Paul Thorn What The Hell Is Goin' On? Lunchbox

Brand new! To commemorate the release of Paul's latest CD we are offering something near and dear to his heart - a bona fide, old-school lunchbox. (He's a collector.) This midday meal caddy features Paul's own What The Hell Is Goin' On? cover artwork, and it just might end up being a collector's item. Be sure to buy a second one for stashing all the money you save packing your Spam sandwiches to work every day.

(Thermos not included. If only there was something akin to a flask available for liquid transport...)

Pimps and Preachers

Produced by Sweet T & Black Eyed Pea (Released 2010)
Paul reveals another layer of his fascinating history on this brand new release, addressing that subject on the title cut and in the intriguing "family portrait" he painted for the cover.

Track List

1.  You're Not The Only One


2. Pimps & Preachers


3. Tequila Is Good For The Heart


4. Love Scar


5. Weeds In My Roses


6. Better Days Ahead


7. Ray Ann's Shoes


8. You Might Be Wrong


9. Buckskin Jones


10. I Hope I'm Doing This Right


11. I Don't Like Half The Folks I Love


12. Nona Lisa


13. That's Life

Mission Temple Fireworks Stand

Produced by Sweet T & Black Eyed Pea (Released 2002)
"The songs and characters on this album will hopefully tell you a little bit about the road I've traveled, the people I've met, and some things I've learned along the way."
  — Paul Thorn

Track List

1. Everybody Looks Good At The Starting Line


2. Rise Up


3. Downtown Babylon


4. Mission Temple Fireworks Stand


5. Things Left Undone


6. There's Something Out There


7. Even Heroes Die


8. Ain't Livin' In Sin No More


9. Sister Ruby's House Of Prayer


10. Angel Too Soon


11. Nothin' But The Devil


12. I'm A Lucky Man

Thorn has been pleasing crowds for years with his muscular brand of roots music - bluesy, rocking and thoroughly Southern, yet also speaking universal truths. The Tupelo, Mississippi native worked in a furniture factory, jumped out of airplanes, and was a professional boxer before sharing his experiences with the world as a singer-songwriter. Pimps and Preachers, which topped the Americana charts for three weeks and broke into the Billboard Top 100, perfectly exemplified the vivid scope of his songwriting and illuminated his family background. While his father is a Church of God Pentecostal Minister, his uncle (his father's brother) spent time as a pimp, and Thorn was influenced by both of these men. Mining these "saint and sinner" scenarios, Thorn crafted a disc that All Music Guide lauded as "a great rock & roll album," while The Nation labeled it "an incredible find."

When Thorn and his band hit the road, he'll be performing both his captivating originals and these favored covers, because, as he says, "there are so many great writers out there whose songs need to be heard." Thorn also might slip in a new song or two as he already has started writing more songs of his own for the next album.