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Tom Paxton

1937 - Today

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Thomas Richard Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is an American folk singer-songwriter whose career spans more than sixty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a music educator as well as an advocate for folk singers to combine traditional songs with new compositions. Paxton's songs have been widely recorded, including modern standards such as "The Last Thing on My Mind", "Bottle of Wine", "Whose Garden Was This", "The Marvelous Toy", and "Ramblin' Boy". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Paxton is the 2,233rd most popular musician (down from 2,176th in 2024), the 12,177th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,536th in 2019) and the 902nd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tom Paxton ranks 2,233 out of 3,175. Before him are Peter Christopherson, Harvey Mason, Charlie Benante, Jimmy DeGrasso, Michael Poulsen, and Frank Gambale. After him are Kai Hahto, Fenriz, John Evan, Heath, Des'ree, and Midori.

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Among people born in 1937, Tom Paxton ranks 533. Before him are Yashwant Sinha, Bruce Johnstone, Yuri Falin, Jarosława Jóźwiakowska, Dee Palmer, and Oleg Kopayev. After him are Ollan Cassell, Tony Waiters, Peter Ueberroth, Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Edna Adan Ismail, and Benjamin Whitrow.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Paxton ranks 12,180 out of 20,380. Before him are David Denman (1973), Asa Hutchinson (1950), Alice Sebold (1963), Raymond Scott (1908), Terry Southern (1924), and Ellen Geer (1941). After him are Eddie Deezen (1957), Sean O'Malley (1994), Jan Peerce (1904), Ron Gilbert (1964), John Burroughs (1837), and Shauna Grant (1963).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Tom Paxton ranks 902. Before him are Hiro Yamamoto (1961), Michael Landau (1958), Atom Willard (1973), Harvey Mason (1947), Charlie Benante (1962), and Jimmy DeGrasso (1963). After him are Michael Clarke (1946), Tyler Joseph (1988), Chris Frantz (1951), Kamasi Washington (1981), Branford Marsalis (1960), and Dale Crover (1967).

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