| dbpprop:abstract
|
- Thomas Richard Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is an American folk singer and singer-songwriter who has been writing, performing and recording music for over forty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. His songs have experienced enduring appeal, including modern standards such as "The Last Thing on My Mind", "Bottle of Wine", "Whose Garden Was This?", "The Marvelous Toy", and "Ramblin' Boy". Paxton's songs have been recorded by Pete Seeger and The Weavers, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Doc Watson, Harry Belafonte, Peter, Paul and Mary, The Kingston Trio, The Chad Mitchell Trio, John Denver, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, Willie Nelson, Flatt & Scruggs, The Fireballs, and many others. He has performed thousands of concerts around the world in such places as Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Holland, England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and all over the United States; and his songs have been translated into various languages. Paxton enjoys a strong relationship with fans throughout the world. Tom Paxton's songs can be emotionally affective and cover a wide range of topics, from the serious and profound to the lighthearted and comical. "What Did You Learn in School Today?" mocks the way children are often taught lies. "Jimmy Newman" is the story of a dying soldier, and "My Son John" is a moving song about a soldier who comes back home and can't even begin to describe what he's been through. "Beau John" is a civil rights era song about taking a stand against racial injustice. "A Thousand Years" tells the chilling tale of Neo-Nazi uprising, and "Train for Auschwitz" is about the Holocaust. "On the Road to Srebrenica" is about Muslims who were killed in a 1995 massacre in Bosnia and Herzegovina. "The Bravest" is a song about the firefighters who gave their lives while trying to save others on September 11, 2001. Then there are Paxton's "short shelf life songs", which are topical songs about current events and things in the news. These songs can be lighthearted and comical, or serious depending on the situation, and they change all the time as new ones are written and old ones can reappear as things seem to have a way of cycling around in this world. They include: "In Florida", about the 2000 election scandal; "Without DeLay", a song about the former congressman; "Bobbitt", about the John and Lorena Bobbitt fiasco; "Little Bitty Gun", which lampoons Nancy Reagan; "I'm Changing My Name to Chrysler", about the controversial federal loan guarantee to Chrysler in 1979 (which was rewritten in 2008 as "I Am Changing My Name to Fannie Mae" about the 700 billion dollar "bailout of the U.S. financial system"); "The Ballad of Spiro Agnew", and "Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation" (which became "George W. Told the Nation" in 2007).
- Tom Paxton ist ein US-amerikanischer Folksänger, Singer-Songwriter und Kinderbuchautor.
- Thomas Richard Paxton je výrazně sociálně angažovaný americký folkový písničkář, zpěvák a kytarista. Narodil se v Chicagu, od roku 1948 jeho rodina žila v Oklahomě. Během vojenské služby (1959) se seznámil s Pete Seegerem a dalšími americkými folkaři. Po vojně žil v New Yorku a vystupoval v tamních klubech (od r. 1960). Za nejlepší bývají považována jeho první dvě alba I'm the Man That Built the Bridges [live] (Gaslight, 1962) a Ramblin' Boy (Elektra, 1964). K nejznámějším písním patří The Last Thing On My Mind, dětem určená píseň Goin´ To The ZOO a I Can´t Help But Wonder Where I´m Bound (u nás hrála kroměřížská skupina SIROTCI pod názvem Starý tulák). Tom Paxton se účastní řady folkových festivalů a jeho popularita kulminuje kolem r. 1969. Pod vlivem Jacquese Brela se počátkem 70. let pokouší dát svým písním složitější aranže. Jeho písně byly často přebírány (m.j. Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, Move, John Denver, Peter, Paul & Mary, Willie Nelson). Od poloviny 70. let žije Tom Paxton v Anglii a jeho tvůrčí aktivita v tomto období klesá. V současnosti žije Tom Paxton se svou ženou Midge v Alexandrii ve Virginii. Mají dvě dcery Jennifer a Kate a tři vnuky Chritophera, Seana a Petera, kteří jsou pro něj velkou inspirací ve tvorbě písniček pro děti.
- Thomas Richard Paxton est un chanteur et compositeur folk américain. Ses chansons ont été reprises et enregistrées par des artistes plus connus: Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Harry Belafonte, Dolly Parton ou Willie Nelson. En France, Graeme Allwright a traduit et chanté les chansons: What did you learn in School today ? (Qu'as-tu appris à l'école mon fils ?) et Bottle of Wine (Jolie bouteille). Steve Waring a interprété Ranblin' boy (Errer sans fin) et I give you the morning (Je te donne l'aurore). Claude François a chanté la version française de "The marvelous toy" (Le jouet extraordinaire).
- Thomas Richard Paxton er en amerikansk musiker, folk- og protestsanger og låtskriver. Han er mest kjent for sanger som «The Last Thing on My Mind», «I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound», «Going to the Zoo», samt «I Give You the Morning». Paxtons sanger har blitt brukt av Pete Seeger, The Weavers, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Doc Watson, Harry Belafonte, Peter, Paul and Mary, The Carter Family, The Kingston Trio, Chad Mitchell Trio, John Denver, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Harry Belafonte, Porter Wagoner, Eric Andersen, Willie Nelson, Flatt & Scruggs, The Fireballs, Plácido Domingo, Arlo Guthrie, Nanci Griffith, Marianne Faithfull, Chet Atkins, Glen Campbell, Neil Diamond, Gene Clark, Gram Parsons, Rick Danko, Mary Hopkin, Marie Fredriksson, Joe Dassin, The Pogues, The Seekers, Fred Åkerström og en rekke andre. Han har hatt en mengde konserter over hele verden og sangene har vært oversatt til en rekke språk.
- Thomas Richard Paxton (nascido em 31 de Outubro de 1937) é um cantor e compositor norte-americano de folk music que tem escrito, cantado, se apresentado e gravando músicas por mais de 40 anos. Em 2009, Paxton recebeu o Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Tom Paxton, fullständigt namn Thomas Richard Paxton, född 31 oktober 1937 i Chicago, Illinois, USA, är en amerikansk folkmusikinspirerad trubadur och protestsångare som i huvudsak skriver sina egna låtar och framför dem till akustisk gitarr. Paxton skriver allt från kärlekssånger och barnvisor, till politisk satir och antikrigssånger. Ett av Paxtons kännetecken är hans så kallade "Short Shelf Life Songs" som är korta låtar på några enstaka rader där Paxton kommenterar aktuella händelser. Sångerna har en humoristisk slutknorr, men på grund av aktualiteten ett kort "bäst-före datum". Bland hans mest kända sånger återfinns bland annat "The Last Thing on My Mind", "I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound", "Goin' to the Zoo", "Outward Bound", "What Did You Learn in School Today", "Ramblin' Boy" och "I Give You the Morning". Den senare spelade Fred Åkerström in med sin egen svenska text som "Jag ger dig min morgon".
|
| rdfs:comment
|
- Thomas Richard Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is an American folk singer and singer-songwriter who has been writing, performing and recording music for over forty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. His songs have experienced enduring appeal, including modern standards such as "The Last Thing on My Mind", "Bottle of Wine", "Whose Garden Was This?", "The Marvelous Toy", and "Ramblin' Boy".
- Tom Paxton ist ein US-amerikanischer Folksänger, Singer-Songwriter und Kinderbuchautor.
- Thomas Richard Paxton je výrazně sociálně angažovaný americký folkový písničkář, zpěvák a kytarista. Narodil se v Chicagu, od roku 1948 jeho rodina žila v Oklahomě. Během vojenské služby (1959) se seznámil s Pete Seegerem a dalšími americkými folkaři. Po vojně žil v New Yorku a vystupoval v tamních klubech (od r. 1960). Za nejlepší bývají považována jeho první dvě alba I'm the Man That Built the Bridges [live] (Gaslight, 1962) a Ramblin' Boy (Elektra, 1964).
- Thomas Richard Paxton est un chanteur et compositeur folk américain. Ses chansons ont été reprises et enregistrées par des artistes plus connus: Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Harry Belafonte, Dolly Parton ou Willie Nelson. En France, Graeme Allwright a traduit et chanté les chansons: What did you learn in School today ? (Qu'as-tu appris à l'école mon fils ?) et Bottle of Wine (Jolie bouteille).
- Thomas Richard Paxton er en amerikansk musiker, folk- og protestsanger og låtskriver. Han er mest kjent for sanger som «The Last Thing on My Mind», «I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound», «Going to the Zoo», samt «I Give You the Morning».
- Thomas Richard Paxton (nascido em 31 de Outubro de 1937) é um cantor e compositor norte-americano de folk music que tem escrito, cantado, se apresentado e gravando músicas por mais de 40 anos. Em 2009, Paxton recebeu o Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Tom Paxton, fullständigt namn Thomas Richard Paxton, född 31 oktober 1937 i Chicago, Illinois, USA, är en amerikansk folkmusikinspirerad trubadur och protestsångare som i huvudsak skriver sina egna låtar och framför dem till akustisk gitarr. Paxton skriver allt från kärlekssånger och barnvisor, till politisk satir och antikrigssånger.
|
![[RDF Data]](/statics/sw-cube.png)
