searching for a cover version of Tom Paxton's "The Last Thing On My Mind"

Michael Jørgensen

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Nov 14, 2007, 11:30:29 AM11/14/07

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Hi,

When I was a kid (in the late seventies) I heard Tom Paxton's song "The
Last Thing On My Mind". I'm looking for the name of the singer. It was a
cover version by a male. I believe he is blind (it's not Stevie Wonder).
The name sounded Spanish (or something like that).

Any ideas?

-Michael.

Magicon Inc.

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Nov 14, 2007, 10:39:20 AM11/14/07

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in article 473b22a5$0$21925$157c...@dreader1.cybercity.dk, Michael
Jørgensen at negr...@softhome.net wrote on 11/14/07 9:30 AM:

José Feliciano?

Paul Magnussen

Gerry

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Nov 14, 2007, 12:05:24 PM11/14/07

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In article <C36064B8.DEE2%magic...@earthlink.net>,
"Magicon Inc." <magic...@earthlink.net> wrote:

José, an a lot more people (list from lyricsplayground.com]

THE LAST THING ON MY MIND
(Tom Paxton)

Tom Paxton - 1964
Judy Collins - 1964
The Kingston Trio - 1965
Peter, Paul & Mary - 1965
Marianne Faithfull - 1965
The Seekers - 1966
Gram Parsons - 1966
Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton - 1967
Charley Pride - 1967
Anne Murray - 1968
José Feliciano - 1968
Jean Shepherd - 1968
Bill Anderson - 1969
Clarence White - 1969
Nana Mouskouri - 1969
Joan Baez - 1971
Neil Diamond - 1972
Glen Campbell - 1972
Joe Dassin - 1989
Country Gazette - 1991
Rodney Dillard - 1991
Carolyn Hester - 1999

Also recorded by: Wally Whyton; Sandy Denny; Hank Snow;
Daniel O'Donnell; Doc Watson; Rick Danko; Hank Locklin;
Gene Clark; Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs; The Dillards;
White Mountain Singers; Dennis Brown: .... and others.

Michael Jørgensen

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Nov 14, 2007, 12:09:54 PM11/14/07

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Magicon Inc. skrev:

Yep, that's him! Thanks for your quick reply :-)

-Michael.

Michael Black

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Nov 14, 2007, 12:40:52 PM11/14/07

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The description made it really easy.

There weren't that many spanish performers who were also blind, at least
not who recorded a song you were likely to stumble on.

The only songs I can think of by Jose Feliciano were covers of popular
songs.

Michael

Dav Vandenbroucke

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Nov 14, 2007, 5:37:04 PM11/14/07

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On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:05:24 -0800, Gerry <ever...@sunrise.net>
wrote:

>Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton - 1967

I'm rather glad I missed that one, although the Kingston Trio version
was pretty bad, too.

Neil Diamond's was good.

This is a song best sung solo.

Dav Vandenbroucke
davanden at cox dot net

Bill Kawalec

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Nov 14, 2007, 8:46:46 PM11/14/07

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"Dav Vandenbroucke" <dav_and_france...@compuserve.com> wrote in
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> On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:05:24 -0800, Gerry <ever...@sunrise.net>
> wrote:
>
>>Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton - 1967
>
> I'm rather glad I missed that one, although the Kingston Trio version
> was pretty bad, too.
>
> Neil Diamond's was good.

Neil Diamond. Good. Oxymoron.

Dav Vandenbroucke

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Nov 15, 2007, 5:35:24 PM11/15/07

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On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:46:46 -0500, "Bill Kawalec"
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>Neil Diamond. Good. Oxymoron.

Nope. You're wrong.

Bill Kawalec

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Nov 15, 2007, 8:35:48 PM11/15/07

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"Dav Vandenbroucke" <dav_and_france...@compuserve.com> wrote in

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> On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:46:46 -0500, "Bill Kawalec"
> <billk...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>Neil Diamond. Good. Oxymoron.
>
> Nope. You're wrong.

I once thought I was wrong, but I was mistaken...