May 31, 1976 –
Tom Waits begins a two-week stint performing at Ronnie Scott’s Club in Soho, London, England, run by Pete King, on this date.
The experience inspired Waits to write The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)(An Evening with Pete King). Waits recorded this song, along with the rest of the album, Small Change, a month after this stint was complete.
The Haus of Dcaligari 