Tom Paxton is tagged as: folk, singer-songwriter, political, acoustic, humour Tom Paxton (born Thomas Richard Paxton on October 31, 1937) is an American folk singer and singer-songwriter whose songs have enduring appeal (and include modern standards such as “The Last Thing on My Mind”). 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, where he majored in drama and developed 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 ... Read More About Tom Paxton Biography...  Send Tom Paxton ringtones to your cell
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