"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 society's underworld and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He began in the American folk music, fo ...
released as the first
single 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 middl ...
''. 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
Samuel Lawrence Taylor (June 26, 1942 – August 19, 2019) was an American bass guitarist, best known for his work as a member of the blues rock band Canned Heat. Before joining Canned Heat, he had been a session musician, session bassist for T ...
- double bass
* Michael Blair - percussion, conga
*
Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot (;
born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.
His work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, Rock music, rock, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notab ...
- guitar
*
Ralph Carney
Ralph Carney (January 23, 1956 – December 17, 2017) was an American multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer. While his primary instruments were various saxophones and clarinets, Carney also collected and played many instruments, often un ...
- bass sax
[(1985). ''Rain Dogs'' iner notes New York: Island Records.]
Cover versions
"Jockey Full of Bourbon" has been
covered
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Packaging
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* Cover (philately), generic term for envelope or package
* Album cover, the front of the packaging
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** Book design
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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) is an American singer and musician.
He is the son of record producer John H. Hammond, and is sometimes referred to as John Hammond Jr. in order to distinguish the two.
Early life and education
Hamm ...
, (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") is a Mexican American rock group, 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 ...
,
Youn Sun Nah,
Diana Krall
Diana Jean Krall (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, including over six million in the US. On December 11, 2009, ''Billboard (magazi ...
,
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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