Tom Paxton

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 1988

First Recording: 1962

Previously Considered? No  what's this?

Tom Paxton
HALL OF FAME INDICATORS
🔲Rolling Stone 500 Albums
🔲Rolling Stone 500 Songs
🔲Rolling Stone Cover
🔲Saturday Night Live
🔲Major Festival Headliner
🔲Songwriters Hall of Fame
🔲“Big Four” Grammys

Tom Paxton @ Wikipedia

Will Tom Paxton be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
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Some songs written by Tom Paxton:

The Last Thing On My Mind
Ramblin Boy
The Marvelous Toy
Bottle of Wine

Bottle of Wine was one of the songs I was taught at day camp back in the 60's.

Some of the artist that have covered Tom Paxton's songs are:

John Denver - Charlie Pride - Dolly Parton - Neil Diamond - Bob Dylan - Pete Seeger - Johnny Cash - Judy Collins - Sandy Deny - Marianne Faithful - Peter Paul & Mary - The Irish Rovers - Kingston Trio - Bobby Darin - Bobby Vinton - Melanie - Jose Feliciano Gram Parsons - Dion - The Mamas & the Papas - Hank Snow - Joan Baez - Steve Goodman - Mel Tillis - Arlo Guthrie - The Carter Family - Harry Belafonte - Simon & Garfunkle - Placido Domingo - Willie Nelson Anne Murray - The Highwaymen -n Tiny Tim - Flatt & Scruggs - Glen Campbell

Posted by Zuzu on Monday, 02/16/2015 @ 14:03pm

The Fireball's cover of Bottle of Wine went to #9 on the charts in 1967.

here is a live performance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFAy7_HROjo

The Fireball's Sugar Shack has the distinction to be the last #1 song on the R&B charts before the R&B charts went on hiatus.

Posted by Zuzu on Tuesday, 07/24/2018 @ 10:29am

Tom Paxton is one of the best songwriters and wrote many memorable, and well covered songs.
A nomination would be warranted

Posted by Mark on Tuesday, 07/24/2018 @ 11:37am

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