Wearing the Time (1994) proved to be something of a comeback for Tom Paxton, or at least a return to form. Although he was putting out laudable CDs for kids in the early...
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Fish, crows, monkeys, and less familiar folk, such as "The Woolly Booger" and "The Thing That Isn't There," populate Paxton's second delightful collection of children's...
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Even a Gray Day captures Tom Paxton in a perfect setting, with the simple accompaniment of his own guitar, the acoustic stringed instruments of David Bromberg, and vocal...
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Veteran folk-pop singer Tom Paxton was still delivering excellent albums in the early 1990s, one fine example being It Ain't Easy. Paxton was always a thoughtful lyricist...
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Tom Paxton writes beautiful ballads and sarcastic topical satires; this disc is devoted to the latter side. The songs here may sound a bit dated years down the road, but...
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An unusually high quotient of comic/political material makes this one of his most scathing collections. "I Am Changing My Name to Chrysler" nails its subject perfectly. ~...
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Peanut Butter Pie, released in 1992, was very clever. His voice clicks with kids. Mom and Dad probably already know it. For ages three to six. ~ Bob Hinkle, All Music...
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Paxton's humor and winning performing style (plus such songs as the title track, a long-time concert favorite) make him a natural children's performer, as he demonstrated on...
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The recordings Paxton made at the beginning of his career for Elektra Records in the 1960s and early 1970s are inarguably his most important and influential. Those Elektra...
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Intentionally or not, Tom Paxton brought together several types of albums with Live for the Record: first, of course, delivering a live album; then also a greatest-hits...
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Paxton's prime as a recording artist was spent on Elektra, not Vanguard. But Vanguard has managed to assemble a best-of for his slim output by taking most of the late-'70s...
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