Tom Paxton
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Thomas Richard Paxton 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
Paxton in 2000 (Washington, D.C.)
Paxton in 1976
Tom Paxton with Ralph McTell (left) at the Palace of Westminster in 2007
The Last Thing on My Mind
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"The Last Thing on My Mind" is a song written by American musician and singer-songwriter Tom Paxton in the early 1960s and recorded first by Paxton in 1964. It is based on the traditional lament song
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…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". Paxton's songs have been recorded by Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, the…
1985 German re-release
Dolly Porter Last Thing