Tom Pacheco

Although he has had success in Europe, songwriter Tom Pacheco is virtually unknown in America, which is somewhat of a mystery, since his songs are frequently brilliant and have been covered by countless folk and country artists. Pacheco was born November 4, 1946, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the son of jazz guitarist Tony Pacheco, and he had taken up his father's instrument by the time he was ten years old; by 19, he had released a solo album of original material, Turn Away from the Storm. He formed a psychedelic folk-rock group called the Ragamuffins, releasing a couple of...