tom

tom paxton::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 considers home.
He attended the university of oklahoma, where he majored in drama and developed an interest in folk music.
His early success in greenwich village coffeehouses led to an everincreasing circle of work.
Paxton performed at the 1963 newport folk festival, a performance that would be recordedand releasedby vanguard records.