Intuitive songwriting, powerful delivery, and understated humor define this bluesy rocker.

• Hailed as “the Mark Twain of Americana,” Mississippi-born Paul Thorn employs his full-bodied voice, gritty rock guitar, and skillful songwriting to explore subjects from the spiritual to the political with a rare candor.
• In 2012 Thorn released cover album What the Hell is Goin’ On?, which contains covers of songs by his favorite artists including Allen Toussaint, Lindsey Buckingham, and Ray Wylie Hubbard. Thorn explains, “None of these songs are cookie-cutter tunes like you hear on the radio today. They all have real depth, which is very appealing to me.”
• Thorn’s edgy 2010 release, Pimps and Preachers, topped the Americana charts for three weeks and broke into the Billboard Top 100.
• “His ability to tell stories comes through in his thought-provoking, inspirational lyrics about the good, the bad, and everything in between.”—NPR