, 1971

Tom is supposed to have played at a New Years Eve show here, but the date is unverified: “In the Alley was a club where folk acts with national reputations would perform (Tim Buckley in his Starsailor phase, Eric Anderson, Tim Rose, The Dilliards, Doug Kershaw, Rambling Jack Elliot, and so on). One year on New Year's Eve, In the Alley had a local folkie marathon, about 6 hours of local performers doing set after set. The floor of the club was covered by throw pillows, and I have a distinct memory of hearing Tom do one of his new songs (that I thought was pretty awful) while reclining on one of those big pillows. It was called something like "Hey, Mr. Bullfrog," and it reminded me of something you'd hear on Sesame Street.” Email conversations between Dave Robinson (quoted) and the Tom Waits Library, 2003. Research has uncovered dates for this venue between 10/16/70 and 12/4/71.

“In The Alley Folk Theatre”: 340 East Grand, Escondido, California

June 2, 3 & 4, 1972

Tom opened for a group called The Floating House Band. (Tom Waits Library)

CLOSING TIME Touring (Special thanks to Bob Webb for help with this era!)

The Band: Tom Waits: Guitar, Piano & Vocals, Bob Webb: Bass, and Rich Felts: Trumpet, John Forsha: Guitar

The Set: Bob Webb: “I'm absolutely certain that we rehearsed and performed "Ice Cream Man," "Diamonds on My Windshield," " Fumblin' With the Blues," "Closing Time," "Ol' 55," "Please Call Me Baby," "Grapefruit Moon," "Virginia Avenue," "Little Trip to Heaven," "Martha," and "Rosie." I think, but I'm less than completely certain that also we worked up "Shiver Me Timbers" and "Midnight Lullaby." From an email, 10/22/04. Thanks again to Bob for his generosity in sharing his recollections!

“The Cellar Door”: 34^th & M Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.

April 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7, 1973

Warming up for Tom Rush. Verified in the Washington Post. According to Bob Webb, this was the first stop on the first national tour!

"Passim Coffeeshop": 47 Palmer Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts

April 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15, 1973

Warming up for Danny O’Keefe, probably two Shows nightly, 8:30 & 10:30PM. Verified by a display ad in the Boston Phoenix. During this run in Boston, Bob Webb and Tom took one day to travel to nearby Lowell MA to try to locate the grave site of Jack Kerouac.

“Max’s Kansas City”: 213 Park Avenue South, Manhattan, New York

April 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23, 1973

Opening for Charlie Rich. Verified in the New York Times, and reviewed in Variety magazine.

“The Main Point”: 874 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA

April 26, 27, 28, & 29, 1973

Verified in an email from Bob Webb, and the Main Point archives. The listing in the Lancaster Independent Press shows Chris Smither from 4/26 > 29/73.

“The Great SouthEast Music Hall & Emporium”: 2581 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta, Georgia

May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6, 1973

Warming up for Buffalo Bob Smith of Howdy Doody fame! Verified in an email from Bob Webb, and in The Signal student newspaper at Georgia State University.

“Raven Gallery”: 29101 Greenfield, South Field, MI

May 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13, 1973

Dates not certain, suggested in an email from Bob Webb, not yet verified by newspaper.

“Stanley Hotel”: Estes Park, CO

May 15 or 16??, 1973

Tom and band made a special appearance in Estes Park, probably at the Stanley Hotel, for “record & media execs.” Verified in an email from Bob Webb, not yet verified elsewhere. Bob says they arrived in Colorado on the 15^th, and the Denver Post verifies that they began their Ebbett’s Field run on the 17^th.

“Ebbett's Field”, 1020 15^th Street, Denver, Colorado

May 17, 18 & 19, 1973

Warming up for Tim Weisberg & Rufus Krisp. Verified in The Denver Post. While the display ads do not list Tom, a review for Taj Mahal at Ebbetts Field does mention Tom as starting on Thursday.

"The Boarding House": 960 Bush St. San Francisco, California

May 29, 30, 31, June 1, 2, 3, 1973

Opening for John Hammond two shows a night. Listed in the Tom Waits Library, verified in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Admission $2.00 weeknights, $2.50 weekends. Tom had this to say about the first tour: “First one, I went out with a (four piece) group. We rehearsed a week and split to the East coast. I’d played in various groups but it was the first time I was really faced with having a back-up band, and that was real exciting for me. We did mainly small clubs. We’d gotten the opportunity to open for a number of people I’d admired for a number of years. Opened for John Hammond in San Francisco, at the Boarding House. That was a great week. We opened for Charlie Rich in New York City, and he at the time was on a comeback road, before his hits now… Opened for Tom Rush in Georgetown, D.C., Danny O’ Keefe in Boston, and Tim Weisberg in Denver. (from an interview from 1/13/74) From a different interview we learn: “After the record came a tour and it went real well. I'd never done anything like that, I'd never even been to most of the places that we played, real exciting tour. I went with standup bass, Bob Webb, and Rich Felts on trumpet and a guitar player, John Forsha, Funky Fingers Forsha. (We went out for) 2 months, covered most of the East Coast and played Detroit, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Denver, Boston, New York.” (from Folkscene, 8/12/73)

“Redlands Bowl”: 25 Grant Street, Redlands, California

July 28, 1973

Possibly Tom’s 1^st headlining gig outside of the Heritage. The Buffalo Nickel Jug Band & Arthur Lee Harper warmed up, and a $1 dollar donation was recommended. Verified and reviewed in the Redlands Daily Facts newspaper. Tom mentions this gig on KPFK on 9/21/73: Tom- “I was out for 2 months on the road with a group on the East coast - did that, and I've been back about a month now, did a thing out in Redlands, not too many clubs around town though right now, still hoot at the Troubadour occasionally, I haven't been booked there yet.” The review was very favorable, although the reviewer notes that many in the crowd walked out on the performance. She states “…this person had something that made people hate him. It must be genius, I decided, and I have not changed my opinion since.”

KPFK Radio, Los Angeles, California (“Folk Scene”)

September 21, 1973

In this program, Tom is interviewed. It is revealed that Bob Webb was asked to be on the show, but that he flew to San Francisco that same morning. Based on Bob’s records, it appears that the recording for Folk Scene could have only taken place on 9/21/73, rather than the commonly listed 8/12/73 date. The Larmans did respond to an email inquiry, and said they did not have accurate date records, but that the 9/21 date sounded correct, and the August date did not.

KPFK Radio, Los Angeles, California (“Snap Sessions”, San Diego?)

November 10, 1973

No verification of this date.

“Folk Arts”: 3743 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, California

November 16 & 17, 1973

With Bob Webb. Waits and the proprietor went across the street after the show and shot pool. Verified in the San Diego Reader.

Zappa Tour Dates with Waits/Webb as opener (this is Tom’s second tour):

Tom Waits: “That was the most recent (tour), it lasted about three weeks. That was me and Bob Webb. We were opening the show for Frank (Zappa) doing about thirty minutes in mostly college concerts, a few civic theatres. I was just really impressed. And oddly enough he (Zappa) was really satisfied with what I was doing too… I rendezvoused with Frank in Toronto and we finished up the last leg of the tour.” (interview from 1/13/74)

Bob Webb: “On November 22 we flew from Buffalo to New York La Guardia, where we were met by a convoy of limousines that drove us downtown to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where we were given rooms. (Tom and I shared a room at most, if not all of these accommodations.) Tom and I didn't play Buffalo, because Taj Mahal had been booked as the opening act.

At some point… we were hustled into the limousines again and driven to an undisclosed location in midtown Manhattan. Speculation was rampant, but no one seemed to know where we were going. We went deep into an underground garage in midtown, maybe six floors down, to a giant set of doors like a hotel entrance, which led to big elevators, and we were swept up to a floor that included a giant room full of grand pianos and the most swank dressing rooms I ever saw--showers and fresh fruit and flowers. We were told then that we were in Avery Fisher Hall, in Lincoln Center, and there's where we performed that day, to an audience of nearly 4,000 of the rowdiest, most stoned New Yorkers I ever saw. It was the first gig I ever played with an electric bass, and I think it must have been Tom's first time on an electronic keyboard (he was strictly a piano-man in those days). It was also the largest stage we had ever been on, and we faced the most unruly crowd either of us had ever performed for. I'm sure neither of us will ever forget it! (email from Bob Webb 7/22/04)

“Avery Fischer Hall”: New York City, NY

November 22, 1973

This is the first gig Tom & Bob played on the Fall Zappa tour, as verified by Bob Webb above.

“Massey Hall”: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

November 23, 1973

2 shows opening for Frank Zappa, verified by Bob Webb

“London Arena”: London, Ontario, Canada

November 24, 1973

Opening for Frank Zappa at a “horrible skating rink,” verified by Bob Webb, Zappa date verified by display ad in The London Free Press

“Civic Theatre”: Akron, Ohio

November 27, 1973

This date is not exactly verified, but Bob says two Ohio dates were probably played, and the Zappa site lists this as unconfirmed.

“Myers Convocation Center”: Ashland College, Ashland, Ohio

November 28, 1973

Opening for Frank Zappa. Verified by poster & Bob Webb.

"Costello Gymnasium": Lowell Technical Institute, Lowell, Massachusetts

November 30, 1973

Opening for Frank Zappa. Verified in The Text student newspaper. Bob Webb: “On November 29th we flew to Boston. I don't specifically recall doing a gig there, though we must have gone there for a reason.” (email from Bob Webb 7/22/04) Review: “Tom Waits is a decent group with a ‘misty’ blues sound. The man himself has a voice perfectly suited to that sound, and the group is well-balanced (which is easy for one as small as theirs to be) and mellow. They are a fine intro group, and that is all that need be said about them.” Review by Bob Baumann in The Text.

“SUNY”: State University Of New York, Stony Brook, New York

December 1, 1973

2 shows opening for Frank Zappa, verified by Bob Webb

“SMU Gymnasium”: Southeastern Massachusetts University, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

December 2, 1973

Opening for Frank Zappa. Verified in The Torch student newspaper. Review: “Tom Waits opened Sunday night’s concert with Beret and Bass player. With or without a cigarette in his mouth his lyrics were unclear, his voice raspy and disintegrating amid the gym’s echoes. I saw nothing special in his music but felt that he suffered somewhat from playing on a high stage to a large audience. In a close, small concert with clear acoustics he probably shows as a fine entertainer, being easy and intimate with the audience.” Review by Chris Hayward in The Torch.

Waits & Webb flew from Boston to LAX on 12/3/73. Bob’s tour participation ended here, and in all probability so did Tom’s.

Most of the performances between January 1974 and December 1975 were solo performances.

“Folk Arts”: 3743 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, California

January 11, 1974

With Bob Webb & Jack Tempchin (Jack is said to have performed only 1 song). Verified in the San Diego Reader. The LA Reader suggests they played on the 12^th as well, but since this is not verified in the SD Reader, it is uncertain.

Short East Coast tour???

Tom: “I’m going to the East Coast for (in???) about two weeks by myself. I can’t afford to go with any group. I lost some money on the first tour with the four pieces. I’m going to get back and be playing the same clubs by myself and trying to pull that off. It will be the same situation, just opening the show for whoever’s on top. Be gone for about six weeks.” (from an interview from 1/13/74) An extensive check of the Village Voice revealed no dates from January to June (last issue 6/20/74).

“Ebbett's Field”, 1020 15^th Street, Denver, Colorado

February 18 & 19, 1974

Tom begins a solid week of warming up at Ebbetts Field. Roger McGuinn headlines the first two nights. (verified in the Colorado Daily newspaper)

“Ebbett's Field”, 1020 15^th Street, Denver, Colorado

February 20, 21, 22, 23 & 24, 1974

Tom continues his run as a warm-up. Jerry Jeff Walker headlines on these dates. (verified in the Colorado Daily newspaper)

Begin of THE HEART OF SATURDAY NIGHT Touring Period

Zappa show warm-ups February & March 1974????

3/8/74 Kansas City, Johnny Barnett warmed up for Zappa, not Waits.

“The Terrace”: 464 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT

March 18, 1974

Opening for Frank Zappa. Verified in the Salt Lake Tribune. Thus far, this is the only performance I can verify with Frank Zappa in the spring of 1974.

“Blue Ridge Music”: 568 First Street, Encinitas, California

March 22, 1974 (2 shows, 8 & 10)

The Pendleton Pickers were also on the bill. Verified in the San Diego Reader

“8th San Diego State Folk Festival”: Aztec Center, San Diego State University, California

April 21, 1974

Tom played a short-ish concert in San Diego before the festival. The location is uncertain, but the date is probably accurate, as it comes from the tape label of the man who taped the performance. A search of local newspapers has failed to shed definitive light on this date.

“8th San Diego State Folk Festival”: Montezuma Hall, San Diego State University, California

April 24, 1974

The correct dates for the festival are April 24 - 28, 1974, and Tom played on Wednesday, the first day, at Montezuma Hall. The complete lineup for this one evening was Sam Hinton, John Bosley, Tom Waits, The San Diego Blues Busters, Bruce Reid, the Summerdog Bluegrass Band, and Patty Hall. Tom performed only 3 songs: The Ghosts of Saturday Night, Lookin For The Heart of Saturday Night, and one other. Most artists who went on early were supposed to play only one song, but Tom stretched it to two by doing a medley, and was then brought back for an encore. (From an interview from KPFK, 7/23/74). Verified in the San Diego Reader.

“8th San Diego State Folk Festival”: “Casa Real”: San Diego State University, California

April 27, 1974 – 2:15 PM

Tom participated in a “Spicy Stories” workshop, telling jokes. No music was performed. Verified in the San Diego Reader.

"The Ice House": 24 North Mentor, Pasadena, CA

May 28, 29, 30, 31, June 1 & 2, 1974

Tom is last on the bill behind McAndrews & Gino, and headliner Tim Morgon. Verified in the Pasadena Star-News, Tuesday to Sunday.

“Blue Ridge Music”: 568 First Street, Encinitas, California

June 5, 1974

Bob Simpson was also on the bill. Verified in the San Diego Reader.

“Ebbett's Field”, 1020 15^th Street, Denver, Colorado

June 17, 18 & 19, 1974

Tom warmed up for John Stewart for three days, and then continued as warmup for Elvin Bishop. This club was located at 1020 15^th Street in downtown Denver. This run is verified by a small blurb in the now defunct “Straight Creek Journal,” a music paper published in Denver in the mid-1970s.

“Ebbett's Field”, 1020 15^th Street, Denver, Colorado

June 20, 21 & 22, 1974

Tom warmed up for Elvin Bishop, possibly two shows per night. A Waits performance from one of these three nights was broadcast by KDHT during the 1980s. All soundboard recordings from Ebbetts Field were made by a company in Denver which sells sound equipment called “Listen Up.” They also provided the sound in the club. Waits refers to the sound system in one of these broadcasts as a “Heathkit sound system.” This was a slight, since Heathkit was known for making cheap electronics project kits for kids, however it may have been deserved as the system had many bugs. Bands were apparently told that the FCC required them (Ebbetts Field, and by extension, Listen Up) to keep a recording of any show which was broadcast (all these shows were broadcast live at the time). While this was a lie, we can be thankful that they were making a practice of this, since some of the best tapes of Waits from this period come from this source. Verified in the Straight Creek Journal.

Tom was interviewed on KPFK on 7/23/74. During that interview he verifies being on the tour with Zappa. He specifically names the cities below shown with an asterisk*, and the ones he left out are probably just omissions due to the length of the list, which he seems to recite from memory. If Tom was on the entire Zappa tour, he would have played these dates:

Look for gig on Mother’s day 1974 (5/12/74????) at Philharmonic Hall, N.Y.C. supported by Bob Webbs’ airplane logs. (Father’s Day 6/16/74)

6-28-74 Quebec City, QUEBEC Canada Centre Municipal des Congres de Quebec, Hilton Hotel 2 shows*

6-29-74 Montreal, QUEBEC Canada Place des Nations, Expo*

7-01-74 Ottawa, ONTARIO Canada Civic Arena*

7-02-74 Detroit, MI Cobo Hall (Verified as 3^rd on bill behind Peter Frampton – Detroit Free Press)*

7-03-74 Normal, IL Illinois State University, University Auditorium (Waits verified as opener, Flock also scheduled, did not play)*

7-05-74 St. Louis, MO Ambassador Theater 2 shows* (Also verified on Brucebase website)

7-06-74 Little Rock, AR Robinson Memorial Auditorium

7-07-74 Tampa, FL Curtis Hixon Hall

7-08-74 Memphis, TN Ellis Auditorium*

7-10-74 Mobile, AL Municipal Auditorium*

7-12-74 Miami, FL Jai Alai Fronton*

7-13-74 St. Petersburg, FL Bayfront Center*

7-14-74 Tuscaloosa, AL University Of Alabama, Foster Auditorium*

7-15-74 Chalmette, LA St. Bernard Civic Auditorium (near New Orleans)*

7-17-74 Phoenix, AZ Celebrity Theater*

7-19-74 San Carlos, CA Circle Star Theater (Waits verified)*

7-20-74 San Carlos, CA Circle Star Theater (Waits verified)*

7-21-74 San Carlos, CA Circle Star Theater (Waits verified)*

"Circle Star Theater": San Carlos, California

July 19, 20, and 21, 1974

Verified opening act for Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.

At the end of his set he invited anyone who cared to, to buy him a drink in the lounge.

KPFK Radio, Los Angeles, California (“Folk Scene”)

July 23, 1974

Radio Interview with Tom - sometimes listed 6/10/74)

Redlands, CA (near San Bernadino)

July-August 1974

Show mentioned by Tom in 7/23/74 radio interview as upcoming: Interviewer - What are your plans now? Tom- Right now I guess I'm gonna stay in one place for a while, I think I've got a gig at Redlands and I think I've got one at McCabe's and I got one at Folk Arts in San Diego at the end of August and then in September when the record comes out I'll go out on the east coast for probably 3 months and do the club circuit out there.

Holly Near played the Redlands Bowl on 7/26/74, and he would share a show with her a few weeks later, but there is no evidence in the Redlands papers that he played this date with her in Redlands. So the exact date and venue is still in question.

“McCabe’s Guitar Shop”: 3101 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, California

August 9 & 10, 1974

Tom warmed up for Holly Near, 8 & 10 PM shows each night. Verified in the L.A. Free Press & the L.A. Times.

“Golden Hall”: San Diego, California

August 11, 1974

Waits verified, warming up for Frank Zappa and the Mothers

In the January 9 to 15 1975 San Diego Reader, several contributors gave their worst and best of 1974. Ted Burke picked “Tom Waits at the Frank Zappa/Mothers Concert, Golden Hall” as his 2nd Worst concert of 1974. Steve Esmedina found Zappa’s performance at the same show to be his #1 Worst concert of 1974.

“Civic Auditorium”: Santa Monica, California

August 16 & 17, 1974

Frank Zappa and the Mothers played. Waits may have warming up for them, but this could NOT be verified in the Times or the Free Press.

“Folk Arts”: 3743 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, California

August 23 & 24, 1974

John Bosley was also on the bill. Verified in the San Diego Reader.

“Celebrity Theater”, Phoenix, AZ

August 29, 1974

SHF Band was also on the bill. (Verified at http://www.angelfire.com/rock3/deliverin/Furay/Concerts.htm)

Only 700 show up according to a local reviewer.

“Balcony Hall”: Scottsdale, Arizona

Fall 1974

Warming up for John Hammond.

Downbeat Magazine, February 1975: “The biggest news in town is the opening of Balcony Hall in Scottsdale, formerly the famous Red Dog Saloon. Owner Marshall Marinakis has amassed a mind-boggling line-up of good music starting with Danny O’Keefe, Tom Waits, Canned Heat... The 500 seat room asks $3.00 cover and no minimum.” Upcoming acts are listed starting 2/26/75. Phoenix New Times, April 5, 2001: One night in '74, Hammond and Waits met up in a Scottsdale nightclub called Balcony Hall, and 27 years would pass before either man realized just how much that night meant for both of them. Hammond, a man who's spent more time on the road than asphalt, was touring the Southwest at the time, and he was bored out of his skull. He decided on this night to show up early to the club to catch the opening performer, some guy named Tom Waits. He'd never heard of him; no one else had either. "When Tom went on, I did that double take: 'What? Who is that?'" Hammond recalls now. "This is before Tom's voice had gotten rough, and he did the most incredible songs," Hammond continues, smiling at the recollection. "I didn't want him to stop, and then when the show ended, I didn't want to go on. I wanted him to do another set. But I went on and played, and after the show he was hangin' out and told me he was a big fan of mine. I said I'd never heard anything like him before, and he moved to New York in the late '70s, so I got to see him a whole bunch and got to see his star rise, ya know what I mean?" Note: The ironic thing is that Waits warmed up for Hammond at the Boarding House in San Francisco a year and a half earlier as well!

“Celebrity Theater”, Phoenix, AZ

September 6 & 7, 1974

Warming up for John Stewart, verified by poster.

“Speakeasy” radio show: Los Angeles, California

September 7, 1974

“Ebbett's Field”, 1020 15^th Street, Denver, Colorado

October 8 & 9, 1974

Tom headlined two nights. This run is verified in the now defunct “Straight Creek Journal” (October 8-14, 1974 edition). Tom headlined on the 8^th & 9^th, and warmed up for John Stewart from the 10^th through the 13^th. Tom sat down at the piano with a rumpled piece of paper of a song that he obviously had just written which turned out to be an early version of Nighthawk Postcards which was filled with local references. The interview from 1/12/75 verifies that this incident occurred at these shows! The same interview identifies these as the first shows of the fall tour.

“Ebbett's Field”, 1020 15^th Street, Denver, Colorado

October 10, 11, 12 & 13, 1974

Warmed up for John Stewart. Verified in the Straight Creek Journal (October 8-14, 1974 edition).

"Castle Creek": Austin, Texas

1974?

1974 dates were not verified, but 1975 dates were!

“The Main Point”: 874 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA

October 24, 25, 26, & 27, 1974

Verified in the Lancaster Independent Press and the Main Point archive. This was Tom’s first time headlining at the Main Point. The warmup was Emmet Robinson.

WMMR Radio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

October 27, 1974

The following are tour dates for Zappa in the Fall of 1974 (some dates unconfirmed). Waits opened for some and possibly all of these:

10-29 Harrisburg, PA State Farm Show Building

10-31 New York, NY Felt Forum 2 shows (Zappa verified, but Waits could not be verified in the New York Times)

11-01 Largo, MD Capitol Center

11-02 Richmond, VA University Of Richmond

11-05 Allentown, PA Agricultural Hall (Zappa verified. Warm-up act listed as Focus, Waits not listed)

If Waits did open for any of these shows, Allentown would have to have been the last.

Waits is verified to have appeared at least briefly on the Boston 11/9/74 Zappa date because of a tape of the late show where he appears with the Mothers on stage. In his radio interview from 1/12/75 he describes three months of touring without Zappa (all club shows except for one concert in Philadelphia) starting in Denver (at Ebbett’s Field). It will take some research to fill in those dates.

"Passim Coffeeshop": 47 Palmer Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts

November 6,7,8,9 & 10, 1974

Two Shows nightly, 8:30 & 10:30PM, warming up for Ellen McIlwaine

The radio show “Live At Passim” was broadcast by WCAS - 740 AM dial - every Sunday from 2-4PM. It is uncertain if Tom performed live on 11/10/74 at the hour of the broadcast, or if his bit was taped at one of the previous nights’ performances, but a recording survives. Dates verified in the Boston Phoenix.

“The Orpheum Theatre”: Boston, Massachusetts

November 9, 1974

A brief cameo appearance during the second (10:00 PM) show exists on tape, but he was NOT the warm-up. Tom tells a joke to the tune of “Ol 55.” Zappa date verified in the Boston Phoenix.

“The Great SouthEast Music Hall & Emporium”: 2581 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta, Georgia

November 14, 15, 16 & 17, 1974

Tom warmed up for comedian Robert Klien. They did two shows a night at 8:00 & 10:30 PM. Verified in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution.

“The Bottom Line”: New York City, N.Y.

November 19, 20 & 21, 1974

Orleans was also on the bill. Verified in the Village Voice.

“Folk Arts”: 3743 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, California

November 22 & 23, 1974 (2 Shows each night)

Bill Steele was also on the bill. With the verification of the Phili 11/23/74 date, these dates (while documented from the San Diego Reader) are thrown into question. Since he is in New York on the 21^st, I tend to believe these Folk Arts dates are wrong.

“Irvine Auditorium”: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

November 23, 1974

Warming up for Maria Muldaur. This is the non-club concert Tom refers to in his 1/12/75 KPFK interview. Verified in the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Lancaster Independent Press.

“Stables Club”: East Lansing, Michigan

November or December 1974 (ref. 1/12/75 interview)

Warming up for Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

“Quiet Knight”: 953 West Belmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

November 27, 28, 29, 30 & December 1, 1974

Tom warms up for Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee, 9:15 & 11:00PM shows nightly, verified in the Chicago Tribune

“The Troubadour”: 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, California

December 3, 4 & 5 1974

Warming up for Little Feat, Tom’s 1st formal concerts at this venue - per 1/12/75 interview. Verified in the L.A. Free Press. "They had a lot of furniture up there. I almost had an artificial vasectomy on those little cymbals hanging out there. A lot of electronic accoutrement I had to dodge and duck under but I pulled it off okay I think. Just used a spotlight to not light up all that chrome up there. It was okay, on the bill with Little Feat. It was okay. Opening night I was pretty inebriated, there was a lot of press there and everything and it just has the tendency to make you a little neurotic I guess. It went okay, just 3 nights too. Then I went to Minneapolis and then I went to Pittsburgh and then I came home. It was okay. It was a real nervous gig. On top of everything else I had never played there before. I had hooted there several times so playing there, having a formal engagement there was a little difficult somehow - but it went off okay." Folk Scene Jan or Feb 1975.

“The Whole Coffeehouse”: Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Ave. S.E., University Of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

December 6 & 7, 1974

Joyce Everson warmed up for Tom at this campus coffeehouse in the basement of Coffman. Verified in the Minnesota Daily.

“David Lawrence Hall, DL 120-121”: University Of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

December 8, 1974-????

Tom was scheduled to warm up for Ry Cooder. In a radio interview (10/27/74?) Tom states that the tour was to end here. The date is verified in the campus newspaper, The Pitt News, BUT... after several display adds (humorous in their numerous typos – Waites, Ray Cooper, Sy Cooder), on 12/4/74 the ads changed to promote the band Orleans. No mention is made of the fate of the originally scheduled show, but the Orleans show was to take place in the same space at the same time, and no further ads for the original show appeared. So this show may have been canceled.

Cleveland, Ohio: Radio Appearance

January 1, 1975

Unverified

KPFK Radio, Los Angeles, California (“Folk Scene Flashback”)

January 12, 1975

This show sometimes listed as 2/13/75, and features some good tour clues. Conducted by Howard Larman.

January, 1975?

Not opening for Little Feat, as previously suggested. Little Feat were touring Europe in January, and Tom picks up the short Bonnie tour in February. Feats’ first US 1975 dates are in mid-April on the east coast, but many of Tom’s dates and shared bills are known for that era.

“McCabe’s Guitar Shop”: 3101 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, California

January 31 & February 1, 1975

Wendy Waldman warms up both nights. Verified in the L.A. Free Press.

"The Boarding House": 960 Bush St. San Francisco, California

February 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9, 1975

Warming up for the Flying Burrito Brothers. Verified in the San Francisco Chronicle.

“The Arlington Theatre”: Santa Barbara, California

February 13, 1975

Bonnie Raitt headlined. Verified in the Santa Barbara News and Review.

"Fox Venice Theatre" – 620 Lincoln Blvd: Venice, California

February 14, 1975

Opened for Bonnie Raitt, two shows at 7:00 PM & 11:00 PM. Performed mostly Nighthawk songs. Verified in the LA Free Press. This was the first concert to be presented at this venue, which was otherwise a movie theatre, and was produced by the same guy who ran McCabe’s Guitar Shop.

"Ebbett's Field": 1020 15th Street, Denver, Colorado

February 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23, 1975

Dingy little coffeehouse with Tom and a Piano. Tom kept dedicating songs to a guy in the front row who was passed out leaning against the person next to him. He was Solo playing either guitar or piano. He did almost a monologue between songs which were laced with references to Denver's skid row which was only a few blocks away. The previous web listing for this show suggests Tom opened for Roger (Jim) McGuinn (which he did a year earlier on the same dates), but the Straight Creek Journal advertises this gig with Gene Clark as headliner. Interestingly, Gene Clark was a former member of The Byrds, as were Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman and David Crosby. So perhaps it was an honest mis-recollection. Verified in the Straight Creek Journal. (2/23 added)

"Benson Center": Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California

March 7, 1975

John Stewart was the headliner. This date is verified (in The Santa Clara) and photos from the gig were published in the college yearbook! The show was at 9:00 PM and cost $2.00 for students, $3.50 for non-students.

“Balcony Hall”: 4321 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, Arizona

March 14 & 15, 1975

Warming up for guitarist Jerry Riopelle, 2 shows each night. Verified in the Scottsdale Daily Progress. This preview of the show also references the earlier performance of Waits and John Hammond at Balcony Hall, but without a date. Balcony Hall was closed by May 23, 1975.

"The Boarding House": 960 Bush Street, San Francisco, California

March 26, 27, 28, 29 & 30, 1975

Warming up for the Melissa Manchester, 2 shows nightly. Verified in the San Francisco Chronicle.

“El Mocambo Club”: Spadina Road at College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

April 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12, 1975

Tom warned-up for The Good Brothers, which was a local country & western band. Tom: “I played at a real toilet, is what it was. Kind of Toronto’s little own walk-up bar-b-que pit with shuffleboard, and they had pool and snooker and... well, it was just one of those weeks.” Verified in the Toronto Star.

“The Cellar Door”: 34^th & M Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.

April 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 & 20, 1975

Tom warmed up for Chris Smithers. Verified in the Washington Post. 2 shows each night.

WAMU, American University, Washington, D.C.

April 18, 1975

Live radio broadcast.

WMMR, Philadelphia, PA.

April 21, 1975

After this broadcast Tom headed to New York City to see Thad Jones & Mel Lewis @ the Village Vanguard for his night off on the tour.

“The Bottom Line”: New York City, N.Y.

April 22 & 23, 1975

Phil Proctor & Peter Bergman of Firesign Theatre headlined. Broadcast on WNYU. Verified in the New York Times, listed in Rolling Stone.

“The Main Point”: 874 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA

April 24, 25, 26 & 27, 1975 (three shows each night at 8, 10, & 11:30)

Danny O’Keefe warmed up (4 nights, per the WMMR 4/21/75 broadcast. Verified in Lanchaster Independent Press. Tom played Thursday through Sunday, the 24th through the 27th. Also listed in Rolling Stone and the Main Point archive.

“The Great SouthEast Music Hall & Emporium”: 2581 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta, Georgia

April 28, 29 & 30, 1975

Tom warmed up for songwriter Mickey Newbury. They did two shows a night at 8:00 & 10:30 PM. Verified in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution. Also listed in Rolling Stone.

“The Great SouthEast Music Hall & Emporium”: 2581 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta, Georgia

May 1, 2 & 3, 1975

Tom continues the run warming up for comedian Steve Martin. Two shows a night at 8:00 & 10:30 PM. Verified in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution.

"Passim Coffeeshop": 47 Palmer Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts

May 15, 16, 17 & 18, 1975

Mirabai warmed up. Verified in the Boston Phoenix.

“Bijou Cafe”: 1409 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

May 21, 22, 23 & 24, 1975

Tom headlines, John Stewart warms up. Verified in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

“The Whole Coffeehouse”: Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Ave. S.E., University Of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

May 30 & 31, 1975

Barb With warmed up for Tom at his second outing at the campus coffeehouse in the basement of Coffman. A review reveals he opened with Diamonds On My Windshield, and the set included Eggs And Sausage, Shiver Me Timbers, Heart Of Saturday Night, and ‘Ol ’55. Verified in the Minnesota Daily.

"Castle Creek": 1411 Lavaca Street, Austin, Texas

June 3, 1975

It appears that Tom headlined a solo show the night prior to his run with Eric Anderson. Verified in the Daily Texan student newspaper from the University of Texas Austin.

"Castle Creek": 1411 Lavaca Street, Austin, Texas

June 4, 5, 6 & 7, 1975

Tom was warming up for Eric Anderson. Verified in the Austin edition of Buddy Magazine. Castle Creek closed 10/21/76

“The Golden Bear”: 306 Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, California

June 13, 14 & 15, 1975

Tom warms up for Batdorf and Rodney. Verified in the LA Free Press.

“The Record Plant”: Hollywood, California

July 30 & 31, 1975

The live recordings for “Nighthawks At The Diner” were made these nights. They sold out four shows ... two nights in a row. Mike Melvoin served as bandleader and also covered keyboards. Pete Christlieb blew tenor sax, Jim Hughart on upright bass, and Bill Goodwin played drums. Dates verified in the album liner notes.

“The Troubadour”: 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, California

August 14, 15, 16 & 17, 1975 (dates corrected)

The Amazing Rhythm Aces were also on the bill as warm-up. Tom’s band is Teddy Edwards on sax, Jim Hughart on bass, Jim Gordon on percussion, and Mike Melvoin on keyboards. Verified in the LA Free Press & the L.A. Times.

“Red Rocks Ampitheatre”: Morrison, Colorado

August 18 & 19, 1975

This show was promoted in the newspaper as The Eagles with Dan Fogelberg warming up. While Tom was not billed to appear, there can be little doubt that he was there. Several first hand anecdotes from attendees, and a listing in the Red Rocks history verify that he appeared at least one night. Unfortunately Tom was booed off the stage before he could do a whole set, presumably because the Eagles fans were more accustomed to sweet than dour. The headliners were not pleased, and made a big point of emphasizing the identity of the composer of ‘Ol 55 when the time came. The Eagles dates are verified in the Straight Creek Journal & the Denver Post.

"Craig Hospital": Denver, Colorado

1975 fall - free concert for 2 1/2 hours

Contact with the hospital in September of 2001 indicates no such concert took place, but stay tuned!

Beginning of NIGHTHAWKS AT THE DINER Touring Period

“Hearst Greek Theatre”: Stadium Rim Way, University of California Berkeley, CA

August 30, 1975

Tom opened for Judy Collins in a rare (for him) outdoor performance. Verified in Billboard magazine: “Tom Waits, with his dark rumpled suit and dark rumpled stories, was quite definitely out of his element in the brilliant afternoon sunshine, although he did take the occasion to offer some of his new work, which had every bit of the idiosyncratic genius of his previous stuff.”

“The Cellar Door”: 34^th & M Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.

September 5, 6 & 7, 1975

Verified in the Washington Post. A review says he played Diamonds On My Windshield and ‘Ol 55.

“Shaboo Inn”: Conantville Road, Willimantic, Connecticut

September 10 & 11, 1975

Tom warmed up for Batdorf Rodney. Verified in “The Hartford Advocate” newspaper.

The Paradise Room at Reno Sweeney, 126 West 13th Street, Manhattan, New York

September 16 through 20, 1975

Beverly Bremers was also on the bill. Waits refers to this club in a 1976 Rolling Stone interview. He was not particularly ecstatic about the run, but the shows did glean a favorable review in the 9/29/75 issue of the Village Voice. This review may have led to the additional bookings in the NYC area as a warm-up in mid-November. Verified in the Village Voice. Waits was joined on this run at Reno Sweeney by Al Cohn on Tenor Saxophone.

“Academy Of Music”: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 21, 1975

Tom warms up for Fairport Convention. Verified in the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Lancaster Independent Press. A review of the concert is entitled “Tom Waits Outshines Fairport.”

"The Main Point": Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

September 25, 26, 27, 28, 1975

Garland Jeffries warmed up. Verified in Philadelphia Inquirer, Lanchaster Independent Press & the Main Point archive.

University Of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

October 1, 1975

Listed in Circus magazine, but could find no evidence of this show in the “Oregon Daily Emerald,” the University newspaper.

“Paramount Theatre”: Portland, Oregon

October 2, 1975

Bonnie Raitt was also on the bill as headliner. Verified in The Oregonian, the PSU Vanguard, & Circus Magazine. Verified by poster on ebay.

This is the probably start of the Bonnie Raitt tour, on which Tom is known to have been the opening act. I am assuming he did the whole tour, which started no later than this night and finished on 11/16/75 in Washington D.C., after which Tom continues to tour on his own. The source of many of these dates is from Circus Magazine, which is noted with each listing. Circus dates have been known to be wrong, but some are verified as correct as well, so they will be used as a template for further verification.

“Paramount Northwest”: Seattle, Washington

October 3, 1975

Bonnie Raitt was also on the bill as headliner. Verified in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

“Opera House”: Spokane, Washington

October 4, 1975

Bonnie Raitt was also on the bill as headliner. (Circus Magazine)

“Queen Elizabeth Theatre”: Vancouver, British Columbia

October 7, 1975

Bonnie Raitt was also on the bill as headliner. Verified in the Georgia Straight newspaper, and listed in Circus Magazine & Rolling Stone.

Western Washington State College, Bellingham, Washington

October 8, 1975

Bonnie Raitt was also on the bill as headliner. (Verified by concert poster, Tom Waits Library)

“Berkeley Community Theatre”: Berkeley, California

October 11, 1975

Bonnie Raitt was also on the bill as headliner. Verified in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Laramie, Wyoming

October 16, 1975

Bonnie Raitt was also on the bill as headliner. Listed in Rolling Stone. Not verified. Conflicting listings appear in Rolling Stone for the following nights, so this may not be a good date.

“Santa Monica Civic Auditorium”: Santa Monica, California

October 17, 1975

Bonnie Raitt was also on the bill as headliner. Verified in LA Times.

“Crawford Hall”: University Of California at Irvine, California

October 18, 1975

Bonnie Raitt was also on the bill as headliner. Verified in LA Times.

“The Back Door”: Aztec Center, San Diego State University, California

October 19, 1975

Tom headlined & Phil Gross warmed up. 2 shows: 7:30 & 10, verified in the San Diego Reader. Not a Bonnie Raitt show.

“Celebrity Theatre”: Phoenix, Arizona

October 20 or 21, 1975

Bonnie Raitt headlined. The 21st is verified by ticket stub (Tom Waits Library), which also agrees with the 11/6/75 issue of Rolling Stone. However, the Arizona Republic newspaper lists the date as Monday, 10/20/75 in it's 10/19/75 edition.

“Music Hall”: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

October 22, 1975

Bonnie Raitt was also on the bill as headliner. (Circus Magazine lists the 22^nd as OK City. Rolling Stone lists this same date as Albquerque. Further verification is needed.)

“Austin Municipal Auditorium”: Austin, Texas

October 24, 1975

Bonnie Raitt was also on the bill as headliner. Verified in the Austin edition of Buddy Magazine. Also listed in Rolling Stone.

“Texas Hall”: University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas

October 25, 1975

Bonnie Raitt was also on the bill as headliner. Verified in the Dallas edition of Buddy Magazine & the Dallas Morning News. Also listed in Rolling Stone.

“Music Hall”: Houston, Texas

October 26, 1975

Bonnie Raitt date from Circus Magazine, Tom unverified, but almost certainly on the bill. Also listed in Rolling Stone.

“Lorrie Auditorium”: San Antonio, Texas

October 27, 1975

Bonnie Raitt date from Circus Magazine, Tom unverified, but almost certainly on the bill.

“Opryland”: Nashville, Tennessee

October 29, 1975

Bonnie Raitt date from Circular Magazine, a promotional flyer from Warner/Reprise. Tom is unverified, but was almost certainly on the bill.

“Earth News Radio”: Interview only

November 1 & 2, 1975

“Massey Hall”: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

November 2, 1975

Bonnie Raitt was also on the bill. Tom joins her on the last song of her concert, “Sweet and Shiny Eyes”. Verified in Toronto Star and Circular. Also listed in Rolling Stone.

"Soundstage": Show #208, Chicago, Illinois

November 3, 1975

The old 1/6/76 date has just recently been found to be incorrect. A December 1975 edition of the Hartford Advocate features a display ad for the broadcast on local TV on 12/22/75. This obviously puts the record date earlier. An email to Soundstage verifies it was not recorded during Waits’ 12/17 to 21 stint in Chicago. Here is the text of the email: “According to my records, the show was taped in 1975. There is a date on the slate at the front of the show (of November 3, 1975), but that date could be the date the show was edited and not taped. Unfortunately there is no way for me to know the accuracy of the date. It was Soundstage show #208 with Tom Waits and Mose Allison. Hope this helps.” For the uninitiated, a “slate” in TV jargon is a text image containing various production information which precedes the program on the tape. It usually includes the program title, timings, dates, and any technical data which might be helpful. The date shown may well represent the date on which production was completed, which is often when the slate is added, since timings are not fixed until that date. Looking back at Tom’s tour schedule, I would guess the performance was taped between August 20 & September 9, before the start of his fairly dense fall itinerary.

“Century Theatre”: Buffalo, New York

November 3, 1975

Bonnie Raitt date from Circus Magazine, Tom unverified, but almost certainly on the bill. Circular Magazine & Rolling Stone list Buffalo as the 3^rd.

“Auditorium Theatre”: Rochester, New York

November 5, 1975

Verified in the Rochester Times-Union. Also listed in Circus, Circular Magazine & Rolling Stone.

“Men's Gym”: Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

November 6, 1975

Verified in Syracuse University's Daily Orange Newspaper. A review for the show suggests that the crowd was hostile to Waits, and that it was therefore not a good show for him. Also listed in Circus, Circular Magazine & Rolling Stone.

State University Of New York, Plattsburgh, New York

November 7, 1975

Bonnie Raitt date from Circus Magazine, Tom unverified, but almost certainly on the bill.

“Palace Theatre”: Albany, New York

November 8, 1975

Bonnie Raitt date from Circus Magazine, Tom unverified, but almost certainly on the bill. Has corrected date.

“Avery Fisher Hall”: Lincoln Center, Manhattan, New York

November 9, 1975

Tom opened for Bonnie Raitt. Verified in the Village Voice, Circus, Rolling Stone and Circular Magazine

“Music Hall”: Boston, Massachusetts

November 12, 1975

Tom opened for Bonnie Raitt. Verified in the Boston Phoenix, Circus, Rolling Stone and Circular Magazine

KPFK Radio, Los Angeles, California

November 13, 1975

"Capitol Theatre": Passaic, New Jersey

November 14, 1975

Opened for Poco, apparently to a “hostile audience.” (Waits warm-up verified in Village Voice, but not NY Times) Bonnie may have played at Princeton University this night, although it is not clear why Tom was not warming up her show.

“Irvine Auditorium”: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

November 15, 1975

Tom opened for Bonnie Raitt. Verified in Philadelphia Inquirer, Lanchaster Independent Press, Rolling Stone & Circular Magazine.

“DAR Constitution Hall”: Washington, D.C.

November 16, 1975

Tom was the opener for one show at 8:30 PM with Bonnie Raitt, verified in the Washington Post, also listed in Circular Magazine & Rolling Stone as a Bonnie date. This was the last date on the Bonnie Raitt tour. All listings after this night are without Bonnie.

“The Great SouthEast Music Hall & Emporium”: 2581 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta, Georgia

November 18, 19, 20, 21 & 22, 1975

Tom was second on the bill, warming up for Martin Mull. They played two shows a night at 8:00 & 10:30 PM. The opening act was Darryl Rhoades. Verified in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution.

“State University”: Statesboro, Georgia

November 20, 1975

Tom solo show? (Circus Magazine) It seems odd that Tom would interrupt a run of performances in one venue to do a single show, but this is how the listing reads in Circus. The ad in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution seems to contradict this listing.

“The Exit Inn”: Nashville, Tennessee

Fall 1975? or Spring 1976?

Referred to in UK interview 6/1/76.

“Ebbett's Field”, 1020 15^th Street, Denver, Colorado

December 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7, 1975

Another of several multiple-night stands that Waits performed at this club. There exists a radio broadcast, probably from the first night, which reveals that Maxine Sellers warmed up each show, and also that at least the first night had early and late shows. Verified in the Straight Creek Journal (December 2-7, 1975 edition). The 3 – 7 shows are listed in Rolling Stone.

“Capitol Theatre”: 46 West 2^nd South, Salt Lake City, Utah

December 10, 1975

Warming up for Tim Weisberg, verified in the Daily Utah Chronicle.

Los Angeles, California

December 12 & 13, 1975

Listed in Rolling Stone, but not yet verified.

“Guthrie Hall”: Minneapolis, Minnesota

December 14, 1975

Verified in the Minnesota Daily, also listed in Circus Magazine & Rolling Stone. Right around this time, when Waits was in Minneapolis, he also allegedly performed a set at The Whole Coffeehouse, on the campus of the University of Minnesota. This is from a trader from Minneapolis who traded with the incomparable Thomas Bonn. It will be difficult to ever verify this however, because the student newspaper quits publishing for the semester before the show occurred.

KQRS, ASI Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota

December 16, 1975

“Quiet Knight”: Chicago, Illinois

December 17, 18, 19, 20 & 21, 1975

Verified in the Chicago Reader & the Chicago Tribune. Also listed in Rolling Stone.

“The Main Point”: 874 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA

January 5, 1976

Warming up for Martin Mull. Mull headlined the 2nd through the 5th. Harbor Band warmed up from the 2nd to the 4th. These dates are verified in the Main Point archive. A recording exists from the show. Tom mentions that the next evening “will be a benefit for Martin and myself,” but it looks like this was a one-off performance.

Sometime in early 1976, Tom performed his first dates with Chip White, Fitz Jenkins, and Frank Vicari.

"Palladium": Dallas, Texas

1976 with Martin Mull, not verified.

“Dinah Shore Show”: CBS Studios, Hollywood, California

January 13, 1976

Broadcast date February 3, 1976 (Record date verified with research!) Tom: “I must admit that I hoisted up six tall cool ones in the back with the stage crew, before I actually went out into the limelight, and I got to sing one song and sit on the panel...she had a good personality. It was a little awkward I must admit. I was at the end of the couch....but they talked to me, they tolerated me...” BBC Interview 1976 Tom performed “Warm Beer and Cold Women” unaccompanied.

Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

March 10, 1976

Listed in Circus Magazine with no other details. Not verified

“S.U. Lower Lounge”: University of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

March 12 & 13, 1976

Two shows each night. Tom played a college gig where beat poet Charles Bukowski and Larry Leopold were the warm-up acts (European interview, May/June 1976). Bukowski was heckled, but Waits was tickled to be on the same bill. Listed in Circus Magazine & verified in the Pitt News campus newspaper.

Interview on WMMS Cleveland indicates Pittsburgh > WMMS, Cleveland > N.Y.C. (maybe 4/7/76) > “Upstate”, tour to last thru late May

“Shaboo Inn”: Conantville Road, Willimantic, Connecticut

March 18, 1976

Two shows, verified in “The Hartford Advocate” newspaper. $3.00 in advance, $3.50 at the door! A review states: “His first show seemed to have some trouble getting off the ground, but finished in full stride, while the second show was probably one of the best I’ve seen him do.”

“Ovens Auditorium”: Charlotte, North Carolina

March 19, 1976

Listed in Circus Magazine with no other details. Not verified.

“Buck County Playhouse”: New Hope, Pennsylvania

March 20, 1976

Listed in Circus Magazine with no other details. Not verified. An email to the venue in January of 2006 failed to verify or dispute the date.

“Symphony Hall”, Boston, Massachusetts

March 21, 1976

NOT Boston Music Hall, as previously listed. Warmed up for Leo Kottke. Verified in the Boston Phoenix.

“Convocation Hall”: University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

March 25, 1976

2 shows, opening act for Maria Muldaur of “Midnight At The Oasis” fame. Tom was booed and heckled but did a great job of silencing his hecklers very quickly. Verified in the Toronto Star.

Montgomery College, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

March 31, 1976

Listed in Circus Magazine with no other details. Not verified. Located between Phili & Allentown. An email to the college library in January of 2006 failed to verify or dispute the date.

“The Cellar Door”: 34^th & M Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.

April 5 & 6, 1976

Verified in the Washington Post. Tom was scheduled for only a two night stand, but was then booked to play two more dates later in the week.

“Eisner & Lubin Auditorium”: Loeb Student Center, New York University, 566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square South, Manhattan, N.Y.

April 7, 1976

Verified in the Washington Square News (NYU Student Newspaper).

“The Cellar Door”: 34^th & M Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.

April 8 & 9, 1976

Verified in the Washington Post. Tom played two extra nights at the club, apparently without a warmup. On Friday only he played two shows, with the second show starting at midnight.

“Music Hall”: Route 81, Higganum, Connecticut

April 13, 1976

Listed in Circus Magazine with no other details. Unable to verify in the New Haven (CT) Advocate.

“Academy Of Music”: Main Street, Northampton, Massachusetts

April 14, 1976

Livingston Taylor warms up. Shows at 7:30 & 10:00 pm. Verified in Circus Magazine and “The Collegian,” the UMASS student newspaper.

“Coffeebreak Concert”: WMMS, Cleveland, Ohio

April 14, 1976

This date is the Broadcast date, aired locally at 11:00AM and hosted by Kid Leo. The performance was recorded in the WMMS studios in late March, as evidenced by an article on the session in the Plain Dealer newspaper published 4/2/76.

“McCarter Theatre”: Princeton University, N.J.

April 16, 1976

Verified by tape?

“Showcase Theatre”: 8041 Harper, Detroit, Michigan

April 18, 1976

8:00 PM show, verified in the Detroit Free Press

“Music Hall”: Houston, Texas

April 26, 1976

Warming up for Janis Ian. Listed in Circus Magazine, verified in the Houston Post.

“Music Hall”: Dallas, Texas

April 27, 1976

Tom was warming up for Janis Ian. Verified in the Dallas Morning News. Also listed in Circus.

“Lorrie Auditorium”: San Antonio, Texas

April 29, 1976

Listed in Circus Magazine. Verified in Rocky Mountain Musical Express.

“Austin Municipal Auditorium”: Austin, Texas

April 30, 1976

Warming up for Janis Ian. Listed in Circus Magazine. Verified in Rocky Mountain Musical Express, although the venue there is listed as “The Armadillo.” Also verified in the Daily Texan student newspaper from the University of Texas Austin.

“Ballinjax Electric Bistro”: New Orleans, Louisiana

May 1, 1976 - Night before Bob Dylan and the Rolling Thunder Review played. Members from the Rolling Thunder Review played between sets - Joan Baez, Roger McGuin, Kinky Friedman. Dylan was there but left when the others began playing. Waits was apparently not too happy about them cutting into his stage time. This date verified (between the 1st or 5th) by Circus Magazine.

University Of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

May 5, 1976

Listed in Circus Magazine with no other details. Not verified.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

May 6, 1976

Listed in Circus Magazine with no other details. Unable to verify in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

“Tower Theatre”: Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

May 7, 1976

Firefall warms up. Listed in Circus Magazine, verified in Philadelphia Inquirer and the Lancaster Independent Press.

“Alice Tully Hall”: Lincoln Center, Manhattan, N.Y.C.

May 8, 1976

Verified in the New York Times. Also in Circus.

“Hotel L'American”: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

May 26, 1976

S’Graveland, The Netherlands

May 27, 1976

(Listed in Tom Waits Library)

"Beursschouwburg", Brussels, Belgium

May 31, 1976

(New date conflicts with Ronnie Scott’s)

"Ronnie Scott's Club" (co-owner is Pete King): Soho - British debut

May 31? - June 12, 1976

The two week engagement was as warm-up for Monty Alexander. Tom got in a fight with Pete King, management at Ronnie Scotts’ on the first night of the gig, but may have completed the run. In a CBC interview he suggests that part of the Small Change LP was written during this gig (possibly Jitterbug Boy, probably The Piano Has Been Drinking). The Cath Carroll book suggests he played only 5/31 to 6/3/76 before being “kicked out.” His performance was reviewed in the London Times on 6/4/76, with the reviewer seeming lukewarm to Tom at best.

Interview with Pete O’Brien, London, UK

June 1 or 2, 1976

Tom talks about fight at Ronnie Scotts’ Club, saying it was “last night.” Interviewer suggests Tom has ten nights left in the run.

Other European Locations?: Copenhagen, Brussels, Germany

“Crawdaddy Radio”, New York City

June 1976

Beginning of SMALL CHANGE Touring Period

WMMS Radio, Cleveland, Ohio

September 13, 1976

“2nd Annual West Chester Jazz Festival”, West Chester University, Pennsylvania

October 2, 1976

Verified by email with West Chester University.

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

October 8, 1976

Listed in Circus Magazine with no other details. Unable to verify in the Philadelphia Inquirer. This listing is probably BOGUS. Tom does an interview on WMMR (which has been listed as 10/7/76, but may be later) in which he is asked about gigs. He says he played two: West Chester and the Academy of Music. This, combined with no evidence in the Phili Inquirer, would seem to indicate this is a bad listing, which is not uncommon for Circus Magazine.

“Academy Of Music”: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

October 11, 1976

David Bromberg headlines. Verified in Philadelphia Inquirer.

“WMMR”, Philadelphia radio interview

October 12?, 1976

Often listed as 10/7/76. In this interview, Tom is asked about local gigs. He mentions he already played the Academy Of Music gig, which is verified as 10/11/76. He then goes on to explain that he is currently rehearsing his band in New York City at this time, suggesting his Fall tour has not yet commenced in earnest. His comments suggest the interview took place between the 12^th & the 22^nd on WMMR.

Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, Texas

October 23, 1976

Colleen Peterson warmed up. Verified by ticket & the Daily Texan student newspaper from the University of Texas Austin. A review listed Tom's band as Fitz Jenkins, saxophonist David Kirby, and drummer Red Jackson.

"Faces Club": Dallas, Texas

October 24 & 25, 1976

Originally booked for the 25^th & 26^th, the dates were changed to these. Tom was driving to the shows in an old Cadillac. These dates are verified in Buddy Magazine and both Dallas daily papers.

“Texas Opry House”: 1416 Richmond, Houston, Texas

October 29 & 30, 1976

2 shows each night, verified in the Houston Post. Colleen Peterson is warm-up act. Waits opened the 29^th early show with Step Right Up, and also played Jitterbug Boy, Pasties & A G-String, San Diego Serenade, Spare Parts, Heart Of Saturday Night and Diamonds On My Windshield. The reviewer says “You can go out and boogie in hundreds of places tonight if you want to, but if you’d rather see somebody original, somebody important – possibly even somebody touched with genius – you owe it to yourself to catch this crazy anachronism of a hipster.”

“Town Hall”: New York City

Sometime November 1976 (from WMMR interview)

“My Father’s Place”: Roslyn Village, Long Island, New York

November 5, 1976

Travis Shook and The Club Wow opened the show. Verified in the Village Voice.

“Union Ballroom”: Stony Brook University, Long Island, New York

November 6, 1976

Chris Rush was warm-up. Shows at 9:00 PM & Midnight Verified in the Village Voice & the New York Times.

“Gaston Hall”: Georgetown University, 1507 Leavey Center, Washington, D.C.

November 7, 1976

One show at 7:00 PM. Verified in the University of Maryland “Diamondback” student newspaper and the Washington Post.

“Shaboo Inn”: Conantville Road, Willimantic, Connecticut

November 9, 1976

FM broadcast on WHCN, Hartford, CT

Van Marcus was warming up. Verified in the Hartford Advocate newspaper.

“Sanders Theatre”: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

November 10, 1976

Travis Shook and The Club Wow opened the show. Falsely claims to be the only Boston 1976 appearance. Verified in the Boston Phoenix.

“Tower Theatre”: Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

November 11, 1976

Tom performed as part of the “Friends Of The Main Point” concert, a benefit for the financially ailing club. The concert also featured Joni Mitchell, Dave Van Ronk, Tom Rush, Dave Sancious, Ellen McIlwaine, Melanie, and others. There were 2 shows, but listings conflict on times: at 7:30 or 8:00 PM & 10:30 or 11:00 PM. The show was promoted by the Lancaster Independent Press, and by radio stations which donated on-air time. Both shows sold out. Rolling Stone reported on the concert later in the month. Tom did not perform at a benefit at the Main Point club itself, as was previously supposed.

"Erikson Kiva" (campus of Michigan State): East Lansing, Michigan

November 13, 1976

Verified by tape. Also listed in Rolling Stone.

"Royal Oak Theater": 4^th Street at Washington, Royal Oak, Michigan

November 14, 1976

Tom Jans warms up. Verified in the Detroit Free Press. Club later becomes Royal Oak Music Theatre.

“Bogart’s”: 2621 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio

November 15 & 16, 1976

Colleen Peterson warms up. Shows at 8:30 & 11:30 PM. Verified in the Cincinnati Post.

“Mike Douglas Show”: KYW Studios, 5th & Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA

November 17, 1976 (often listed as 19th)

The book “Wild Years” describes this as a live TV broadcast from Philadelphia, making it unlikely that he appeared in Phili and Chicago the same day.

“Ivanhoe Theatre”: 3000 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois

November 19, 20 & 21, 1976

Verified in “The Chicago Reader” newspaper & the Chicago Tribune.

“State Theatre”: 8^th & Hennepin, Minneapolis, Minnesota

November 23, 1976

Tom warms up for Ry Cooder, one show at 7:00 PM. Verified in the Minnesota Daily.

“Dinkelspiel Auditorium”: Stanford University, Palo Alto, California

1976 (?)

This hall has 710 seats in a 3/4 semi-circle arrangement, which allows concert goers to be very close to the stage even from the last row. This room has excellent acoustics for its size. Not verified.

" Pipe Stage": Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California

November 1976?

The description in the Tom Waits Library goes thusly: “Tom was playing in the basement of one of the dorm buildings there (Graham 100 Residence Hall), a venue that held about 200 people. Tickets were $1 apiece. The place was packed, smoky, and dimly lit. The stage was dark then all of a sudden, we heard the strike of a match followed by the mournful sax lead-in of "Small Change." And there was Waits, in his usual bedraggled dress, and puffing on a cigarette (an Old Gold or Chesterfield, probably). It was absolutely perfect!”

Perfect except he hadn't written Small Change as of 3/7/75, which is when Tom is documented as having played the University, but in a different venue. The first live versions Small Change do not appear until October of 1976, so the performance as described would have to be after 10/1/76. Tom performed in nearby Berkeley on 11/26-27/76, so he may have played this gig near that date, although in-depth research has failed to produce any evidence of the concert.

Anne McMahon from the Santa Clara University library wrote on 10/6/03: “Well, here's what we've uncovered. The "Pipe Stage" Coffee House was in the basement of Graham 100 Residence Hall. It closed in January of 1977, due to funding. We found no mention that Tom Waits played there. Strange that you have such a specific description of the event, yet neither the student newspaper nor the yearbook document the event – I would think the students would be interested in writing about the concert.”

“Berkeley Community Theatre”: Berkeley, California

November 26 & 27, 1976

Jesse Colin Young was headliner. Verified in “The Santa Clara” (University newspaper) & the San Francisco Chronicle.

“The Back Door”: Aztec Center, San Diego State University, California

November 30, 1976

Verified: http://www.sandiegoconcertarchive.com/concertarchive/11-november.html

“Arlington Theatre”: Santa Barbara, California

December 1, 1976

Jean Luc Ponty was also on the bill, but it is unclear who headlined. Verified in the Santa Barbara News and Review. Also listed in Rolling Stone.

“Royce Hall”: UCLA, Los Angeles, California

December 3, 1976

Verified in the San Diego Reader. Also listed in Rolling Stone.

“The Golden Bear”: 306 Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, California

December 4 & 5, 1976

Verified in the San Diego Reader.

“The Other End”: 149 Bleecker Street, New York, New York

December 6, 1976

This concert was an invitation only press party for music journalists, record executives, and other VIP types. The occurrence of this show is verified by an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer from 12/13/76, which indicates the show has already taken place. The date shown is not verified, but is probable because Tom was on the West coast in the weeks prior, finishing a gig on 12/5 in Los Angeles. Since the Other End had acts advertised to play from 12/7 to 12/13, when the article was published, the 6^th is the only unaccounted for date in the club in December that Tom was available.

“Agora Ballroom”: 1730 East 24^th Street, Cleveland, Ohio

December 13, 1976

Graham Parker warmed up. Date verified in The Plain Dealer Cleveland newspaper. The book “Wild Years” relates how the Fall 1976 tour featured a local stripper performing while the band played "Pasties & A G-String." The book suggests that this started as a birthday surprise, and then became a regular part of the set. From Wild Years: “On Tom’s twenty-seventh birthday, he and the Nocturnal Emissions played the Agora Ballroom in Cleveland. While Tom was doing “Pasties And A G-String” a woman slipped onstage, walked up behind him, caught his eye, and started to dance.” (Please see the book for more!) Note, however, that the date above of 12/13 is correct, so the Agora show was not on Tom’s birthday, December 7^th.

Madison, Wisconsin

December, 1976

(Hottest stripper on the tour) Unknown date, city verified in Wild Years.

“MediaSound Studios”: WNEW - New York City, New York ("Nighthawks in the Studio")

December 14, 1976

“Vin Scelsa's Idiot’s Delight,” verified by tape.

"Bottom Line": New York City, New York

December 16, 17 & 18, 1976

Elayne Boosler was the warm-up. Verified in the New York Times.

CBC Radio: “The Great Canadian Gold Rush”

Late 1976

Begin of FOREIGN AFFAIRS Touring Period

“Sinjyuku Dug”: Tokyo, Japan

January 7, 1977

“Kubo Koudou”: Tokyo, Japan

January 8 & 9, 1977

“Dousin Hall”: Sapporo, Japan

January 11, 1977

“Yamaha Kadan Hall”: Sendai, Japan

January 12, 1977

“Unryu Hall”: Nagoya, Japan

January 14, 1977

“Kousei-Nenkin Hall”, Osaka, Japan

January 15, 1977

“Seibu Koudou”: Kyoto, Japan

January 16, 1977

“Meijiseimei Hall”: Fukuoka, Japan

January 17, 1977

“Okayama Shiminn Hall”: Okayama, Japan

January 18, 1977

“Yamaha Kanazawa Hall”: Kanazawa, Japan

January 20, 1977

“Kanagawa Kennminn Hall”: Yokohama, Japan

January 21, 1977

“Seibu Theater”: Tokyo, Japan

January 22, 1977

“Saturday Night Live”, New York City, NY

April 9, 1977

Verified on SNL Website. (http://snl.jt.org/ep.php?i=7704090)

“New Yorker Theatre”: 650 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

April 12, 1977

2 Shows at 7:30 & 10 PM, Ginni Grant was warm-up. Verified in the Toronto Star.

Syracuse, New York

April ??, 1977

Listed in Rolling Stone, but not yet verified. Date listed is the 13^th, which conflicts with the Massachusetts gig.

“Academy Of Music”: Main Street, Northampton, Massachusetts

April 13, 1977

Leon Redbone warms up. Shows at 7:30 & 10:30 pm. Listed in Rolling Stone as the 14th, but the 13^th is correct. Verified in “The Collegian,” the UMASS student newspaper.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

April 15, 1977

Listed in Rolling Stone, but not yet verified.

Kent, Ohio

April 16, 1977

Listed in Rolling Stone. Verified by an interview, posted on the internet, which pegs the concert as a Saturday night.

Hamburg, Germany

1977

“Faukats”: Koln, Germany

April 14, 1977

WDR Studio L, Koln, Germany (“Rockpalast”)

April 18, 1977

“Tavastia klubi (Tavastia club)”: Helsinki, Finland

April 20, 1977

Verified by Thomas Bonn!

Norway? Copenhagen?

“Zaal Elckerlyck”: Antwerp, Belgium

April 24, 1977

"De Passage 44", Brussels, Belgium

April 25, 1977

Listed in the Tom Waits Library.

"Forum Junge Musik": Bremen, Germany

April 26, 1977

Venue verified in listing for radio re-broadcast.

“Rai Congrescentrum”: Amsterdam, Holland

April 29, 1977

Listed in the Tom Waits Library.

“Sound Circus”: London, England

May 1, 1977

Verified in Melody Maker.

“Old Grey Whistle Test”: BBC TV, England

May 3, 1977

Tom Traubert’s Blues is performed. The name of the show relates to the BBC janitors, called “old greys.” The thinking went that if the Old Greys were whistling the melodies of the performers from the day’s recording session, that this was thought to be a predictor of success.

“EMU Ballroom”: University Of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

May 11, 1977

John Hiatt warmed up. Verified in the “Oregon Daily Emerald” campus newspaper.

“Queen Elizabeth Playhouse”: Vancouver, British Columbia

May 12, 1977

Verified in the Vancouver Province & the Vancouver Sun. A review says he played The Piano has Been Drinking, New Orleans, San Diego Serenade, and an unknown song about a girl who “could make a priest kick in a stain-glass window.”

"Paramount Theatre": Seattle, Washington

May 14, 1977

Theme for the show: A concert for Small Change (the ticket price was only $2.98). Verified in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

“Paramount Theatre”: Portland, Oregon

May 15, 1977

The ticket price was only $2.98 – Small Change. No warmup act listed. Verified in The Oregonian.

“Zellerbach Auditorium”: University of California, Berkeley, California

May 17, 1977

Ronee Blakley warmed up. Norton Buffalo was the originally scheduled opener, but was replaced. Verified in the San Francisco Chronicle.

“The Roxy Theatre”: 9009 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA

May 19, 20 & 21, 1977

Dates verified in the L.A. Times. Jimmy Witherspoon opened on the 19^th, verified in Billboard Magazine. Leon Redbone opened at least one night, verified by ticket stub.

Tom returned to the States from Europe & Japan along with the band. They were scheduled to do a gig with Jimmy Witherspoon at the Roxy on Sunset Strip not long afterward, and, in the middle of their set, there was a car crash outside on the boulevard. The electricity went out and the Roxy was plunged into darkness. As club staff scrambled to get some candles lit, Tom's Japanese friend showed up. She'd flown all the way to Los Angeles to see her new fiancé. It soon became clear that the power wasn't about to be restored, and clubs up and down the strip emptied out onto the sidewalk. A huge block party ensued. Nightclubbers mingled with drinks in their hands, smoking and chatting. Among them stood Tom Waits, talking to his Japanese visitor, trying hard to explain that he just wasn't looking to get married.” (from Wild Years p73)

These are the shows where John Lamb saw Waits perform, and decided Waits would make a perfect test subject for his new live action-to-animation process. This led to the animated short “Tom Waits for No One,” featuring the song The One That Got Away.

Duke's Tropicana Coffee Shop, Los Angeles, CA

May 27, 1977

Tom Waits and Chuck Weiss, arrested for "disturbing the peace" at Duke's Tropicana Coffee Shop (Tom Waits arrested in L.A. Delores Ziebarth. Rolling Stone p.15. July 14, 1977.)

KPFK Studios: Los Angeles, California

June 1977

Radio appearance

“Fernwood Tonight”: TV Show

August 1, 1977

“Agora Ballroom”: Cleveland, Ohio

August 25, 1977

Seems unlikely as Tom was in the middle of recording Foreign Affairs.

“The Troubadour”: 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, California

September 16, 1977

The advertising for these two shows is unclear. In one set of ads Tom is top-billed over Aalon on this night, but a week later the ad shows Ronnie Laws, Pressure, and Aalon on 9/16. Perhaps he was postponed to the second night.

“The Troubadour”: 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, California

September 17, 1977

Tom is headliner, Elayne Boozler is warm-up. Verified in LA Times.

“Hollywood Bowl”: Los Angeles, California

September 18, 1977

Billed as “A Star Spangled Night For Rights,” Waits was not part of the advertising, but is verified to have appeared. Subtitled “A Celebration for Human Rights,” the event starred Bette Midler, Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin, and the band War. Waits performed for an audience of nearly 17,000, perhaps his biggest crowd to date. Tom performed toward the middle of the second half, and followed a controversial and inflammatory performance by Richard Pryor. The L.A. times review says: “His (Pryors’) words jolted the audience, confused them, in the end angered them.” It goes on to report “It was left to Tom Waits to recover the audience and he tried nobly with songs including the old Four Lads tune ‘Standing On The Corner.’ But his was an unenviable task – following Pryor and preceding Miss Midler. He finished quickly.” L.A. Times 9/20/77.

“Fine Arts Center”: UMASS, Amherst, Massachusetts

September 30, 1977

Verified in “The Collegian,” the UMASS student newspaper. No opening act. One show at 8:00 pm.

“Lisner Auditorium”: George Washington University, 730 21^st Street N.W., Washington, D.C.

October 2, 1977

Verified in the Washington Post. One show at 8:00 P.M., no warmup.

“Night Tide Showcase”: 165 Dexter Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut

October 4, 1977

Solo show, verified in “The Hartford Advocate” newspaper.

"Paradise Theatre": 967 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts

October 5, 1977

Stormin’ Norman and Susie warmed up. FM broadcast on WBCN, Boston. One of the first performances at this new venue. Verified in the Boston Phoenix.

Queens, New York

October 8, 1977

Listed in Rolling Stone, but not yet verified. Several of the dates in this listing were wrong, so we’ll see.

“Academy Of Music”: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

October 9, 1977

Verified in Philadelphia Inquirer.

“My Fathers Place": Roslyn Long Island, NY

October 10, 1977

Date from tape, but could not find in New York Times, which had no dates from My Father’s Place. The Village Voice lists October 10^th as “special guest, call for information.” I am guessing that he was booked to play when a last minute opening in his schedule coincided with an open night at the club. They may not have wanted to promote the show in the paper since he was booked into the Beacon 5 days later. I suspect it got heavy radio promotion on the day of the show, as well as the radio broadcast.

Glassboro, New Jersey

October 13, 1977

Listed in Rolling Stone, but not yet verified. Several of the dates in this listing were wrong, so we’ll see.

“Beacon Theatre”, Broadway & 74th Street, Manhattan, New York

October 15, 1977

Verified in the New York Times.

“New Yorker Theatre”: 650 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

October 20, 1977

2 Shows, 7 & 10 PM. The highlight was his handling of hecklers. It was a small, old grubby theatre that the concert was held in, but it was sold out!! Verified in the Toronto Star.

“Michigan Theatre”, 603 East Liberty Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan

October 21, 1977

One show only, scheduled to start at midnight. Andy Pratt was warmup. He (Pratt) was booed off the stage. Waits took the stage at 2:30 AM, and played until 4:00 AM. Songs included Step Right Up, I Never Talk To Strangers, Bad Liver, Emotional WX, Pasties, Putnam County, Big Joe, Summertime, and Tom Traubert. Eggs & Sausage was interrupted by CB radio interference in the PA. Verified in the Michigan Daily.

“Bogart’s”: 2621 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio

October 22, 1977

Shows at 8:30 & 11:30 PM. Verified in the Cincinnati Post. Back when Bogart's was a lovely hole in the wall. Waits was swiggin' from a whiskey bottle handed to him by someone from the audience.

“Agora Ballroom”: 1730 East 24^th Street, Cleveland, Ohio

October 24, 1977

One show, 9:00 PM. Verified in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, please note date corrected from 10-25-77.

“Mill Run Theatre”: Niles (Chicago), Illinois

October 26, 1977

Verified in “The Chicago Reader” newspaper & the Chicago Tribune.

“Royal Oak Music Theatre”: 4^th Street at Washington, Royal Oak, Michigan

October 27, 1977

Jerry Jeff Walker warms up. Shows at 7:30 & 10:30. Verified in the Detroit Free Press.

“State Theatre”: 805 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota

October 29, 1977

Tom performs one solo show at 8:00 PM. A review of the show says he opened with The One That Got Away, and also performed Small Change, and Step Right Up in the first half, but the vocals were difficult to hear. The second half featured “Linda” accompanying Pasties, and he also did Standing On The Corner, Emotional Weather Forecast, Burma Shave, Potter’s Field, Heart Of Saturday Night and Tom Traubert’s Blues. Verified in the Minnesota Daily.

“Grand Ballroom, Park Motor Inn”: Madison, Wisconsin

October 31, 1977

“Ritz Theatre”: Memphis, Tennessee

November 2, 1977

“The Pier”: Raleigh, North Carolina

November 7, 1977

2 shows, verified by ticket on Ebay

“Jeds”: New Orleans, Louisiana

November 10, 1977

Listed in Downbeat Magazine. Not otherwise verified.

“Texas Opry House”: 1416 Richmond, Houston, Texas

November 11, 1977

2 shows, verified in the Houston Post. Songs played include Jack & Neal, Small Change, Pasties & A G-String (with stripper).

“Austin Opry House”: 200 Academy, Austin, Texas

November 12, 1977

Jonnie Barnett also on the bill. Verified by poster on the Tom Waits Library & by the Daily Texan student newspaper from the University of Texas Austin. Waits ended the regular set with Potter's Field, supported by vibes.

“Faces Club”: Dallas, Texas

November 13, 1977

Two shows, 9 PM & 11 PM. Verified in Dallas Morning News.

"Scottsdale Center For The Arts": Phoenix, Arizona

November 15, 1977

Hans Olson warmed up. Shows at 7 & 10 pm, verified in the New Times Weekly & Scottsdale Daily Progress newspapers, and by Ebay poster. Waits stayed in the same hotel with Blue Oyster Cult, and later said it was great to be so close to his heros! A review of the show says that each show sold only about half of the available tickets, and that Waits was exhausted near the end of his tour. (replaces 11/14/77)

“Pantages Theatre”: 6233 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, California

November 19, 1977

Verified in the San Diego Reader & reviewed in the L.A. Times

“Lobero Theatre”: Santa Barbara, California

November 22, 1977

Billed as “A Very Special Turkey For Thanksgiving, Tom Waits and his deluxe Main Street Burlesque Review.” Tom performed two shows at 7:30 & 10:00 PM. This venue was previously listed as “Le Barrel Nightclub” and had Tom opening for Bonnie Raitt, but the listing was in fact a mis-pronounced version of the correct name. Tom did open for Bonnie at a different venue in Santa Barbara in 1975, but at this venue he was the sole performer. Verified in the Santa Barbara News and Review.

“Hofbrau”: Squaw Valley Ski Resort, Olympic Valley, California

November 25, 1977

Verified by a review in the Nevada State Journal. "To grasp the Waits experience one must have total consciousness of lyric, look, and music. The singer drools his words through yesterday's beard, pouring them into the blur of an electronic hangover that smothers the ears with unintelligible metaphors. In the smear, the art of Tom Waits drowns." Songs were mostly from Small Change --lamp post on stage--great sax drummer and bass player.

“Great American Music Hall”: 859 O’ Farrell Street, San Francisco, California

November 29 & 30, 1977

Two shows at 8:30 & 11:30 PM, verified in the San Francisco Chronicle. Tom was working with a light post and a three piece band.

“Theatre Del Mar”: 1124 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, California

December 1, 1977

Verified in the San Francisco Chronicle. Two shows. John Stewart warms up the early show, then Tom warms up the late show: “Waits must have been in a mood that night because leading off the second show he plays forever. Two encores, no hurry to get done. So John didn't get onstage till 1:50am. The theater held about 1000 people, but there were only 125 of us left at this point. Didn't matter, John says "Damn that Waits" and then roared non-stop until after 4am. I thought he'd never stop playing ‘Never Goin' Back.’” From www.clackscellar.com.

“The Golden Bear”: 306 Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, California

December 2, 3 & 4, 1977

Two shows nightly. Verified in the San Diego Reader and the Long Beach Independent.

“Paramount”: Austin, Texas

December ?, 1977

The December 1977 shows appear to be the last shows for Fitz Jenkins, Tom’s bass player since Early 1976. On the spring 1978 gigs Fitz was replaced by Noah Young, at least at the 2/17/78 show.

“Union Ballroom”: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

February 13, 1978

Verified in the Daily Utah Chronicle.

"Tulagi's on the Hill": Boulder, Colorado

February 14 & 15, 1978

Tickets were playing cards that had Tom as the King of Hearts. 2 shows each night, verified in the Rocky Mountain News & the Straight Creek Journal. The RMN article seems to suggest these were the first shows with a new bass player, Noah Young. Frank And Chip are the other players, and a week before they were in L.A. rehearsing.

“California Theatre”: 1122 Forth Avenue, San Diego, California

February 17, 1978

Norton Buffalo opened. Verified in the San Diego Union. The Daily Aztec says he performed the rare “Jack & Neal,” as well as Tom Traubert’s Blues, neither of which appear on the circulating tape. It also says that he played 90 minutes with two encores.

“Dinkelspiel Auditorium”: Stanford University, Palo Alto, California

February 19, 1978

Two solo shows at 7:30 & 10:00 PM. Verified in the San Francisco Chronicle.

“Zellerbach Auditorium”: University of California, Berkeley, California

February 21, 1978

The David Grisman Quintet warmed up. One show at 8:00 PM. Verified in the San Francisco Chronicle & Amusement Business. 60% of tickets were sold.

“Paramount Northwest”: Seattle, Washington

February 25, 1978

Denny O’ Keefe warmed up. Verified in Amusement Business, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer & the UW Daily. 80% of tickets were sold.

“Paramount Theatre”: Portland, Oregon

February 26, 1978

Denny O’ Keefe warmed up. Verified in Willamette Week, The Oregonian & the Portland State University Vanguard.

Japan Tour

March 1978

No details are known. Tom refers to this tour in a TV interview from 4/6/78.

“Tropicana Motel”: 8585 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, California

April 6, 1978

Interview with Flo and Eddie was recorded in Tom’s room at the Tropicana, and broadcast on the TV show “90 Minutes Live.” Tom performs Annie’s Back In Town, and Burma Shave. He also mentions that he and Bette Midler performed I Never Talk To Strangers on stage once at the Troubadour, possibly on the 16^th or 17 of September, 1977, although Tom does not specify when. It is during this interview that he mentions his second tour of Japan, which he had just returned from “a couple of days ago.”

Vienna, Austria

April 19, 1978

From the video “A Day In Vienna.” The video clearly states 1978 in text, but this date may in fact be 1979. Neither are verified.

“America 2 Night”: TV Show

May 25, 1978

TV appearance and fake interview for "America2night" (sequel 34). With Martin Mull. As listed in the Tom Waits Library.

“La Brea Soundstage”: La Brea Avenue, Hollywood, California

October, 1978

Waits performs for the live film footage which will be the basis of “Tom Waits For No One,” the animated short which features the song “The One That Got Away.”

Begin of BLUE VALENTINE Touring Period

(With gas pumps) 50 City North American Tour. He introduces an all new band, including Greg Cohen on bass, Arthur Richards on guitar, Herbert Hardesty on reeds and horns, and “Big John” Thomassie on drums.

Pacific Northwest

October 5, 1978

One review from the tour refers to this date as the start of the tour. Venue to be located!

Montreal, Canada

1978

Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan

10 or 11/78

“Paramount Theatre”: Portland, Oregon

October 6, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. Verified in Willamette Week & The Oregonian. The ad clearly shows Waits to be headlining.

"Paramount Northwest ": Seattle, Washington

October 7, 1978

Leon Redbone was the other act at this show. One attendee seems to remember hearing that Waits and Redbone alternated opening and closing the show. This night, Waits opened. Verified in the Seattle Times, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer which seems to list Leon Redbone as the headliner.

“EMU Ballroom”: University Of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

October 8, 1978

Leon Redbone warmed up. Shows at 7:00 & 10:30PM. Verified in the “Oregon Daily Emerald” campus newspaper.

WNEW, New York City, N.Y.

October 9, 1978

Listed in the Tom Waits Library.

“Zellerbach Auditorium”: University of California, Berkeley, California

October 10, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. Verified in the San Francisco Chronicle.

“Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium”: Santa Cruz, California

October 11, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. Verified in the San Francisco Chronicle.

“Macky Auditorium”, Boulder, Colorado

October 14, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. Verified in the Straight Creek Journal, the Colorado Daily & Amusement Business. Sold out.

"Park West Theatre": 322 West Armitage Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

October 19 & 20, 1978

Leon Redbone opened at this 2-drink minimum nightclub-type of place. Verified in the Chicago Tribune & Downbeat Magazine. Shows at 7:30 & 11:00 PM.

“Guthrie Mainstage”: Vineland Place, Minneapolis, Minnesota

October 22, 1978

John Koerner warmed up shows at 7:30 & 10:30 PM. It is unknown why Leon Redbone did not appear at these shows. Verified in the Minnesota Daily.

“Hill Auditorium”: Ann Arbor, Michigan

October 24, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. Verified in Detroit Free Press & Michigan Daily

Madison, Wisconsin

October, 1978

Verified in Variety magazine with a review, although there is no specific date.

“Brock Auditorium”: Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky (near Lexington)

October 26, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. One show at 7:30 PM, this concert was their Homecoming celebration, which entails having the graduated alumni returning to campus for a celebration. Verified in the Lexington Hearld-Leader.

“Bridge-Vu Theatre”: Valparaiso, Indiana

October 27, 1978

Leon Redbone opened, shows at 7:30 & 10:30PM. Date verified in “The Torch” at Valparaiso University, and also in the Vidette-Messenger newspaper. This was the show where Tom had his jacket stolen.

In the January 23 1979 issue of Circus Magazine, page 18, Waits had this to say: "It took me six months to get my license back since I had so many tickets for parking and moving violations. I was doing a show in Valparaiso Indiana and some guy jumped on the stage and stole my leather jacket with my license, letters, and money. You just can't trust anyone anymore. They're armed and they're dangerous.”

On the Montreal Jazz Festival video from 7/3/81, in the middle of "The One That Got Away" (at 3:29), Tom scats "Well I lost my equilibrium and my car keys, and my Miner Bird died. We were in Valparaiso Indiana and someone stole my wallet, my driver's license, my passport...whole catastrophe."

On the Minneapolis CD from 5/9/82 @5:23 on track 14, also "The One That Got Away," Tom tells the following story: "And I don't know how we ended up in Indiana. Wasn't my idea. 32 years old and I've never wanted to go to Indiana. It never occured to me. Even as a child. And that told me something. When I first heard of prospects for arrival in the Indiana area, I had reservations. But ah, Murray said that nobody works Indiana, so you guys'll clean up! Indiana is basically hungry. Hungry, and they want more and more for their entertainment dollar. You can fill that need. And at that point in my life I was not prepared to accept that kind of responsibility. I don't want any shit from Indiana. (applause) I mean I'm thinkin about... down the road... ah, day to day is one thing, but... we ended up in a little place, and on the marquee it said "Las Vegas style entertainment." That may sound good to you. When you've been out for awhile, you smell a rat. Some guy in Youngstown Ohio got mixed up with the mob, and they said "Listen, why don't you run a joint down in Valpariso." "We'll send you down there just till things cool off, and then you can come back and visit your family." And they said "Look, you guys'll love it, cause there's a hotel right next to the gig, a little Dairy Queen there." Everybody went "Wow...crazy." "The dough is great, you gotta be nuts not to not to take a gig like that." Well... I don't have a lot of regrets in my life... I lost my equilibrium and I lost my car keys...I lost my passport, my driver's license... my Visa, Carte Blanche, Bank Americard... lost everything that I hold dear to me. And I lost it in Indiana. I know what you're thinkin... that's no reason to blame Indiana. Well I'm just that way. So we do alot of travelin' now... go all over the country. But we don't go to Indiana."

On the David Letterman show from December 21, 1983, Tom and Dave have the following exchange:

DL: But was it a cab you were supposedly born in?

TW: It was a eh red and white. With the eh… you know… the meter running.

DL: But the meter was running… And eh, where was this?

TW: [dryly] In Indiana.

DL: Nooh really!? What part of Indiana?

TW: Eh, eh, it's a place called Valparaiso.

DL: Oh sure I know where that is, yeah. [laughter] No I do, I'm from Indiana myself so I know that!

And in the September 1987 issue of Spin Magazine, Tom says “Never have your wallet with you onstage. It's bad luck.”

“Memorial Auditorium”: Louisville, Kentucky

October 28, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. Verified in the Lexington Hearld-Leader.

Knoxville, Tennessee

10 or 11/78

"Bogart's": Cincinnati, Ohio

November 1, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. Verified in the Cincinnati Post.

WNEW, New York City, N.Y.

November 2, 1978

Interview. Listed in the Tom Waits Library.

“Orpheum Theatre”: Memphis, Tennessee

November 3, 1978

Leon Redbone apparently opened. Verified in Amusement Business, also listed in Circus Magazine. 54% of tickets sold.

“Civic Center”: Raleigh, North Carolina

November 5, 1978

Date from tape.

“New Agora”: Atlanta, Georgia

November 6 & 7, 1978

(Circus Magazine)

Venue is possibly Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom in Atlanta, GA

“Gusman Cultural Center”: Miami, Florida

November 10, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. 2 shows at 8 & 11 PM. Verified in the Miami Herald.

“Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall”: 777 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida

November 11, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. Listed in Circus Magazine, verified in the Sarasota Herald Tribune.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

November 15, 1978

Listed in Circus Magazine, unable to verify in the Pittsburgh Press or the Pitt News.

“Leroy Concert Theatre”: Pawtucket, Rhode Island

November 16, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. Verified in the Brown University Daily Herald student newspaper.

“Hard Rock Cafe”: 165 Dexter Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut

November 17, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. Geoffrey Crayon Gentlemen also appeared as the first warm-up act. Verified in “The Hartford Advocate” newspaper.

“Harvard Square Theatre”: Cambridge, Massachusetts

November 18, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. 2 shows: 7:30 & 10:30, late show added due to ticket demand. Verified in Boston Phoenix.

Providence, Rhode Island

November 19, 1978

(Un-verified, listed under Leon Redbone in Circus Mag)

“Academy Of Music”: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November 20, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. Listed in Circus Magazine, verified in Philadelphia Inquirer.

“Warner Theatre”: 13^th & E. Streets N.W., Washington, D.C.

November 21, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. Listed in Circus Magazine, verified in the Washington Post. A review says he played Burma Shave, Romeo Is Bleeding, and Step Right Up.

“Morris Stage”: 100 South Street, Morristown, New Jersey

November 22, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. Verified in the Daily Record newspaper. Listed in Circus Magazine as Pennsylvania, this venue is actually in north central New Jersey.

“Beacon Theatre”: New York City, N.Y.

November 24 & 25, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. Listed in Circus Magazine & verified in the New York Times.

“Bardavon Opera House”: 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, New York

November 28, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. Listed in Circus Magazine & verified by Ebay poster.

“The Palace Theatre”: 1615 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio

November 29, 1978

One show at 8:00 PM - Leon Redbone opened. Listed in Circus Magazine & verified in the Plain Dealer.

“The Palladium”: Dallas, Texas

December 2, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. Two shows. Waits was sick at this show, the sound system was plagued with feedback, and his confetti rain effect didn’t work properly, so he was not happy. The late show was scheduled for 11:00 PM, and started closer to Midnight. Verified in the Dallas Morning News, in the Dallas Times Herald, and in Buddy Magazine.

“Cullen Auditorium”: University Of Houston, Houston, Texas

December 3, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. Media blurb says: “Throaty L.A. piano bar music, sophisticatedly cynical seventies style.” Verified in Texas Monthly magazine & the Huston Post.

“Paramount Theatre”: 713 Congress, Austin, Texas

December 4, 1978

Leon Redbone opened. Media blurb says: “A couple of hep (sic) cats, with their own visions of the American scene.” Verified in Texas Monthly magazine & by the Daily Texan student newspaper from the University of Texas Austin. Also verified with a poster on the Tom Waits Library web page. A review of the show is glowing.

KLRU-TV Studio, 6^th Floor of UT Communications Building B, University Of Texas, Austin, Texas

"Austin City Limits" (60 minutes of the concert broadcast on PBS TV 4/26/79)

December 5, 1978

Tom Waits opened with "Summertime/Burma Shave" and did this great bit onstage with a lone spotlight illuminating some gas pumps and Tom smoking and sitting on an old tire. The show lasted longer than just the 60 minutes, per a fan who was in attendance. He says Leon Redbone opened, and was recorded, after which the stage had to be re-set for Waits. Therefore, the Waits show didn’t start until quite late, possibly after midnight, making the date technically 12/6/78. Also performed was a great version of “Step Right Up.”

Albuquerque, New Mexico

December ??, 1978

Leon Redbone opened and there was an amazing version of Burma Shave. Circus Magazine lists this as 12/10, but the Roxy show is verified by a newspaper ad, so this date is up for grabs.

“Roxy Theatre”: 4642 Cass Street, Pacific Beach (San Diego), California

December 10, 1978

Leon Redbone was on the bill as warm-up. 7:30 & 10:30 shows, verified in the San Diego Reader.

Phoenix, Arizona

December 11, 1978

Date doubtful. Listed in Circus Magazine, but could not verify in the Phoenix Republic 12/3 or 12/10

Tucson, Arizona

December 1978

Listed in Circus as 12/12, but this date is bogus due to the next verified listing.

“Arlington Theatre”: Santa Barbara, California

December 12, 1978

Leon Redbone opened, verified in the Santa Barbara News and Review.

“Huntington Hartford Theatre”: Huntington Beach, California (L.A.)

December 13,14, & 15 1978

Leon Redbone shared the bill… they performed 2 shows on 12/15, with the second show starting at 11:30PM! These dates are verified in the L.A. Weekly & the L.A. Times. Andy Kaufmann is also said to have performed in concert at this venue December 15 (&16) 1978 (http://andykaufman.jvlnet.com/aktime.htm), but the L.A. papers had no evidence of this.

Canada After Dark TV

January 5, 1979

"Eisenhower Auditorium": Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania

February 1979

Performed a very jazzy version of "Pasties and a G-String" among others. Tom came onto the stage the first time wearing a bathrobe. He sat down in an easy chair and started to watch a television that was on the stage. Obviously, there was no picture on the TV. The stage was dimly lit. It was hilarious and the show just got better! No date verified.

“Monmartre”: Copenhagen, Denmark

April 18?, 1979

Exact date still uncertain, but Melody Maker says the European tour began here. "This time the one of a kind big city crooner Tom Waits had brought with him nothing less than an original American gas station pump, as we know it from old movies from the 30's plus a lamppost...Both items were of course to be used in the show and underline the part of the "desperado of the streets which is Wait's trademark. They both took up quite a lot of space: Exit one guitar amp and two drums. It took a long time to get them up on stage: Delayed sound testing. And then they were only for one act...But of course it was a fabulous concert." A profile in the UK press suggests that this was the opening of the European tour.

Vienna, Austria

April, 1979

Named as part of the tour in Melody Maker, but date uncertain. The video “A Day In Vienna” has a date of 4/19/1978. Could this date refer to 1979? Difficult call, since there is also a conflict with Rotterdam.

“Eksit”: Rotterdam, The Netherlands

April 19, 1979

Verified by the Tom Waits Library

“VPRO Studios”: s’Graveland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

April 20, 1979

Radio/TV broadcast by KRO TV on April 20. Verified by the Tom Waits Library

“Palladium”: London, England

April 21, 1979

Verified in Melody Maker.

Dublin, Ireland

April, 1979

Named as part of the tour in Melody Maker, but date uncertain. The Tom Waits Library states this show was one day after London. If true, this date is 4/22/79.

“Old Grey Whistle Test”: BBC TV, England

April 1979

BBC TV Studios (To record “Tonight In Person)

April 24, 1979

No verification of this date, which is alternately listed as 7/26/79

“Palace Theatre”: Paris, France

April 26 & 27, 1979

Tom mentions on “The Don Lane Show” that he flew from Paris to Australia, so these were probably the final European dates.

Tom tours Austrailia with a band including Greg Cohen on bass, Arthur Richards on guitar, Herbert Hardesty on reeds and horns, and “Big John” Thomassie on drums.

“The Don Lane Show”, TV Broadcast, Australia

April 30, 1979

Don interviews Tom and lists all of the following Australian dates. The date listed here is probable, but not definite. From the internet: “The Don Lane Show was the flagship program for Channel Nine, screening live to air on Monday and Thursday nights from 9:30 to 11:00PM.” Since Don announces the tour dates as upcoming, and the 5/1/79 date was on a Tuesday, the previous two Don Lane shows were on the Thursday April 26th and Monday April 30th, 1979. Tom was in France on 4/27, so that leaves 4/30/79.

“Roy Martin Midday Show”, TV Broadcast, Australia

April 1979

“Palais Theatre”, Melbourne, Australia

May 1, 1979

“Sydney State Theatre”, Sydney, Australia

May 2, 1979

“Canberra Theatre”, Canberra, Australia

May 4, 1979

“Brisbane Mayne Hall”, Brisbane, Australia

May 5, 1979

“Palais Theatre”, Melbourne, Australia

May 7, 1979

“Adelaide Festival Theatre”, Adelaide, Australia

May 8, 1979

“Concert Hall”, Perth, Australia

May 11, 1979

“Sydney State Theatre”, Sydney, Australia (as announced by Don Lane)

May 14, 1979

“The Paul Hogan Show”, Nine Network specials, Australian TV

June 13 1979

Tom appears, with Max Merritt, Sports the Tax Man visits Hoges/dentists/receptionists (http://www.laughterlog.com/Personalities/per-phogan.HTM), per Thomas Bonn. In all probability this show was recorded a few weeks earlier, near to one of Tom’s Sydney appearances.

BBC Studios, London, England (“Tonight In Person”)

July 26, 1979

Tom accompanies Rickie Lee Jones on her European tour.

Backstage w/Rickie Lee Jones, Edinburgh Odeon, Scotland

August 29, 1979

Date verified Melody Maker.

Backstage w/Rickie Lee Jones, Theatre Carre, Amsterdam

September 3, 1979

Date verified Melody Maker. Tom verified in previous listings.

Backstage w/Rickie Lee Jones, Manchester Free Trade Hall, UK

September 5, 1979

Date verified Melody Maker.

Backstage w/Rickie Lee Jones, Birmingham Odeon, UK

September 6, 1979

Date verified Melody Maker.

Backstage w/Rickie Lee Jones, Dominion Theatre, London, UK

September 9, 1979

Date verified Melody Maker. Tom verified in photos.

Fall 1979 tour: In an interview from 11/2/79, Tom states the following: I left town (L.A.) beginning of October, and I’m gonna go home around Thanksgiving, somewhere around there.” His band includes Greg Cohen on bass, Terry Evans on guitar, Herbert Hardesty on reeds and horns, and “Big John” Thomassie on drums.

"Tomorrow Club": Youngstown, Ohio

197? late 70s

Kent State University, Ohio

197? late 70s

“Rainbow Music Hall”: 6360 Evans Avenue, Denver, CO

October 6, 1979

Two shows, sold 1781 out of a possible 2,800 tickets for two shows. Verified in Performance Magazine & Amusement Business.

“Uptown Theatre”, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Missouri

October 8, 1979

Sang quite a few from Foreign Affair (including I Never Talk to Strangers), some from Heart of Saturday Night, and Small Change, and at least one from Closing Time. A review in the Kansas City Star states he opened with “Wrong Side Of The Road,” which is not included on the tape that circulates. Verified in the Kansas City Star. Sold 1226 of 1400 tickets.

Carbondale, IL

October 1979

“Orpheum Theatre”: 9^th & Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota

October 11, 1979

Tom performs one solo show at 8:00 PM. A review says the set included Step Right Up, Small Change, Xmas Card, Red Shoes, Trash Day, and “Holding Up A Lamplight.” Verified in the Minnesota Daily.

“Music Hall”: Saint Clair Avenue & East 6^th Street, Cleveland, Ohio

October 17, 1979

One show at 8:00 PM. Confirmed in the Columbus Dispatch & The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) newspapers.

“Center Stage”: 39940 Ford Road, Canton, Michigan

October 18, 1979

One 9:00 PM show, no opening act. Verified in the Detroit Free Press & Amusement Business. Sold out.

“Music Hall Theatre”: 143 Danforth Avenue, Toronto Canada

October 19, 1979 (2 shows)

Tom instantly composed a song (and sang it of course) out of the Toronto Star (one of the newspapers). This venue was known in other eras as “The Roxy.” Verified in the Toronto Star.

"Park West Theatre": 322 West Armitage Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

October 22, 1979

Verified in the Chicago Reader.

Previous date lists 10/12, new date is 10/22/79

“Tower Theatre”: Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

October 26, 1979

Verified in Philadelphia Inquirer & Amusement Business. 76% of tickets were sold.

“Warner Theatre”: 13^th & E. Streets N.W., Washington, D.C.

October 27, 1979

Verified in the Washington Post. His second show didn’t start till 12:40 AM. A review says he played Step Right Up, Putnam County, and Looking For The Heart Of Saturday Night.

“Toad’s Place”: 300 York, New Haven, Connecticut

October 30, 1979

Two shows at 7:30 PM & 11:00 PM. Verified in The Hartford Advocate & the New Haven Advocate.

"Theatre Saint-Denis": Montreal, Canada

October 31, 1979

With a band and props

WNEW, New York City, N.Y.

November 2, 1979

Conducted between Midnight & 1:00 AM the same day as the Beacon show. Verified with the Beacon Theatre date.

“Beacon Theatre”, Broadway & 74th Street, Manhattan, New York

November 2, 1979

Verified in the New York Times.

“Harvard Square Theatre”: Cambridge, Massachusetts

November 3, 1979

Mink deVille opened for him and was booed off stage, Tom Waits came out and expressed his displeasure and said he wasn't coming out any earlier, folks could just sit and wait. The stage did have a lamppost setup as a prop. Two shows, 7:30 & 10:30, verified in the Boston Phoenix. There were ticket sales of 2,562 out of 3,308 available.

“Paramount Theatre”: 215 E. Main Street, Bayshore, Long Island, N.Y.

November 4, 1979

Two shows, 8 & 11 PM, verified in the Village Voice.

“The Palladium”: Dallas, Texas

November 16, 1979

Verified in “Buddy” magazine.

“Armadillo World Headquarters”: Austin, Texas

November 17, 1979

Suggested by an Ebay ticket, but this date may be bogus. The Daily Texan student newspaper from the University of Texas Austin suggests that Commander Cody played The Armadillo on 11/17/79. Bogus??????

The L.A. Times was searched in the following editions: 11/4, 11/11, & 11/18/79, and no Waits dates were found.

November 1979?

Tom moves briefly to New York City

Los Angeles

December 31, 1980

Tom attends a party in L.A. thrown by his old friend Art Fein. It is at this party that Tom meets Kathleen Brennan.

April 1980?

Tom moves back to L.A. to work at Zoetrope Studios.

August 10, 1980

Tom marries Kathleen Brennan.

Begin of HEARTATTACK AND VINE Touring Period

(The stage was set with a street lamp which he leaned against during the first numbers)

“Zoetrope Studios”: Los Angeles, California

September 4, 1980

Tom gives an interview in L.A. for an Asylum Records press release, print only.

"Beacon Theater": New York City, New York

198? October? 15?

Wellington, New Zealand

198?

Smothers Brothers TV Special, NBC Studios, (L.A.?)

October 11, 1980

Broadcast 10/28/80. Verified via email with the Smothers Brothers organization.

It appears this tour was just Tom and Larry Taylor on bass. The only existing recordings are video from 11/11/80 (the Roadshow clips) and from 11/19/80 (Canadian TV).

"Capitol Theatre": Passaic, New Jersey

November 8, 1980

John Hall opened the show. Verified by program, Waits Library, Amusement Business & Performance Magazine. 50% of tickets sold.

“Warner Theatre”: 13^th & E. Streets N.W., Washington, D.C.

November 9,1980

Tom and Greg Cohen, two shows at 7:30 & 11:00 PM. Verified in the Washington Post.

"Park West Theatre": 322 West Armitage Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

November 11, 1980

Verified in the Chicago Reader & the Chicago Tribune. Part of this show was videotaped for inclusion in a musical variety show called "Roadshow." It starred John Candy, who introduces Tom. The pilot was broadcast 11/29/80. A review in the Chicago Sun-Times from November 28, 1980 has this to say: “The show basically revolves around a group of "roving reporters in blue jeans" who tour the country in a bus (a la Charles Kuralt’s "On the Road"), seeking out bizarre human-interest stories. Along the way, they stumble upon a real-life "animal house" - food fights and all - at a Louisiana State University fraternity and the "world’s largest Halloween party" at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, where thousands of students don costumes and take over a city street. While this is going on, a number of them talk candidly about their fears of having to enter the adult world soon.... Naturally, there’s the obligatory musical number - a performance by singer Tom Waits, practitioner of "derelict rock," recorded earlier this year at Chicago’s Park West.”

“Royal Oak Music Theatre”: 4^th Street at Washington, Royal Oak, Michigan

November 12, 1980

One 7:30 PM show, no opening act. Verified in the Detroit Free Press, Amusement Business & Performance Magazine. Sold out.

“Stage West”: 165 Dexter Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut

November 15, 1980

Tom was scheduled for this date, but it was cancelled and rescheduled for a different venue on 11/22.

“Orpheum Theatre”: Boston, Massachusetts

November 16 1980

Tom performed the concert with a stand-up bass player only. The set was a baby grand, the stand up bass, a big beat to shit armchair and an old black and white Motorola TV set. At one point in the concert he excused himself to the audience, kicked back in his arm chair and attempted to tune in something on the TV. He had a full length black rain coat, scully cap, sun glasses and a beat up umbrella. During the tune "The One That Got Away", he kept strutting and slinking about the stage poking at the air with the umbrella. He also played a couple of guitar tunes including Phantom 309. Verified in the Boston Phoenix.

"Palladium": New York City, New York

November 18, 1980

John Hall opened the show. Verified in the New York Times & Performance Magazine. Sold 2,300 of 3,385 tickets.

“Convocation Hall”: University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

November 19, 1980 - Two Shows

A review of his performance appears in the Toronto “Globe And Mail” newspaper on 11/20/80 (page 21). The Roches warmed up, and the reviewer preferred them to Tom, referring to Tom as “increasingly a self-parody.” Also verified by Ebay ticket stub.

“Humanities Theatre”: University Of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

November 20, 1980

Verified in the Kitchner/Waterloo Record newspaper.

"Auditorium Du Plateau": Montreal, Canada

November 21, 1980

This was just Tom and another player on acoustic bass. Waits alternated between acoustic guitar and piano.

“Whalley Concert Hall”: 379 Whalley Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut

November 22, 1980

Two shows at 8:00 PM & 11:00 PM, verified in the New Haven Advocate.

“Academy Of Music”: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November 23, 1980

Verified in Philadelphia Inquirer & Amusement Business. Just Tom & Larry Taylor on bass. Sold out.

The LA Times was searched for Waits dates in the 11/23 & 12/14/80 editions without results.

“The Dr. Demento Show”: Pasadena, CA

December 7, 1980

A brief interview on show #80-49, verified on Dr. Demento website (http://mypage.iu.edu/~jbmorris/FAQ/drd80.1207.html).

All 1981 shows feature Greg Cohen on bass and Teddy Edwards on saxophone.

“The East End”: London, UK

March 6, 1981

Waits was rehearsing in the East End until 3:00 AM on the 7^th with his band, before meeting with a reporter from Melody Maker (Patrick Humphries?) in a coffee shop in Kensington at midday for an interview, which was published in Melody Maker on 3/14/81.

"Palace 1", French TV

March, 1981

"Theatre Mogador": Paris, France

March 16, 1981

Verified w/ticket stub, Tom Waits Library.

"Apollo Victoria Theatre ": London, England

March 20, 21 & 22, 1981

Verified in Melody Maker.

“Playhouse Theatre”: Edinburgh, Scotland

March 25, 1981

Verified in Melody Maker.

“Apollo Theatre”: Manchester, UK

March 26 & 27, 1981

Verified in Melody Maker.

Dublin, Ireland

March (late?), 1981

“Arenberg-schouwburg”: Antwerp, Belgium

March (late?), 1981

Copenhagen

April? 1981

“Muziekcentrum Vreedenburg”: Utrecht, The Netherlands

April ?? 1981

“Hilton”: Amsterdam, Holland

April 1981

Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

July 3, 1981

Date verified in correspondence with video production company. Videotaped for the Canadian TV show “En Scene.” The master tape of this show was erased at the offices of the TV Ontario archives in Toronto in 1997. Bastards!

Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles

1981????

No evidence of this date could be found in the L.A. Reader from April through September 1981.

"LA Sports Arena": Los Angeles, California

August 24, 1981

Played "Jersey Girl" with Bruce Springsteen & The E. Street Band

“The Old Waldorf”: 444 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA

August 29, 1981

Peaches & Herb were also on the bill.

“Town Hall”: Aukland, New Zealand

September 26, 1981

(Performance in an “unsatisfactory sports facility”)

“State Hall”: Christchurch, New Zealand

September 27, 1981

“Town Hall”: Wellington, New Zealand

September 28, 1981

“The Don Lane Show”, TV Broadcast, Australia

September 1981

“School Of Music”: Canberra, Australia

October 2, 1981

“Capitol Theatre”: Sydney, Australia

October 3 & 4, 1981

“Festival Hall”: Brisbane, Australia

October 7, 1981

“Festival Theatre” Adelaide, Australia

October 11, 1981

“Dallas Brooks Hall”: Melbourne, Australia

October 13 & 14, 1981

“Concert Hall”: Perth, Australia

October 19, 1981

Listed as the 18^th on the Tom Waits Library web site.

“Dallas Brooks Hall”: Melbourne, Australia

October 20, 1981

“Palais Theatre”: Melbourne, Australia

October 21, 1981

1982 Tour. Said to be a 14 City tour, 8 of which are verified.

All 1982 shows feature Greg Cohen on bass, Jim Nichols on guitar, and Teddy Edwards on saxophone.

Radio concert appearance, Canadian Radio

April 24, 1982

(venue unknown).

Ontario, Canada

1982

“Royal Oak Theatre”: Detroit, Michigan

May 5, 1982

Verified in Pollstar. Tom sold 1,226 out of a possible 1,700 tickets for this show (Performance Magazine). A review for this show identifies this as the opening night of the tour. The band is Waits, Greg Cohen, Teddy Edwards, and Jim Nichols. Reviewed & verified in the Detroit News.

"Park West Theatre": 322 West Armitage Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

May 6, 1982

Two shows, both sold out with 750 seats each. Verified in Pollstar, the Chicago Reader, the Chicago Tribune, Amusement Business & Performance Magazine.

Madison, Wisconsin

May 7, 1982

Venue not certain. Listed in Performance Magazine.

"Tyrone Guthrie Theatre": Minneapolis, Minnesota

May 9, 1982

Shows at 7:00 & 10:00 PM on Mothers Day. He performed several songs that later appeared on the "One from the Heart" soundtrack. It was Waits on vocals, Teddy Edwards on sax, standup bassist Greg Cohen and someone? at the drums. Verified in the Minnesota Daily & Star And Hearld Newspapers.

“Uptown Theatre”, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Missouri

May 10, 1982

2 shows, review mentions Red Shoes. Verified in the Kansas City Star.

“Rockefellers”: 3620 Washington Avenue, Houston, Texas

May 12 & 13, 1982

Two shows each night, verified in the Houston Post.

“Austin Opera House”: Austin, Texas

May 14, 1982

Verified in Performance Magazine, by Ebay ticket, & by the Daily Texan student newspaper from the University of Texas Austin. The Ebay ticket says “plus special guests,” but it is unknown who that refers to.

New Orleans, Lousiana

May 16, 1982

Verified in Performance Magazine.

“Boulder Theatre”, Boulder, Colorado

May 18, 1982

Two shows, 8 & 10:30, both sold out with 880 seats each. Verified in the Daily Camera, Pollstar, Amusement Business, and by ticket stub. An article from a Minneapolis newspaper identifies this as the last date of a 14 city tour.

Los Angeles, California

May 22, 1982

Could not verify this date. It seems doubtful that it is correct, and the Minneapolis mention of Colorado as the last date seems to verify this is bogus.

“Loose Talk”, BBC TV, London

October 18, 1983

“Saturday Live”, BBC Radio

October 22, 1983

“Beverly Theatre”: Los Angeles, CA

October 4-5, 1986

These shows are actually Elvis Costello and the Attractions. Waits acted as MC, at least for these two shows and possibly for 10/1,2 &3/86 too.

Acknowledgements

Many people have been involved in my research efforts, and I wish to name a few here. My biggest thanks goes to Pieter Hartmans for his excellent Tom Waits Library web site, where much of this research has been published, with scans appearing beginning in the Fall of 2005. I also want to thank Bob Webb for his generosity and enthusiasm. Bob has provided an excellent write-up of Toms’ early years at the Heritage (which can be found at the Tom Waits Library website). Bob is a researcher and author himself, and his record keeping is amazing! Thanks to Bob for his contributions! Thanks must go to Thomas Bonn from Finland, for his revisions and assistance, and to Charles Ulrich and the Frank Zappa date researchers for 1974 & 1975 date research, including some dates in which Zappa had no involvement! Many dates were taken from Tom’s official web site, and others pulled from circulating collectors recordings. Thanks must also go to Martin Van Den Huevel at the Dutch Dogs web site, who has also published much of this research.

Special thanks also to a number of public and University libraries across the United States, some of whom did research on my behalf. These include:

San Diego State University

UCSD (University Of California San Diego)

L.A. Public Library

Santa Barbara Public Library

Santa Clara (CA) University Archives

Gleeson Library, University Of San Francisco, CA

University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

Millar Library, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

Central Library, Portland, Oregon

Bellevue Regional Library, Bellevue, WA

Suzzallo Library, University Of Washington, Seattle

Vancouver Main Library, British Columbia

University of Arizona @ Tucson, AZ

Denver Public Library, Denver, CO

Boulder Public Library, Boulder, CO

Jefferson County Colorado – Lakewood Branch

Dallas Public Library

University Of North Texas, Denton, TX

Austin Public Library

Rice University, Houston, Texas

Kansas City Public Library

University Of Missouri- Kansas City

Pius XII Memorial Library, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO

Oppenheimer Library, Little Rock, AR

University Of Minnesota, Wilson Library

The Chicago Reader

Illinois State University – Milner Library, Bloomington-Normal, IL (via email)

Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana

John W. Hicks Undergraduate Library, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Business/SPEA Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

William T. Young Library, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Walter C. Langsam Library, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Cincinnati Historical Society Library, Cincinnati, OH

Main Library, The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, OH

Columbus Ohio Public Library

William Oxley Thompson Memorial (Main) Library, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Music Library, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio

Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Hillman Library, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Chattanooga Public Library

Birmingham Public Library, Alabama

Linn-Henley Research Library, Birmingham, AL

Mervyn H. Sterne Library, University Of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

Miami Public Library, Miami, Florida

Selby Public Library, Sarasota, Florida

Pullen Library, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library, Alexandria, VA

Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

Theodore R. McKeldin Library, University of Maryland, College Park

Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Maryland

The Philadelphia Inquirer Archives

Mariam Coffin Canaday Library, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA

Allentown Public Library, Allentown, PA

Shadek-Fackenthal Library, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA

Hartford Public Library

Connecticut State Library

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Library, North Dartmouth, MA

Boston Public Library, Boston, MA

Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA

Toronto Public Library

Quebec City Public Library

Many early dates were found on microfilm of the San Diego Reader, and other sources include the LA and New York Times, The Village Voice, The Toronto Star, and other local newspapers. Most of this research has taken place since 10/5/00. Please feel free to contribute if your city is not well represented, particularly in Nashville, The Midwest, Upstate N.Y., The Pacific Northwest…