Article: TOPICAL TROUBADOR IF IT HAPPENED, TOM PAXTON PROBABLY PUT IT TO MUSIC.(Spotlight)

Byline: John Lehndorff, Rocky Mountain News

Tom Paxton isn't sure yet whether he'll write a song about Hurricane Katrina, but he's already started jotting down some ideas.

"I do like the sound of the word FEMA. I think there might be something there," said Paxton, calling from his home in Alexandria, Va. He performs Saturday at Swallow Hill with Denver musician Rich Moore.

The veteran tunesmith might well be the all-time heavyweight champ of topical songwriting. Starting with Talking Vietnam Potluck Blues and the Ballad of Spiro Agnew, Paxton has written about every blip on the national radar, including Let's Go to Michael Jackson's House, the ...

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