"Jockey Full of Bourbon" is a song by
Tom Waits
Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He worked primarily in jazz during ...
released as the first
single
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Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
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from his 1985 album ''
Rain Dogs
''Rain Dogs'' is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in September 1985 on Island Records. A loose concept album about "the urban dispossessed" of New York City, ''Rain Dogs'' is generally considered the middle ...
''. It is featured in the films ''
Down By Law'' (1986) and ''
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead'' (1995).
Personnel
* Tom Waits - guitar, vocals
*
Stephen Arvizu Taylor Hodges - drums
*
Larry Taylor - double bass
* Michael Blair - percussion, conga
*
Marc Ribot - guitar
*
Ralph Carney - bass sax
[(1985). ''Rain Dogs'' ]iner notes Iner or INER may refer to:
* Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, or INER
* Iner Souster
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New York: Island Records.
Cover versions
"Jockey Full of Bourbon" has been
covered
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by performers including
Joe Bonamassa
Joseph Leonard Bonamassa ( ; born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He started his career at age twelve, when he opened for B.B. King. Since 2000, Bonamassa has released fifteen solo albums through his inde ...
(on his 2009 album ''
The Ballad of John Henry''),
John P. Hammond
John Paul Hammond (born November 13, 1942 in New York City) is an American singer and musician. The son of record producer John H. Hammond, he is sometimes referred to as John Hammond Jr.
Background
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, (on his 2001 album ''Wicked Grin''),
Moxy Früvous (on their album ''
Live Noise''),
Moshav
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(on their album ''
Misplaced''),
Los Lobos
Los Lobos (, Spanish for "the Wolves") are an American rock band from East Los Angeles, California. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional music such as cumbia, ...
,
Youn Sun Nah,
Diana Krall,
The Blue Hawaiians,
Tim Timebomb, Miljoonasade, the Baltimore originated - progressive rock band "Octaves", and the greek country-blues-folk band Dead March on their 2017 debut album "Stolen Chants to Have a Chance".
References
External links
Allmusic song review
Tom Waits songs
Songs written by Tom Waits
Songs about alcohol
1985 singles
1985 songs
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