tom

tom paxton tour 2005::You find yourself humming them, whistling them, and singing a verse to a friend.
The chicago native came to new york via oklahoma, which he considers to be his home state.
His family moved there in 1948, when tom was 10 years old, and he graduated from bristow high school and the university of oklahoma, where he majored in drama while his interest in folk music grew and eventually predominated.
Brought to new york courtesy of the us army, tom remained there following his discharge.
His early success in greenwich village coffeehouses, such as the gaslight and the bitter end, led to an everincreasing circle of work.
He and his wife, midge, have been married 36 years and have reared two daughters, jennifer and kate.
All three women have served as inspiration for many songs, and now a grandson, christopher, is adding to the sources of inspiration.
He has performed thousands of concerts around the world in countries such as australia, new zealand, japan, hong kong, scandinavia, france, italy, belgium, holland, england, scotland, ireland and canada.
An internationally recognized and loved cultural figure, he has always chosen goodwill over commercial success.
His generosity has taken the shape of a benefit concert performance for a little girl fighting leukemia, or a personal note of encouragement to an upandcoming songwriter.
He is a man we have come to regard as our friend.