Paul Clayton

About

Paul Clayton (born Paul Clayton Worthington; March 3, 1931 – March 30, 1967) was an American folksinger and folklorist who was prominent in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s. A graduate of the University of Virginia, where he earned a master's degree in Folklore, Clayton specialized in traditional music, primarily New England sea shanties and ballads as well as Appalachian songs. He became interested in the first of these as a youngster and began playing guitar as a teen.

Top Tracks

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   Who's Gonna Buy You Ribbons

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   The Devil's Question

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   Last Cigarette

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   Green Rocky Road

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   The Maid of Amsterdam

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   False Love

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   The Dying Sailor to His Shipmates

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   Boney Was A Warrior

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