Paul Thorn News

Singer/songwriter paul Thorn has released nine albums. He has been featured on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" The first concert Paul Thorn attended was the show he opened for Sting.

The Paul Thorn Band will combine Southern soul and rock music in its upcoming concert at the Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Huey Lewis, front, and The News, one of the most successful bands of the 1980s, will perform in St.

Submitted by Collins Parker on June 10, 2008 - 1:13pm. Some very tough choices tonight.

A record-setting quarter of a million people spent part of Memorial Day weekend attending Riverfest in downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock.

Noted almost as much for his humor and storytelling as for his rootsy, reflective songs, Paul Thorn has amassed a devoted following of fans who say his original brand of music is best experienced live.

Singer/songwriter and boxer Paul Thorn was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, birthplace of the blues and Elvis Presley. via KUT-FM Austin

Published 12:00 am PDT Sunday, April 20, 2008 Story appeared in TICKET section, Page unknown39 John Ascuaga's Nugget debuts two acts in its Celebrity Theater this weekend. via Sacbee.com

“I'll be a human bottle rocket and I'll go off with a bang”

Paul Thorn is somebody you need to listen to if you haven't already. This Pentecostal preacher's kid from Tupelo, Mississippi, has done a bit of everything, as a furniture maker, boxer and journeyman ... via CMT.com

“I've got a picture on my wall at the house of him hitting me on the jaw with a straight right, and I hang it there with pride”

Look closely when Paul Thorn sings and you might see a scar that boxing legend Roberto Duran gave him 20 years ago.

Thorn, now a singer-songwriter who has been covered by Toby Keith and has opened for Sting, Jeff Beck and Mark Knopfler, was a 23-year-old factory worker and part-time boxer when he took on Duran in 1988.

Although he was ranked the No. 9 middleweight in America (he was 13-2 at the time), Thorn couldn't defeat Duran, who entered with an 83-9 record. But he did last six rounds before the fight was stopped because of a bad cut on Thorn's lip. Read more

“I watch you as you sleep/There's a silent celebration for every breath you breathe.”

Brian Mansfield focuses his attention forward in a preview of tracks from a number of interesting forthcoming albums. via USA Today

“Tupelo Mississippi's second most famous singer", mixes a strong sense of humor with his southern fried tunes and Jessi Colter is a veteran of the "Outlaw Country”

News : Del McCoury Band to Premiere on High Definition Mountain Stage Television BMNN wrote: on Jan. via Cybergrass

Two essential artists will be featured in performances at the Coach House this weekend. via The Orange County Register

So long, 2007. It's been good to know you. Sometimes wonderful, sometimes wicked, you delivered high moments and heavy punches. via Commercial Dispatch

“Paul, you look slovenly. We've got to do something about your image.”

Tupelo native Paul Thorn has lived quite a life. The son of a Pentecostal preacher, Thorn had a career as professional boxer , has logged more than 100 jumps as a skydiver, and once paid the bills working at a ... via The Clarion-Ledger

“And by the time they've toasted the new year and have had a couple more dances, they'll be ready to eat. We're going to serve breakfast so they can stay right there and fellowship with friends.”

The parades, parties and community programs are pretty much behind us. For most, the focus turns now toward hearth and home and our personal celebration of this special time of the year. via Commercial Dispatch

“I asked him why he had to knock me out/And he summed it up real well”

EVERYMAN: "I feel like that character in that movie Forrest Gump ," Paul Thorn says. via Atlanta.creativeloafing.com

“If we cannot help deal with MDR-TB in South Africa, this will inevitably become a bigger problem for the UK and elsewhere. TB is airborne, it can travel, and helping control the crisis in South Africa will help protect the UK.”

A tuberculosis crisis in South Africa should act as a wake-up call to tackle the growing cases of the disease in the UK, a TB victim has warned. via Channel 4