October 31, 1937 Folksinger and songwriter Tom Paxton was born in Chicago on this date in 1937. His best-known songs, recorded by Pete Seeger, Johnny Cash, Harry Belafonte, Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Doc Watson, Marianne Faithful, The Kingston Trio, Dolly Parton and numerous others, include The Last Thing on My Mind, Rambling Boy, What Did You Learn in School Today, Whose Garden Was This? (an Earth Day anthem made famous by John Denver) and Bottle of Wine. Many of Paxtons songs are politically inflammatory, and filled with humor and parody. Dylan is usually cited as the founder of the new song movement, said Dave Van Ronk, the teacher to so many folkies, ... but the person who started the whole thing was Tom Paxton ... he tested his songs in the crucible of live performance, he found that his own stuff was getting more attention than when he was singing traditional songs or stuff by other people ... he set himself a training regimen of deliberately writing one song every day. Paxtons discography of some sixty albums includes several for children, and he has also written numerous musically themed childrens books. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for his incredibly prolific career. https://youtube/watch?v=voqL5ksOuoo
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:28:29 +0000
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