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Tom Paxton
12+ albums
folksinger-songwriterpoliticalacousticProtest
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Tom Paxton (born Thomas Richard Paxton on October 31, 1937) is an American singer and writer of folk music whose songs have had enduring appeal (and include modern standards such as "The Last Thing on My Mind") known for a cynical, often political edge. In 2009, he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Paxton was born in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest child of Burton and Esther Paxton. The Paxton family moved to Bristow, Oklahoma in 1948, where Tom grew to adulthood and which he still considers home. He attended the University of Oklahoma and majored in drama, developing an interest in folk music. After time in the Army Reserves, Paxton moved to New York City where he frequented the city's Greenwich Village coffeehouse circuit. His early success in Greenwich Village coffeehouses led to an ever-increasing circle of work. He made his professional debut at the Gaslight, the renowned folk haunt that also issued the singer's first album. In 1962 Gaslight Records would press 2,000 copies of his debut album, I'm The Man Who Built The Bridges. Paxton also auditioned to join the Chad Mitchell Trio, but although he failed, the group enjoyed a 1963 hit with "The Marvelous Toy," one of Paxton's early songs. Paxton performed at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival, a performance that would be recorded-and released-by Vanguard Records. Paxton would go on to record a second album with Vanguard-at the Newport Folk Festival the following year - but his association with that record compa
top songs
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The Last Thing On My Mind
51,5422Lyndon Johnson Told The Nation
24,6073I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
16,6414Ramblin' Boy
14,2185Bottle Of Wine
10,3286I Give You the Morning
9,1877Outward Bound
7,4388What Did You Learn In School Today?
6,2089The Willing Conscript
5,75310My Lady's a Wild Flying Dove
4,602albums
Ramblin' Boy
The Best Of Tom Paxton: I Can't Help Wonder Wher I'm Bound: The Elektra Years
The Very Best of Tom Paxton
Ain't That News
Politics Live
The Things I Notice Now
Even A Gray Day
Live At McCabe's Guitar Shop
And Loving You
The Best Of Tom Paxton: I Can't Help Wonder Wher I'm Bound: The Elektra Years (US Release)
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The Best of Tom Paxton
Outward Bound