{{Infoboks musiker|hjemmeside=http://www.tompaxton.com|image=tom paxton concert.jpg|genre=[[Folkemusik|Folk]]|instrument=[[Guitar]], [[Vokal (musik)|vokal]]}}
'''Thomas Richard Paxton''' (født [[31. oktober]] [[1937]]) er en [[USA|Amerikansk]] [[Folkemusik|folk -]] [[singer-songwriter]], der har haft en musikkarriere, der spænder over mere end halvtreds år.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-paxton-mn0000934721/biography|title=All Music Bio}}</ref> I 2009 modtog Paxton en [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]].<ref name="TPaxGrammyClip">{{YouTube|Ivh6Y0NrIWA|Tom Paxton Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Announcement (brief video clip from the 51st Annual Grammy Awards telecast)|title=Tom Paxton Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Announcement (brief video clip from the 51st Annual Grammy Awards telecast)|id=Ivh6Y0NrIWA}}</ref><ref name="WashPostFeb2009">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/06/AR2009020603708.html?referrer=emailarticle Power Of Just Plain Folk, Tom Paxton Humbly Garners Life Grammy], J. Freedom du Lac,''[//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post Washington Post]'', February 7, 2009, p. C01</ref> Han er musikpædagog og har inspireret folkesangere til at kombinere traditionelle folkesange med nye [[komposition]]er.
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