Artist Name
Paul Thorn

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What the Hell Is Goin' On (2012)	Pimps and Preachers (2010)	Are You With Me (2004)
Mission Temple Fireworks (2002)	Mission Temple Fireworks (2002)	Hammer and Nail (1997)
Ain't Love Strange (0)	A Long Way From Tupelo (0)

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American

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Blues

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1964

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3 users Paul Thorn - Pimps and Preachers
3 users Paul Thorn - I Don't Like Half the Folks I Love
3 users Paul Thorn - Long Way From Tupelo
3 users Paul Thorn - Ain't Love Strange
3 users Paul Thorn - You're Not the Only One


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Thorn was born in Wisconsin, but as an infant his family moved and he was raised in Tupelo, Mississippi. He is also the cousin of Stan Thorn, a keyboardist for the band Shenandoah and Kay Bain's Saturday Mornin' Band on the WTVA Saturday morning series, The Mornin' Show.
Before his professional music career began, he was briefly a professional boxer, having fought a nationally-televised fight against former world champion Roberto Durán, and also won the Mid-South Middleweight Championship in Memphis, Tennessee. After a few years of working in a local furniture factory and playing in local clubs, he was discovered by music professional Miles Copeland (brother of The Police drummer Stewart Copeland), was signed to a recording contract with A&M Records and recorded his first album, Hammer & Nail in 1997, followed by seven more albums. In early 2008, he enjoyed national TV performance appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

His album Pimps and Preach­ers, de­buted­ at No. 83 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album was released on June 22, 2010. It is the highest position he has had on these charts. He is currently on tour promoting the album.

Thorn has toured as an opening act for Huey Lewis & the News, Sting, John Prine, Marianne Faithful, Mark Knopfler, Robert Cray, Bonnie Raitt, Toby Keith and Jeff Beck.

His latest album "What the Hell is Going On" was the #12 Most Played Album of 2012 on the AMA Chart.

2012's What The Hell Is Going On is Thorn's second record to debut on the BIllboard Top 100 during its first week of release


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