The Don Juans (band)

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Tom Paxton and the Don Juans at the Spanish Ballroom, Tacoma, Washington, November 15, 2024. Left to right: Don Henry, Tom Paxton, Jon Vezner. Tom Paxton and the Don Juans at the Spanish Ballroom, Tacoma, Washington 02.jpg
Tom Paxton and the Don Juans at the Spanish Ballroom, Tacoma, Washington, November 15, 2024. Left to right: Don Henry, Tom Paxton, Jon Vezner.

The Don Juans is an American folk and country music duo comprising Don Henry and Jon Vezner. They won a Grammy Award for writing the song "Where've You Been". They accompanied Tom Paxton on his 2018 and 2019 UK tours, [1] [2] at the 2024 Winnipeg Folk Festival [3] and elsewhere. [4]

They also accompanied Tom Paxton on October 26, 2024, at The Birchmere Music Hall in Arlington, Virginia. Also on the bill was Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary fame who played the opening song with Paxton and a few songs with Paxton, Vezner and Henry as well as a set of his own.[ citation needed ] Jon Vezner is married to country and bluegrass artist Kathy Mattea. [5]

Before being known as the Don Juans, Henry and Vezner won the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Country Song for their "Where've You Been". [6]

References

  1. ↑ Coventry, Joe. "Tom Paxton and the Don Juans: Capstone Theatre, Liverpool: 13th April 2018". Nerve Magazine. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Tom Paxton and the Don Juans". The Kendal Brewery Arts Centre. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ "2024 Winnipeg Folk Festival Lineup Announced!". Winnipeg Folk Festival. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Tour dates: Past Shows". www.thedonjuans.com. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Jon Vezner". Yamaha. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Winners: 33rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1990)". Grammy Awards. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2019.


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