American big band leader, saxophonist, arranger, & publisher.
Born March 24, 1914 Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Died April 19, 1989 (age of 75) in Vero Beach, Florida, USA.
The George Eddy pseudonym was used mostly for songs Paxton wrote with
Mark Barkan &
Sandy Baron, including The Writing on the Wall, Let True Love Begin, Mr. Happiness, and Flying Blue Angels.
Paxton also played trombone but mostly saxophone.