Tom Paxton

Aliases: Pax Thompson
Real name: Thomas Richard Paxton
Born: October 31, 1937
Country: United States
IPI: 00023700034 74 works
00023700132 48 works
Affiliation: SESAC
Comments: Folk singer, musician and songwriter

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
All Night Long	Tom Paxton	August 1969	(3 artists)
Annie's Going to Sing Her Song	Tom Paxton	1970	(7 artists)
A Rumblin' in the Land	Tom Paxton	October 1964	Tim Grimm
Bad Old Days	Tom Paxton	1979	(2 artists)
Bet on the Blues	Tom Paxton	1975	(2 artists)
Bishop Cody's Last Request	Tom Paxton	August 1969	Tim Grimm
Buy a Gun for Your Son	Tom Paxton	1965	Miek & Roel + Roland
Cindy's Cryin'	Tom Paxton	1970	Ríó Tríó
Coffee in Bed	Tom Paxton	October 1994	Carolyn Hester
Crazy John	Tom Paxton	1970	Pierre Ström
Daily News	Tom Paxton	October 1964	Julie Felix
Did You Hear John Hurt?	Tom Paxton	1977	(4 artists)
Early Snow	Tom Paxton	2002	(2 artists)
Engelbert the Elephant	Tom Paxton	1974	Déjà Vu [US1]
Fare Thee Well, Cisco	Tom Paxton	October 1964	(2 artists)
Forest Lawn	Tom Paxton	1970	(2 artists)
Fred	Tom Paxton	April 10, 1973	Claude François
General Custer	Tom Paxton	May 4, 1971	Tim Grimm
Goin' to the Zoo	Tom Paxton	1962	(12 artists)
He May Be Slow	Tom Paxton	July 15, 1980	Irene Petrie
High Sheriff of Hazard	Tom Paxton	October 1964	Miek & Roel + Roland
Hold On to Me Babe	Tom Paxton	1965	(8 artists)
Home to Me (Is Anywhere You Are)	Tom Paxton	1979	(3 artists)
How Beautiful upon the Mountain	Tom Paxton	February 19, 2008	(3 artists)
How Come the Sun	Tom Paxton	May 4, 1971	(2 artists)
I Believe, I Do	Tom Paxton	1966	Ríó Tríó
I Can't Help but Wonder Where I'm Bound	Tom Paxton	October 1964	(32 artists)
I Followed Her into the West	Tom Paxton	1966	(2 artists)
I Give You the Morning	Tom Paxton	August 1969	(43 artists)
I'm Bound for the Mountains and the Sea	Tom Paxton	1962	Anne Byrne with Paddy Roche and Mick Crotty
Jesus Christ S.R.O.	Tom Paxton	1972	(2 artists)
Jimmy Newman	Tom Paxton	1970	John Denver
Leaving London	Tom Paxton	1966	(7 artists)
Morning Again	Tom Paxton	1968	Pierre Ström
My Favorite Spring	Tom Paxton	1979	Tim Grimm
My Lady's a Wild Flying Dove	Tom Paxton	October 1964	(3 artists)
Now That I've Taken My Life	Tom Paxton	1968	Pierre Ström
Out Behind the Gypsy's	Tom Paxton	1972	Miek en Roel
Outward Bound	Tom Paxton	1966	(3 artists)
Passing Through Tulsa	Tom Paxton	October 1994	Caroline Doctorow
Peace Will Come	Tom Paxton	1972	(4 artists)
Saturday Night	Tom Paxton	1970	(2 artists)
She's Far Away	Tom Paxton	May 4, 1971	(3 artists)
Strange Rain	Robbins and Paxton	March 1962	(3 artists)
The Children of Bethlehem	Tom Paxton	1988	John Denver
The Hostage	Tom Paxton	1972	Unverified
The King of My Backyard	Tom Paxton	1966	(2 artists)
The Marvelous Toy	Tom Paxton	1962	(18 artists)
The Things I Notice Now	Tom Paxton	August 1969	Pierre Ström
This World Goes 'Round and 'Round	Tom Paxton	1966	(3 artists)
Victoria Dines Alone	Tom Paxton	1968	(4 artists)
Wasn't That a Party?	Tom Paxton	April 10, 1973	(7 artists)
We Didn't Know	Tom Paxton	1965	(2 artists)
What a Friend You Are	Tom Paxton	1972	(2 artists)
When Annie Took Me Home	Tom Paxton	April 10, 1973	Karel Plíhal
When We Were Good	Tom Paxton	April 10, 1973	Karel Plíhal
Who's Been Passing Dreams Around?	Tom Paxton	April 10, 1973	Dawnwind
Whose Garden Was This	Tom Paxton	1970	(6 artists)
Yuppies in the Sky	Tom Paxton	1985	Peter, Paul & Mary

Originals using parts of other songs

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		Forest Lawn	Tom Paxton	1970	(2 artists)

Covers by Tom Paxton

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
Angeline Is Always Friday	Tom Paxton	1970	The Seekers
Ballad of Spiro Agnew	Tom Paxton	April 1971	John Denver
Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever Done (Great Historical Bum)	Tom Paxton	1972	Woody Guthrie
Birmingham Sunday	Tom Paxton, Anne Hills	2001	Joan Baez
Bottle of Wine	Tom Paxton	May 1965	Judy Collins
Bottle of Wine	Tom Paxton - Anne Hills - Bob Gibson	2004	Judy Collins
Did You Hear John Hurt?	Tom Paxton - Anne Hills - Bob Gibson	2004	Tom Paxton
Draft Dodger Rag	Tom Paxton	1998	Mitchell Trio
Early Snow	Anne Hills duet with Tom Paxton (Anne Hills, Tom Paxton)	2012	Unverified
Every Time	Tom Paxton	1965	Carolyn Hester
Get Up and Go	Tom Paxton	March 17, 1998	Unverified
God Bless the Grass	Tom Paxton, Anne Hills	2001	(unknown)
Hold On to Me Babe	Anne Hills duet with Tom Paxton (Anne Hills, Tom Paxton)	2012	Unverified
Home to Me (Is Anywhere You Are)	Tom Paxton - Anne Hills - Bob Gibson	2004	Tom Paxton
I've Got Nothing but Time	Tom Paxton	1970	Julie Felix
Links in the Chain	Tom Paxton, Anne Hills	2001	Phil Ochs
Little Mohee	Tom Paxton	1968	Flora Noles
Marry Me Again	Tom Paxton	2002	Debi Smith
Mr. Blue	Tom Paxton	1968	Clear Light
My Creole Belle	Makem & Spain featuring Tom Paxton	2014	Metropolitan Orchestra, Mississippi John Hurt
Ramblin' Boy	Tom Paxton	May 1964	The Weavers
Ramblin' Boy	Tom Paxton - Anne Hills - Bob Gibson	2004	The Weavers
Sing for the Song	Tom Paxton - Anne Hills - Bob Gibson	2004	Bobby Bare
Teen Angel	Robbins and Paxton	March 1962	Mark Dinning
The Last Thing on My Mind	Tom Paxton	October 1964	Ewan MacColl & A.L. Lloyd Covered by (172 artists)
The Last Thing on My Mind	Liam Clancy with Tom Paxton	October 31, 2008	Ewan MacColl & A.L. Lloyd, Tom Paxton
The Willing Conscript	Tom Paxton	May 1964	Pete Seeger
What Did You Learn in School Today?	Tom Paxton	October 1964	Pete Seeger

Songs written by Tom Paxton

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
All Night Long	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	August 1969	Covered by (3 artists)
Angeline Is Always Friday	Tom Paxton, Bruce Woodley	The Seekers	August 1967	Covered by (2 artists)
Annie's Going to Sing Her Song	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1970	Covered by (7 artists)
A Rumblin' in the Land	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	October 1964	Covered by Tim Grimm
Bad Old Days	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1979	Covered by (2 artists)
Ballad of Spiro Agnew	Tom Paxton	John Denver	1969	Covered by Tom Paxton
Bet on the Blues	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1975	Covered by (2 artists)
Bishop Cody's Last Request	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	August 1969	Covered by Tim Grimm
Bottle of Wine	Tom Paxton	Judy Collins	March 21, 1964	Covered by (37 artists)
Bound for the Mountains and the Sea	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1962	Covered by Anne Byrne with Paddy Roche and Mick Crotty
Buy a Gun for Your Son	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1965	Covered by Miek & Roel + Roland
Cindy's Cryin'	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1970	Covered by Ríó Tríó
Coffee in Bed	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	October 1994	Covered by Carolyn Hester
Crazy John	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1970	Covered by Pierre Ström
Daily News	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	October 1964	Covered by Julie Felix
Did You Hear John Hurt?	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1977	Covered by (4 artists)
Early Snow	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	2002	Covered by (2 artists)
Engelbert the Elephant	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1974	Covered by Déjà Vu [US1]
Every Time	Tom Paxton	Carolyn Hester	December 1964	Covered by (5 artists)
Fare Thee Well, Cisco	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	October 1964	Covered by (2 artists)
Forest Lawn	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1970	Covered by (2 artists)
Fred	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1973	Covered by Claude François
General Custer	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	May 4, 1971	Covered by Tim Grimm
Goin' to the Zoo	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1962	Covered by (12 artists)
He May Be Slow	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	July 15, 1980	Covered by Irene Petrie
High Sheriff of Hazard	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	October 1964	Covered by Miek & Roel + Roland
Hold On to Me Babe	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1965	Covered by (8 artists)
Home to Me (Is Anywhere You Are)	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1979	Covered by (3 artists)
How Beautiful upon the Mountain	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	February 19, 2008	Covered by (3 artists)
How Come the Sun	Tom Paxton, David Horowitz	Tom Paxton	February 1971	Covered by (2 artists)
I Believe, I Do	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1966	Covered by Ríó Tríó
I Can't Help but Wonder Where I'm Bound	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	October 1964	Covered by (32 artists)
I Followed Her into the West	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1966	Covered by (2 artists)
I Give You the Morning	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	August 1969	Covered by (43 artists)
It's Another Beautiful Day	Tom Paxton, Ed Welch	Ed Welch	1971	Covered by Michael Schanze
I've Got Nothing but Time	Tom Paxton	Julie Felix	1965	Covered by (2 artists)
I Will Love You Everytime	Tom Paxton	The Fureys	July 1, 2008	Missing information
Jesus Christ S.R.O.	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1972	Covered by (2 artists)
Jimmy Newman	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1970	Covered by John Denver
Leaving London	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1966	Covered by (7 artists)
Marry Me Again	Tom Paxton, Debi Smith	Debi Smith	October 9, 2001	Covered by Tom Paxton
Maybe It's Today	Tom Paxton, Ed Welch	Ed Welch	1971	Covered by Michael Schanze
Morning Again	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1968	Covered by Pierre Ström
Mr. Blue	Tom Paxton	Clear Light	1967	Covered by Tom Paxton
My Favorite Spring	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1979	Covered by Tim Grimm
My Lady's a Wild Flying Dove	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	October 1964	Covered by (3 artists)
My Ramblin' Boy	Tom Paxton	The Weavers	November 1963	Covered by (31 artists)
Now That I've Taken My Life	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1968	Covered by Pierre Ström
Out Behind the Gypsy's	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1972	Covered by Miek en Roel
Outward Bound	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1966	Covered by (3 artists)
Passing Through Tulsa	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	October 1994	Covered by Caroline Doctorow
Peace Will Come	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1972	Covered by (4 artists)
Saturday Night	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1970	Covered by (2 artists)
She's Far Away	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	January 1971	Covered by (3 artists)
Strange Rain	Tom Paxton	Robbins and Paxton	March 1962	Covered by (3 artists)
The Children of Bethlehem	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1988	Covered by John Denver
The Hostage	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1972	Unverified
The King of My Backyard	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1966	Covered by (2 artists)
The Marvelous Toy	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1962	Covered by (18 artists)
The Things I Notice Now	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	August 1969	Covered by Pierre Ström
This World Goes 'Round and 'Round	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1966	Covered by (3 artists)
Victoria Dines Alone	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1968	Covered by (4 artists)
Wasn't That a Party?	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1973	Covered by (7 artists)
We Didn't Know	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1965	Covered by (2 artists)
What a Friend You Are	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1972	Covered by (2 artists)
What Did You Learn in School Today?	Tom Paxton	Pete Seeger	June 8, 1963	Covered by (15 artists)
When Annie Took Me Home	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1973	Covered by Karel Plíhal
When We Were Good	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1973	Covered by Karel Plíhal
Where I'm Bound (Gonna Be Singin' in That Land)	Tom Paxton, Bob Gibson [US]	Bob Gibson [US]	1964	Covered by (3 artists)
Who's Been Passing Dreams Around?	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1973	Covered by Dawnwind
Whose Garden Was This	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1970	Covered by (6 artists)
Willing Conscript	Tom Paxton	Pete Seeger	1963	Covered by Tom Paxton
You'd Better Believe It	Tom Paxton, Ed Welch	Jo Meek	1971	Covered by (2 artists)
Yuppies in the Sky	Tom Paxton	Tom Paxton	1985	Covered by Peter, Paul & Mary

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
The Boats Have Sailed	Tom Paxton	Les bateaux sont partis	Domingo	Covered by Charles Aznavour
The Last Thing on My Mind	Tom Paxton	The Leaving of Liverpool	Tom Paxton	Covered by (171 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Child's Christmas	Tom Paxton	1988	Pax Records [US1]
Ain't That News	Tom Paxton	1965	Elektra
Best of Friends	Tom Paxton - Anne Hills - Bob Gibson	2004	Appleseed Recordings
Comedians & Angels	Tom Paxton	February 19, 2008	Appleseed Recordings
How Come the Sun	Tom Paxton	May 4, 1971	Reprise Records
I'm the Man That Built the Bridges	Tom Paxton	1962	Greenwich Village
Looking for the Moon	Tom Paxton	2002	Appleseed Recordings
Morning Again	Tom Paxton	1968	Elektra
New Songs for Old Friends	Tom Paxton	April 10, 1973	Reprise Records
New Songs from the Briarpatch	Tom Paxton	1977	Vanguard
One Million Lawyers and Other Disasters	Tom Paxton	1985	Flying Fish
Outward Bound	Tom Paxton	1966	Elektra
Peace Will Come	Tom Paxton	1972	Reprise Records
Ramblin' Boy	Tom Paxton	October 1964	Elektra
Something in My Life	Tom Paxton	1975	Private Stock Records
The Compleat Tom Paxton Recorded Live	Tom Paxton	April 1971	Elektra
The Paxton Report	Tom Paxton	July 15, 1980	Mountain Railroad Records
The Things I Notice Now	Tom Paxton	August 1969	Elektra
Tom Paxton #6	Tom Paxton	1970	Elektra
Tom Paxton's Children's Songbook	Tom Paxton	1974	Bradley's Records
Under American Skies	Tom Paxton, Anne Hills	2001	Appleseed Recordings
Up & Up	Tom Paxton	1979	Mountain Railroad Records
Wearing the Time	Tom Paxton	October 1994	Sugar Hill

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Teen Angel	Robbins and Paxton	March 1962	Rori

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Tribute to Woody Guthrie Part Two	various artists	1972	Warner Bros. Records
Newport Broadside - Topical Songs of the Newport Folk Festival 1963	various artists	May 1964	Vanguard
Sessions Vol. I	Makem & Spain	2014	New Folk Records
Something to Sing About!	various artists	1968	(self-released)
The Newport Folk Festival, 1964 - Evening Concerts Vol. 3	various artists	May 1965	Vanguard
The Wheels of Life	Liam Clancy	October 31, 2008	Dolphin Records [IE]
What's That I Hear? The Songs of Phil Ochs	various artists	1998	Sliced Bread Records

Tributes

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Tom Paxton Tribute	Carolyn Hester	October 26, 1999	Road Goes on Forever
I vädurens tecken	Pierre Ström	1970	Intersound [SE]
Miek en Roel zingen Tom Paxton	Miek en Roel	1972	Vogue
Songs of Dylan, Donovan & Paxton	Country Joe	1975	UP [IT]
Thank You Tom Paxton	Tim Grimm	2011	Vault Records