That’s how the teen-age Elvis, seeking an audition, answered Sam Phillips’ question of who he sounded like when Elvis met the celebrated head of Sun Records. Paul Thorn, another Tupelo, Mississippi, ...

Raised in Tupelo, Miss. (the birthplace of Elvis Presley), as the son of a Pentecostal preacher, singer/songwriter Paul Thorn is as Americana as they come. With his fifth album, the multi-textured “A ...

A Southern-tinged troubadour from Tupelo, Miss., Paul Thorn writes songs about pimps and preachers, tattoos and love scars. “Pimps & Preachers,” the title track for Thorn’s latest album, is inspired ...

It was a pleasure to stop by Paul Thorn's home outside of Tupelo this week to talk with him about his new album, "Life Is Just A Vapor." The interview was fun on its own, but made even more so by the ...

TUPELO — Paul Thorn's latest album is a survey of life's memorable moments, striking a perfect balance between humor and introspection. "Life Is Just A Vapor," released Friday, Feb. 21, was recorded ...

Before Paul Thorn made his living as a singer, he was a professional boxer. He also spent 12 years working at a furniture factory in his hometown of Tupelo, Miss. "I was the one that put springs in ...

Paul Thorn, the former boxer turned roots music singer-songwriter, delivered a knockout performance at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts on Friday. Thorn, whose music is a blend of blues ...

Preachers, Dean Martin, gospel music, and Elvis Presley's hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi all have a place in Paul Thorn's songs, and after twenty-something years of taking the long road to success he ...

One time around with the music business machine was enough for singer/songwriter Paul Thorn. Thorn was playing a pizza joint in his hometown, Tupelo, Miss., when an associate of Miles Copeland walked ...

Before he became a singer-songwriter, Tupelo, Miss.-native Paul Thornwas a middleweight boxer who one time fought champion Roberto Duran. The story has nothing to do with Thorn's subsequent musical ...

HUNTINGTON -- Armed with eight original CDs, a wicked good sense of humor, a killer five-piece band and a priceless smoky-blues voice, Tupelo, Miss., native Paul Thorn is making a return trip to the V ...

Mountain Stage has long been a magnet for those who view the world from their own refreshingly tilted axis, like Mississippi native Paul Thorn, who took the less traveled route to a career in music.