A brief clip of Paxton was shown during the 51st Grammy Awards telecast on February 8, 2009, which announced his Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. " The Last Thing on My Mind" was included on Bravo Profiles Dolly Parton: Diamond in a Rhinestone World (aired September 6, 1999). His song "Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation" was included in an episode of American Experience entitled LBJ (1991). "Going to the Zoo" was also featured on an episode of Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show entitled "Zoo" (Season 1, Episode 9 aired, November 5, 1984). Paxton's song "Going to the Zoo" was included in an episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus entitled " It's the Arts (or: Intermission)" (Season 1, episode 13 aired Janurecorded January 4, 1970). Paxton's songs have been featured in the following movies: A Time for Burning (1966), Jennifer on My Mind (1971), Demolition Man (1993), The Family Man (2000), North Country (2005), and Spike (2008). He is noteworthy as a music educator as well as an advocate for folk singers to combine traditional songs with new compositions. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Tom Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is an American folk singer-songwriter who has had a music career spanning more than fifty years.
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