I had seen the note about Tom Paxton's Lifetime Achievement Award on his website but like a number of other people on this thread was not about to put up with three hours of crap just to hear his name mentioned. He is, as Wesley S notes, a true American treasure.

To Roger in Baltimore......if you listen to Paxton's "Live in the UK" CD, he tells the story about his daughter being told that "Last Thing On My Mind" was a traditional Scottish folk song. He also gives this little self-deprecating piece about "Last Thing....."

(Sing to the tune of The Last Thing On My Mind")

Well I met this young girl at a folk club
Like you do, like you do
So I bought her a drink and we chatted
Wouldn't you, wouldn't you
And after the show, she invited me home
And she said we were two of a kind
Then she played me every record that Tom Paxton ever made
And you know that was the last thing on my mind