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Artist
Paul Thorn
12+ albums
singer-songwriteramericanaSouthern RockacousticAlt-country
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Paul Thorn (born Paul Wayne Thorn on July 13, 1964, in Kenosha, Wisconsin) is an Americana singer-songwriter whose style is a mix of blues and rock music with a hint of Gospel. While utilizing narrative story-telling in his songs, Thorn's music is mostly centered around themes such as love, heartache, memories, his religious beliefs, and just having a good time. Before his professional music career began, Thorn was briefly a professional boxer. After a few years of working in a local furniture factory and playing in local clubs, he was discovered by music professional Miles Copeland (brother of The Police drummer Stewart Copeland). This resulted in Thorn being signed to a recording contract with A&M Records and recording his first album, Hammer & Nail in 1997. Thorn took an unexpected detour on the road to recording a follow-up to his most successful release, 2010's Pimps and Preachers. After writing many discs of semi-autobiographical tunes that have drawn comparisons to John Hiatt and John Prine, the critically acclaimed singer/songwriter - hailed as the "Mark Twain of Americana" - decided to do an album of covers. "I wanted to take a break from myself," he reveals, "do something different, and just have fun." The collection, entitled What The Hell Is Goin' On? (Perpetual Obscurity / Thirty Tigers) finds Thorn putting his own gritty rock stamp on some of his favorite songs. There are some names familiar to Americana fans (Buddy Miller, Ray Wylie Hubbard), some lesser-kno
