Gary S.[Sanford] Paxton (born May 18, 1939, Coffeyville, Kansas, USA – died July 16, 2016, Branson, Missouri, USA) was an American record producer, singer/songwriter, arranger, record label founder and publisher. Paxton made it very clear that his name is Gary S. Paxton, not Gary Paxton. Best known for his legendary role for [m=134177]
By 1967 he had moved from Hollywood to Bakersfield, California where he founded Bakersfield International Records, focusing on the Honky-Tonk inspired Bakersfield Sound genre of country and western music.