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Hoyt Axton

March 25, 2023

Hoyt Wayne Axton (March 25, 1938 – October 26, 1999)[1] was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He became prominent in the early 1960s, establishing himself on the West Coast as a folk singer with an earthy style and powerful voice. Among his best-known songs are "Joy to the World", "The Pusher", "No No Song", "Greenback Dollar", "Della and the Dealer", and "Never Been to Spain".[2]

Hoyt Axton
Hoyt Axton on July 4, 1976
Background information
Birth nameHoyt Wayne Axton
Born(1938-03-25)March 25, 1938
Duncan, Oklahoma, U.S.
OriginComanche, Oklahoma
DiedOctober 26, 1999(1999-10-26) (aged 61)
Victor, Montana, U.S.
GenresCountry, folk, blues, rock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actor
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1960–1999
Website

He was a prolific character actor, appearing in dozens of film and television roles over several decades, memorably as a father figure in a number of films, including The Black Stallion (1979) and Gremlins (1984).

Early life

Born in Duncan, Oklahoma, Axton spent his preteen years in Comanche, Oklahoma, with his brother, John.[3] His mother, Mae Boren Axton, a songwriter, co-wrote the classic rock 'n' roll song "Heartbreak Hotel", which became a major hit for Elvis Presley.[4] Some of Hoyt's own songs were later recorded by Presley. Axton's father, John Thomas Axton,[5] was a naval officer stationed in Jacksonville, Florida; the family joined him there in 1949.

Axton graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in 1956 and left town after Knauer's Hardware Store burned down on graduation night, a prank gone wrong.[6]

He attended Oklahoma State University on a scholarship,[4] and he played football for the school, but he left to enlist in the US Navy. In the Navy, Axton held the rank of petty officer second class and served on two ships, the USS Princeton (CV-37) and the USS Ranger (CVA-61).[2]

Axton was the first cousin of David Boren, who served as governor of Oklahoma and three terms in the United States Senate, and as president of the University of Oklahoma.[7]

Career

After his discharge from the Navy, Axton began singing folk songs in coffee houses and nightclubs in Southern California. In the early 1960s, he released his first folk album, The Balladeer (recorded at The Troubadour), which included his song "Greenback Dollar". It became a 1963 hit for The Kingston Trio.[2]

Axton released numerous albums throughout the 1960s and '70s. He produced Tales From The Ozone, a 1975 album by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, and he had many minor hits of his own, such as "Boney Fingers", "When the Morning Comes", and 1979's "Della and the Dealer".[4] His vocal style featured his distinctive bass-baritone (which later deepened to near-bass) and use of characterization.

Axton first appeared on television in a David L. Wolper ABC production of The Story of a Folksinger (1963). He appeared on Hootenanny, hosted by Jack Linkletter, during this period. In 1965, he was in an episode of Bonanza[4] where he sang duets with Pernell Roberts. In 1966, he made his film debut in the film Smoky playing the role of Fred Denton, the evil brother of the character played by actor Fess Parker. He became well known in the 1970s and 1980s through his film roles, including The Black Stallion (1979), Heart Like a Wheel (1983), and Gremlins (1984). His television appearances included WKRP In Cincinnati (1979) and Diff'rent Strokes (1984, 1985). In 1980, he sang the theme song to the short-lived series Flo, and he appeared in the episode "You Gotta Have Hoyt". Axton sang the jingle "The Ballad of Big Mac", touting McDonald's Big Mac onscreen in a 1969 commercial he filmed for the hamburger franchise, as well as "Head For the Mountains" in voice-overs for Busch Beer in the 1980s. He appeared in a Pizza Hut commercial in 1985, and in a TV spot for FTD Florists with Merlin Olsen in 1989.[citation needed]

Axton's most lasting contributions were songs made famous by others: "Joy to the World" (Three Dog Night) and "Never Been to Spain" (Three Dog Night, Elvis Presley); "Greenback Dollar" (the Kingston Trio); "The Pusher" and "Snowblind Friend" (Steppenwolf); "No No Song" (Ringo Starr); and an array of other songs covered by singers such as Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, John Denver, Nina Simone, Waylon Jennings, Martha Reeves, Jonathan Edwards, Glen Campbell, and Anne Murray. Axton sang duets with Linda Ronstadt on the songs "Lion in the Winter" and "When the Morning Comes" (a top-40 country hit), and with Tanya Tucker on "You Taught Me How To Cry." His composition "Joy to the World", as performed by Three Dog Night, was number one on the charts for six straight weeks in 1971, making it the top hit of the year. He named his record label Jeremiah after the bullfrog mentioned in the song.[2]

Personal life and death

Axton was married four times; the first three ended in divorce.[2] He had five children.[2]

Axton struggled with cocaine addiction, and several of his songs, including "The Pusher", "Snowblind Friend", and "No No Song", partly reflect his negative drug experiences.[2] He was a proponent of medical marijuana use for many years until his wife Deborah and he were arrested in February 1997 at their Montana home for possession of about 500 g (1.1 lb) of marijuana. His wife later explained that she offered Axton marijuana to relieve his pain and stress following his 1995 stroke. They were fined and given deferred sentences. Axton never fully recovered from his stroke, and he used a wheelchair much of the time afterwards. Axton died at age 61 at his home in Victor, Montana, on October 26, 1999, after suffering two heart attacks in two weeks.[2][8][9]

On November 1, 2007, Axton and his mother Mae were both inducted posthumously into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in Muskogee, Oklahoma.[10][11]

Discography

Albums

Year Album Chart positions Label
US Country US CAN Country
1962 The Balladeer — — — Horizon
1963 Greenback Dollar — — — Horizon
1963 Thunder'n Lightnin' — — — Horizon
1963 Saturday's Child — — — Horizon
1964 Hoyt Axton Explodes! — — — Vee Jay
1964 Long Old Road — — — Vee Jay
1965 Mr. Greenback Dollar Man — — — Surrey
1965 Hoyt Axton Sings Bessie Smith — — — Exodus
1969 My Griffin Is Gone — — — Columbia
1971 Joy to the World — — — Capitol
1971 Country Anthem — — — Capitol
1973 Less Than the Song — — — A&M
1974 Life Machine 21 — —
1975 Southbound 27 188 —
1976 Fearless 26 171 —
1977 Snowblind Friend 36 — — MCA
1978 Road Songs 40 — — A&M
Free Sailin' 42 — — MCA
1979 A Rusty Old Halo 27 — 14 Jeremiah
1980 Where Did the Money Go? 31 — —
1981 Live! 30 — —
1982 Pistol Packin' Mama 41 — —
1984 American Dreams — — — Global
1990 Spin of the Wheel — — — DPI
1996 Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog – – – Youngheart Music
1998 The A&M Years[12] — — —

Singles

Year Single Chart Positions Album
US Country US
[13]		 CAN Country CAN CAN AC
1963 "Greenback Dollar" — — — — — Greenback Dollar
1973 "Sweet Misery" — — — — — Less Than the Song
1974 "When the Morning Comes" (with Linda Ronstadt) 10 54 1 72 20 Life Machine
"Boney Fingers" (with Renee Armand)[14] 8 — 8 — 31
1975 "Nashville" 61 106 — — — Southbound
"Speed Trap" — 105 — — —
"Lion in the Winter" (with Linda Ronstadt) 57 — — — —
"In a Young Girl's Mind" — — — — —
1976 "Flash of Fire" 18 — 9 — — Fearless
"Evangelina" — — — — —
1977 "You're the Hangnail in My Life" 57 — 42 — — Snowblind Friend
"Little White Moon" 65 — — — —
1979 "Della and the Dealer" 17 — — — — A Rusty Old Halo
"A Rusty Old Halo" 14 — — — —
1980 "Wild Bull Rider" 21 — — — —
"Evangelina" 37 — 44 — —
"Boozers Are Losers (When Benders Don't End)" — — — — — Where Did the Money Go
"Where Did the Money Go" 80 — — — —
1981 "Flo's Yellow Rose" 78 — — — — single only
"The Devil" 86 — — — — Live!
"(We've Got To) Win This One" — — — — — single only
1982 "(When You Dance) You Do Not Tango" — — — — — Where Did the Money Go
"There Stands the Glass" — — — — — Pistol Packin' Mama
"Pistol Packin' Mama" — — — — —
1983 "Warm Storms and Wild Flowers" — — — — —
"If You're a Cowboy" — — — — — single only

Music videos

Year Video
1990 "Heartbreak Hotel"
Year Video
1990 "Mountain Right"

Selected list of songs

Among Axton's best-known compositions (or co-writing credits) are:

"Della and the Dealer" became a minor hit in the UK after extensive playing by DJ Terry Wogan on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast program of the time.[citation needed]

Film and television appearances

Film appearances

Axton also contributed songs for the films The Legend of Hillbilly John (1972), Buster and Billie (1974) and Mitchell (1975).

Television appearances

Several songs for the 1977 film Outlaw Blues were composed by Axton and sung by Peter Fonda.[16]

The Rousters was a short-lived television comedy adventure series (1983) with Axton as 'Cactus' Jack Slade. The show starred Chad Everett as Wyatt Earp III, the grandson of the legendary Wyatt Earp, and Jim Varney as his dim-witted brother, Evan.

In 1992 Axton narrated "The Alaska Highway: 1942-1992," a documentary on the history of the Alaska Highway which was produced by public television station KAKM of Anchorage and shown nationally on PBS. In the mid-1990s, Axton was chosen to host and narrate the profile series Life and Times on The Nashville Network, in which a different country music figure was spotlighted each hour. His voice was heard throughout and he was seen on-camera doing the introduction and closing of each show in which he participated.

Axton also showed up as the narrator for two documentaries of the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Race in 1982 and 1983 called Desperate Dreams.

References

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records, Ltd. p. 34. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Oliver, Myrna (October 27, 1999). "Hoyt Axton, Singer, Character Actor and Hit Songwriter, Dies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  3. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Hoyt Axton". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d Pareles, Jon (October 27, 1999). "Hoyt Axton, 61, Songwriter, Singer and Actor in Movies". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Hoyt Axton Biography (1938–)". filmreference.com.
  6. ^ Cohen, Larry. . Larry Cohen Productions. Archived from the original on August 20, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  7. ^ "Axton, Mae Boren (1914–1997)". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  8. ^ Hinckley, David (October 27, 1999). "Songwriter Hoyt Axton Dead at 61 In Montana". Daily News. New York. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  9. ^ Burke, Brad (October 27, 1999). . Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  10. ^ Downing, Jim (November 17, 2007). . Tulsa Today. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  11. ^ Smoot, D. E. "'Thank God I'm from Oklahoma,' inductee says". Muskogee Phoenix. Muskogee, Oklahoma. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  12. ^ Adams, Greg (n.d.). "Hoyt Axton: The A&M Years". AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  13. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8.
  14. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs, 1944–2005. Record Research Inc. p. 35. ISBN 9780898201659.
  15. ^ "The Hoyt Axton Country Western Boogie Woogie Gospel Rock and Roll Show". IMDb. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  16. ^ "Outlaw Blues (1977) – Overview". TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  • Allen, Bob (1998). "Hoyt Axton". In Kingsbury, Paul (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 23. ISBN 0-19-511671-2. LCCN 97-5362.

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  • "Hoyt Axton". Find a Grave. Retrieved March 27, 2008.
  • Hoyt Axton at Oklahoma Country Music Hall of Fame
  • "Axton, Hoyt Wayne (1938–1999)". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved January 5, 2018.

March 25, 2023
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Hoyt Wayne Axton March 25 1938 October 26 1999 1 was an American singer songwriter guitarist and actor He became prominent in the early 1960s establishing himself on the West Coast as a folk singer with an earthy style and powerful voice Among his best known songs are Joy to the World The Pusher No No Song Greenback Dollar Della and the Dealer and Never Been to Spain 2 Hoyt AxtonHoyt Axton on July 4 1976Background informationBirth nameHoyt Wayne AxtonBorn 1938 03 25 March 25 1938Duncan Oklahoma U S OriginComanche OklahomaDiedOctober 26 1999 1999 10 26 aged 61 Victor Montana U S GenresCountry folk blues rockOccupation s Singer songwriter actorInstrument s Vocals guitarYears active1960 1999WebsiteOfficial website He was a prolific character actor appearing in dozens of film and television roles over several decades memorably as a father figure in a number of films including The Black Stallion 1979 and Gremlins 1984 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life and death 4 Discography 4 1 Albums 4 2 Singles 4 3 Music videos 5 Selected list of songs 6 Film and television appearances 6 1 Film appearances 6 2 Television appearances 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditBorn in Duncan Oklahoma Axton spent his preteen years in Comanche Oklahoma with his brother John 3 His mother Mae Boren Axton a songwriter co wrote the classic rock n roll song Heartbreak Hotel which became a major hit for Elvis Presley 4 Some of Hoyt s own songs were later recorded by Presley Axton s father John Thomas Axton 5 was a naval officer stationed in Jacksonville Florida the family joined him there in 1949 Axton graduated from Robert E Lee High School in 1956 and left town after Knauer s Hardware Store burned down on graduation night a prank gone wrong 6 He attended Oklahoma State University on a scholarship 4 and he played football for the school but he left to enlist in the US Navy In the Navy Axton held the rank of petty officer second class and served on two ships the USS Princeton CV 37 and the USS Ranger CVA 61 2 Axton was the first cousin of David Boren who served as governor of Oklahoma and three terms in the United States Senate and as president of the University of Oklahoma 7 Career EditAfter his discharge from the Navy Axton began singing folk songs in coffee houses and nightclubs in Southern California In the early 1960s he released his first folk album The Balladeer recorded at The Troubadour which included his song Greenback Dollar It became a 1963 hit for The Kingston Trio 2 Axton released numerous albums throughout the 1960s and 70s He produced Tales From The Ozone a 1975 album by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen and he had many minor hits of his own such as Boney Fingers When the Morning Comes and 1979 s Della and the Dealer 4 His vocal style featured his distinctive bass baritone which later deepened to near bass and use of characterization Axton first appeared on television in a David L Wolper ABC production of The Story of a Folksinger 1963 He appeared on Hootenanny hosted by Jack Linkletter during this period In 1965 he was in an episode of Bonanza 4 where he sang duets with Pernell Roberts In 1966 he made his film debut in the film Smoky playing the role of Fred Denton the evil brother of the character played by actor Fess Parker He became well known in the 1970s and 1980s through his film roles including The Black Stallion 1979 Heart Like a Wheel 1983 and Gremlins 1984 His television appearances included WKRP In Cincinnati 1979 and Diff rent Strokes 1984 1985 In 1980 he sang the theme song to the short lived series Flo and he appeared in the episode You Gotta Have Hoyt Axton sang the jingle The Ballad of Big Mac touting McDonald s Big Mac onscreen in a 1969 commercial he filmed for the hamburger franchise as well as Head For the Mountains in voice overs for Busch Beer in the 1980s He appeared in a Pizza Hut commercial in 1985 and in a TV spot for FTD Florists with Merlin Olsen in 1989 citation needed Axton s most lasting contributions were songs made famous by others Joy to the World Three Dog Night and Never Been to Spain Three Dog Night Elvis Presley Greenback Dollar the Kingston Trio The Pusher and Snowblind Friend Steppenwolf No No Song Ringo Starr and an array of other songs covered by singers such as Joan Baez Arlo Guthrie John Denver Nina Simone Waylon Jennings Martha Reeves Jonathan Edwards Glen Campbell and Anne Murray Axton sang duets with Linda Ronstadt on the songs Lion in the Winter and When the Morning Comes a top 40 country hit and with Tanya Tucker on You Taught Me How To Cry His composition Joy to the World as performed by Three Dog Night was number one on the charts for six straight weeks in 1971 making it the top hit of the year He named his record label Jeremiah after the bullfrog mentioned in the song 2 Personal life and death EditAxton was married four times the first three ended in divorce 2 He had five children 2 Axton struggled with cocaine addiction and several of his songs including The Pusher Snowblind Friend and No No Song partly reflect his negative drug experiences 2 He was a proponent of medical marijuana use for many years until his wife Deborah and he were arrested in February 1997 at their Montana home for possession of about 500 g 1 1 lb of marijuana His wife later explained that she offered Axton marijuana to relieve his pain and stress following his 1995 stroke They were fined and given deferred sentences Axton never fully recovered from his stroke and he used a wheelchair much of the time afterwards Axton died at age 61 at his home in Victor Montana on October 26 1999 after suffering two heart attacks in two weeks 2 8 9 On November 1 2007 Axton and his mother Mae were both inducted posthumously into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in Muskogee Oklahoma 10 11 Discography EditAlbums Edit Year Album Chart positions LabelUS Country US CAN Country1962 The Balladeer Horizon1963 Greenback Dollar Horizon1963 Thunder n Lightnin Horizon1963 Saturday s Child Horizon1964 Hoyt Axton Explodes Vee Jay1964 Long Old Road Vee Jay1965 Mr Greenback Dollar Man Surrey1965 Hoyt Axton Sings Bessie Smith Exodus1969 My Griffin Is Gone Columbia1971 Joy to the World Capitol1971 Country Anthem Capitol1973 Less Than the Song A amp M1974 Life Machine 21 1975 Southbound 27 188 1976 Fearless 26 171 1977 Snowblind Friend 36 MCA1978 Road Songs 40 A amp MFree Sailin 42 MCA1979 A Rusty Old Halo 27 14 Jeremiah1980 Where Did the Money Go 31 1981 Live 30 1982 Pistol Packin Mama 41 1984 American Dreams Global1990 Spin of the Wheel DPI1996 Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog Youngheart Music1998 The A amp M Years 12 Singles Edit Year Single Chart Positions AlbumUS Country US 13 CAN Country CAN CAN AC1963 Greenback Dollar Greenback Dollar1973 Sweet Misery Less Than the Song1974 When the Morning Comes with Linda Ronstadt 10 54 1 72 20 Life Machine Boney Fingers with Renee Armand 14 8 8 311975 Nashville 61 106 Southbound Speed Trap 105 Lion in the Winter with Linda Ronstadt 57 In a Young Girl s Mind 1976 Flash of Fire 18 9 Fearless Evangelina 1977 You re the Hangnail in My Life 57 42 Snowblind Friend Little White Moon 65 1979 Della and the Dealer 17 A Rusty Old Halo A Rusty Old Halo 14 1980 Wild Bull Rider 21 Evangelina 37 44 Boozers Are Losers When Benders Don t End Where Did the Money Go Where Did the Money Go 80 1981 Flo s Yellow Rose 78 single only The Devil 86 Live We ve Got To Win This One single only1982 When You Dance You Do Not Tango Where Did the Money Go There Stands the Glass Pistol Packin Mama Pistol Packin Mama 1983 Warm Storms and Wild Flowers If You re a Cowboy single onlyMusic videos Edit Year Video1990 Heartbreak Hotel Year Video1990 Mountain Right Selected list of songs EditAmong Axton s best known compositions or co writing credits are Greenback Dollar covered by The Kingston Trio The Pusher by Steppenwolf on their debut album 1968 this version was also used in the soundtrack of the classic 1969 motion picture Easy Rider Nina Simone recorded the song in 1971 No No Song which became a No 3 hit for Ringo Starr in March 1975 Never Been To Spain covered by Three Dog Night Waylon Jennings Elvis Presley and many others Joy to the World the Three Dog Night hit from 1971 which held US No 1 for six weeks Snowblind Friend 1971 covered by Steppenwolf Lightning Bar Blues 1973 covered by Brownsville Station Linda Ronstadt Arlo Guthrie and Hanoi Rocks Sweet Misery 1974 covered by John Denver and Martha Reeves When the Morning Comes 1974 You Taught Me How To Cry 1977 duet with Tanya Tucker Boney Fingers 1974 with Renee Armand Jealous Man covered by John Fullbright Della and the Dealer 1979 performed on WKRP in Cincinnati reached top 20 of the Billboard country chart in the U S and the top 50 of the British pop chart Evangelina covered by Arlo Guthrie Jonathan Edwards Colter Wall and others Flash of Fire In a Young Girl s Mind covered by Johnny Cash Della and the Dealer became a minor hit in the UK after extensive playing by DJ Terry Wogan on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast program of the time citation needed Film and television appearances EditFilm appearances Edit Smoky 1966 Fred Denton The Black Stallion 1979 Alec s Father Skinflint A Country Christmas Carol 1979 TV Movie Cyrus Flint Cloud Dancer 1980 Brad s Mechanic Liar s Moon 1982 Cecil Duncan The Junkman 1982 Himself Cap Gibbs Rev Jim Beam voice Endangered Species 1982 Ben Morgan The Black Stallion Returns 1983 Narrator voice Heart Like a Wheel 1983 Tex Roque Deadline Auto Theft 1983 Captain Gibbs Fred C Dobbs Goes to Hollywood 1983 Gremlins 1984 Randall Peltzer Act of Vengeance 1986 TV Movie Silous Huddleston Retribution 1987 Lt Ashley Christmas Comes to Willow Creek 1987 TV Movie Al Bensinger Guilty of Innocence The Lenell Geter Story 1987 TV Movie Charlie Hartford Dixie Lanes 1988 Clarence Laidlaw Disorganized Crime 1989 Sheriff Henault We re No Angels 1989 Father Levesque Buried Alive 1990 TV Movie Sheriff Sam Eberly Harmony Cats 1992 Bill Stratton Space Case 1992 Charlie Season of Change 1994 Big Upton Kingfish A Story of Huey P Long 1995 TV Movie Huey P Long Sr Number One Fan 1995 Lt Joe Halsey King Cobra 1999 Mayor Ed Biddle final film role Axton also contributed songs for the films The Legend of Hillbilly John 1972 Buster and Billie 1974 and Mitchell 1975 Television appearances Edit The Story of a Folksinger TV special 1963 Himself Hootenanny 1964 Himself Himself Performer Bonanza 1965 Series 06 Episode 27 Dead And Gone Howard Mead Iron Horse 1966 Slash Birney I Dream of Jeannie 1966 Season 02 Episode 07 Fastest Gun In The East Bull The Hoyt Axton Country Western Boogie Woogie Gospel Rock and Roll Show 1975 Himself NBC TV special 1 episode Guests included Linda Ronstadt Arlo Guthrie and Ringo Starr 15 The Bionic Woman 1976 Buck Buckley McCloud 1977 Johnny Starbuck The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1979 Himself Musical Guest WKRP in Cincinnati 1979 performed Della and the Dealer and Jealous Man T J Watson Austin City Limits 1979 Himself The Dukes of Hazzard 1981 TV Series Himself Flo 1981 Himself Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1982 Season 1 the only season Episode 3 Challenges and Episode 8 Rodeo in which he sang I Dream of Highways Cooper Johnson The Rousters 1983 1984 Cactus Jack Slade Diff rent Strokes 1984 Sam s Father Wes McKinney Domestic Life 1984 Rip Steele Faerie Tale Theatre 1984 Goldilocks and the Three Bears Forest Ranger Cover Up 1984 John Cody Trapper John M D 1985 Jack Dearborne Dallas The Early Years 1986 TV Movie Aaron Southworth Murder She Wrote 1988 Sheriff Tate Midnight Caller 1990 Ralston Cash Dollar Growing Pains 1990 Claver Jackson Doorways 1993 TV series pilot Jake MitchellSeveral songs for the 1977 film Outlaw Blues were composed by Axton and sung by Peter Fonda 16 The Rousters was a short lived television comedy adventure series 1983 with Axton as Cactus Jack Slade The show starred Chad Everett as Wyatt Earp III the grandson of the legendary Wyatt Earp and Jim Varney as his dim witted brother Evan In 1992 Axton narrated The Alaska Highway 1942 1992 a documentary on the history of the Alaska Highway which was produced by public television station KAKM of Anchorage and shown nationally on PBS In the mid 1990s Axton was chosen to host and narrate the profile series Life and Times on The Nashville Network in which a different country music figure was spotlighted each hour His voice was heard throughout and he was seen on camera doing the introduction and closing of each show in which he participated Axton also showed up as the narrator for two documentaries of the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Race in 1982 and 1983 called Desperate Dreams References Edit Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Ltd p 34 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 a b c d e f g h Oliver Myrna October 27 1999 Hoyt Axton Singer Character Actor and Hit Songwriter Dies Los Angeles Times Retrieved January 5 2018 Ankeny Jason Biography Hoyt Axton AllMusic Retrieved September 6 2011 a b c d Pareles Jon October 27 1999 Hoyt Axton 61 Songwriter Singer and Actor in Movies The New York Times Hoyt Axton Biography 1938 filmreference com Cohen Larry North Florida Music Hall of Fame Larry Cohen Productions Archived from the original on August 20 2017 Retrieved January 5 2018 Axton Mae Boren 1914 1997 Oklahoma Historical Society Retrieved December 20 2020 Hinckley David October 27 1999 Songwriter Hoyt Axton Dead at 61 In Montana Daily News New York Retrieved September 3 2011 Burke Brad October 27 1999 Axton Hoyt Wayne 1938 1999 Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History amp Culture Oklahoma Historical Society Archived from the original on August 5 2011 Retrieved September 3 2011 Downing Jim November 17 2007 Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Induction 2007 Tulsa Today Archived from the original on March 18 2012 Retrieved January 5 2018 Smoot D E Thank God I m from Oklahoma inductee says Muskogee Phoenix Muskogee Oklahoma Archived from the original on September 4 2012 Retrieved January 5 2018 Adams Greg n d Hoyt Axton The A amp M Years AllMusic Retrieved January 5 2018 Whitburn Joel 2011 Top Pop Singles 1955 2010 Record Research Inc p 50 ISBN 978 0 89820 188 8 Whitburn Joel 2005 Joel Whitburn s Top Country Songs 1944 2005 Record Research Inc p 35 ISBN 9780898201659 The Hoyt Axton Country Western Boogie Woogie Gospel Rock and Roll Show IMDb Retrieved August 26 2019 Outlaw Blues 1977 Overview TCM com Turner Classic Movies Retrieved January 5 2018 Allen Bob 1998 Hoyt Axton In Kingsbury Paul ed The Encyclopedia of Country Music New York Oxford University Press p 23 ISBN 0 19 511671 2 LCCN 97 5362 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Hoyt Axton Official website at the Wayback Machine archived August 26 2005 Hoyt Axton at IMDb Hoyt Axton at the TCM Movie Database Hoyt Axton discography at Discogs Hoyt Axton at AllMovie Hoyt Axton Find a Grave Retrieved March 27 2008 Hoyt Axton at Oklahoma Country Music Hall of Fame 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