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The Dixie Performing Arts & Academic Enrichment Center in Huntingdon will come alive Saturday, October 20 to the toe-tapping, soulful tunes of Paul Thorn – the first show of the Carroll Bank & Trust Concert Series. A little bit rocking, a little bit bluesy and completely Southern American, Paul Thorn’s Mississippi roots guarantee a live show that won’t disappoint.
Raised in Tupelo, Mississippi, steeped in the same culture and influences that nurtured a young Elvis Presley years before, Thorn soaked up some of the best that southern music has to offer. The son of a preacher man, he spent much of his childhood in church, participating in multiple weekly services with his father as well as at neighboring African American congregations, where he became entranced with the music he heard there.
Playing tambourine and singing in churches as early as age 3, Thorn has always been tied to music. But as he grew older, Tupelo didn’t offer much for professional musicians. Never one to shy from a challenge, Thorn made ends meet with a full-time job at a furniture factory and regular bouts in the boxing ring as a middleweight contender.