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Thread #54320   Message #840913
Posted By: Phil Cooper
04-Dec-02 - 07:52 PM
Thread Name: Folk music (however you define it) on TV
Subject: RE: Folk music (however you define it) on TV
Years ago, the summer before I went to college (1973) I was watching the beginning of a Tom Jones variety special. I was about to turn it off (not being a Tom Jones fan), when he announced that Tom Paxton was one of the guests. This was after the album Tom Paxton 6 had been released on Elektra. I don't remember the other guests, and wondered what Tom Paxton would sing. He performed "Who's Garden Was This?" Then, in the obligatory duet with Tom Jones, they sang a bowlderized version of "Saturday Night." As the applause died from that nubmer, Tom Paxton walked to a darked set and performed one of my favorite songs, "Jimmy Newman." I was surprised to see that played on ABC. A shame this sort of thing doesn't happen more often on major TV outlets.