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Tom Paxton
Paxton in 2000 (Washington, D.C.)
Paxton in 2000 (Washington, D.C.)
Background information
Birth nameThomas Richard Paxton
Born (1937-10-31) October 31, 1937 (age 86)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, guitarist
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active1962–present
Labels
  • Elektra
  • Vanguard
  • Rhino
  • Reprise
  • Flying Fish
  • Rounder
  • Mountain Railroad
  • Sugar Hill
  • Appleseed
Websitetompaxton.com

Thomas Richard Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is an American folk singer-songwriter who has had a music career spanning more than sixty years.[1] In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.[2][3] He is a music educator as well as an advocate for folk singers to combine traditional songs with new compositions.

Paxton's songs have been widely recorded, including modern standards such as "The Last Thing on My Mind", "Bottle of Wine", "Whose Garden Was This", "The Marvelous Toy", and "Ramblin' Boy". Paxton's songs have been recorded by Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, the Weavers, Judy Collins, Sandy Denny, Joan Baez, Doc Watson, Harry Belafonte, Peter, Paul and Mary, the Seekers, Marianne Faithfull, the Kingston Trio, the Chad Mitchell Trio, John Denver, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Flatt & Scruggs, the Move, the Fireballs, Francesco Guccini and many others (see covers).

  1. ^ "Tom Paxton | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Tom Paxton Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Announcement (brief video clip from the 51st Annual Grammy Awards telecast) on YouTube
  3. ^ Power Of Just Plain Folk, Tom Paxton Humbly Garners Life Grammy, J. Freedom du Lac, Washington Post, February 7, 2009, p. C01

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