Happy Birthday Thomas Richard Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is an American folk singer-songwriter whose career spans more than sixty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Tom Paxton - Annie’s Going To Sing Her Song (live TV 1971) He is a music educator as well as an advocate for folk singers to combine traditional songs with new compositions. Paxton’s songs have been recorded by Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, the Weavers, Judy Collins, Sandy Denny, Joan Baez, Doc Watson,