Tom Paxton

Tom Paxton is an American Treasure. With a career spanning nearly 5 decades, he has written and performed songs we all know and have sung. From "The Last Thing On My Mind" to "Marvelous Toy," "Bottle of Wine" to "Ramblin' Boy," Tom's songs and influence on song writers who came after him has been felt in every corner of America and, indeed, in many other countries.  

From his early days at the Gaslight in NYC with contemporaries , Bob Dylan, Peter Paul and Mary, The Chad Mitchell Trio and Judy Collins, Paxton's songs have  been a part of the musical landscape and heritage of our culture.

His hundreds of songs have touched on the social and humorous. The political and satyrical. The gentle and reflective. He has covered it all, along the way picking up several Grammy nominations.  

His songs have been covered by the likes of Judy Collins, John Denver, Harry Belafonte, Joan Baez and Jose Feliciano, to name just a few.

Tom was an early mentor to and influence on John Bassette during the early part of John's songwriting career. When asked to contribute a track to this CD, he graciously and without hesitation agreed.  

Tom couldn't have chosen a better song in the collection than "I Would Rather Be Here With You." His voice over Cathy Fink's 12 string guitar, accompanied by Marcy Marxer's pennywhistle was all that was needed to deliver this one. Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, multiple GRAMMY winners, producers and musicians, also produced this track.    www.cathymarcy.com 

Tom continues to write and record, both on Appleseed records and on his own Pax record label. His latest offerings are Best of Friends on Appleseed and Live In The UK on Pax, recorded at about the same time as his John Bassette contribution. 

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