Skip to content
EntityQ1351527· pop 18· linked from 557 articles

Tom Paxton

Sign in to save

Also known as Thomas Richard Paxton, Pax Thompson

American folk singer and singer-songwriter

Person · Open Library

Born
1937
Works
37

Top works

  • Ramblin' Boy and Other Songs
  • Engelbert the Elephant
  • One million lawyers
  • Ramblin' boy and other songs
  • The marvelous toy

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1937-10-31
folksinger-songwriter

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
108,088
Total plays
933,162

Tags

folksinger-songwriterpoliticalacousticProtest

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

via Last.fm · Tom Paxton