Here’s my pappy Hoyt Axton & his band, including my mom Donna on piano, playing “Flash of Fire” on the show ‘Musikladen’ in Bremen, Germany in 1981. “Flash of Fire” was a single from his 1976 album ‘Fearless’, which also included the song “Evangelina.” “Flash of Fire” made it to #18 on the US Country chart while the album as a whole reached #26. The song was co-written by my dad’s former back up singer & friend Cathy Smith, who was also Gordon Lightfoot’s ex-girlfriend & later, notoriously known
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Here’s my pappy Hoyt Axton & his band, including my mom Donna on piano, playing “Flash of Fire” on the show ‘Musikladen’ in Bremen, Germany in 1981. “Flash of Fire” was a single from his 1976 album ‘Fearless’, which also included the song “Evangelina.” “Flash of Fire” made it to #18 on the US Country chart while the album as a whole reached #26. The song was co-written by my dad’s former back up singer & friend Cathy Smith, who was also Gordon Lightfoot’s ex-girlfriend & later, notoriously known
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My dad Hoyt Axton playing “Flash of Fire” on the TV show “Pop! Goes the Country” in Nashville in 1978. “Flash of Fire” appeared a few years earlier on his classic 1976 album ‘Fearless’ along with other well-known songs like “Evangelina”, “Jealous Man”, & “Gypsy Moth.” It reached #18 on the US country music charts as a single, while the album as a whole made it to #26. My dad co-wrote “Flash of Fire” with Cathy Smith, who was his backup singer for a short period of time in the mid-70s. She was Go
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My dad Hoyt Axton playing “Flash of Fire” on the TV show “Pop! Goes the Country” in Nashville in 1978. “Flash of Fire” appeared a few years earlier on his classic 1976 album ‘Fearless’ along with other well-known songs like “Evangelina”, “Jealous Man”, & “Gypsy Moth.” It reached #18 on the US country music charts as a single, while the album as a whole made it to #26. My dad co-wrote “Flash of Fire” with Cathy Smith, who was his backup singer for a short period of time in the mid-70s. She was Go
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Playing my dad Hoyt Axton’s song “Flash of Fire” on the radio. Video: Jessica Babin #mattaxton #mattaxtonmusic #hoytaxton #folkmusic #countrymusic | Matt Axton Music
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Playing my dad Hoyt Axton’s song “Flash of Fire” on the radio. Video: Jessica Babin #mattaxton #mattaxtonmusic #hoytaxton #folkmusic #countrymusic | Matt Axton Music
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🕯️ On This Day — October 26th Remembering Hoyt Axton (1938 – 1999) On this day in 1999, we lost Hoyt Axton — an American singer, songwriter, and actor whose deep, soulful voice and storytelling shaped the sound of an era. Born in Duncan, Oklahoma, Hoyt grew up surrounded by music — his mother, Mae Boren Axton, co-wrote Elvis Presley’s timeless hit “Heartbreak Hotel.” Axton went on to write and record songs that became classics, performed by legends like Elvis Presley, John Denver, Ringo Starr,
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🕯️ On This Day — October 26th Remembering Hoyt Axton (1938 – 1999) On this day in 1999, we lost Hoyt Axton — an American singer, songwriter, and actor whose deep, soulful voice and storytelling shaped the sound of an era. Born in Duncan, Oklahoma, Hoyt grew up surrounded by music — his mother, Mae Boren Axton, co-wrote Elvis Presley’s timeless hit “Heartbreak Hotel.” Axton went on to write and record songs that became classics, performed by legends like Elvis Presley, John Denver, Ringo Starr,
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Tuesday Tribute time! Now this week won’t be a tear jerker like last week’s Momma Donna post, but here is a great video of my dad Hoyt Axton & his band playing “Boney Fingers” live on the “Musikladen” TV concert series in Germany in 1981! 🖐️ This line up features three back up singers, Hank Barrio on guitar, Dennis Fetchet on fiddle, & my mom, Donna Axton, on piano. “Boney Fingers” is the most successful single my dad ever released himself. It came out in 1974 on the album ‘Life Machine’ & it r
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Today is the anniversary of my dad Hoyt Axton‘s passing. He left us 25 years ago today on October 26, 1999. Here he is at the Grand Ole Opry in 1990 singing a hymn called “Life’s Railway To Heaven.” My dad is my hero & he shaped the way I live my life today. I do my best every day to honor his memory, keep his songs alive, & spread a ‘lil joy through music. He touched so many lives & made such a huge impact with both his music and his acting. Songs like “Joy to the World”, “Never Been to Spain”,
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Here’s a clip of an interview my dad Hoyt Axton did on “Music City Tonight” on TNN in 1994. In this clip he tells a funny story (that may or may not have been true) about causing a scene at a fundraising event with my grandma, Mae Boren-Axton. Sitting next to him are Gene Watson & Big Al Downing. TNN or The Nashville Network was a TV channel in the 80’s & 90’s that broadcast music videos, live performances, & talk shows featuring country artists. It originally broadcasted from Opryland, USA, a t
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Here’s my pop Hoyt Axton playing “Jealous Man” on a TV show in 1981. This song appeared on his 1976 album ‘Fearless’ along with “Evangelina”, “Gypsy Moth”, “Flash of Fire”, & “An Old Greyhound”. Unlike “Flash of Fire” & “Evangelina”, “Jealous Man” did not end up charting, but the album as a whole reached #26 on the US Country music charts. The song gained a little more recognition in 1979 when my dad played part of it on the TV show ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’, the same appearance that popularized his
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Here’s my dad Hoyt Axton playing “Evangelina” at The Cheyenne Saloon in Orlando, FL in 1988, featuring my mom Donna Axton on piano. This performance was taped live for a TV show called “Live At Church Street Station”, presented by Rex Allen Sr. The episode also featured performances from fellow country musician Jeany C. Riley. A live album was also made from the performance called ‘Church Street Station Presents: Hoyt Axton.’ “Evangelina” first appeared on his 1976 album ‘Fearless’ along with so
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Happy Tuesday Tribute! Here’s a video that’s of my dad Hoyt Axton playing his song “Gypsy Moth” on Austin City Limits in 1979. “Gypsy Moth” is one of my dad’s lesser known songs, but it’s loved by those who know it. It came out in 1976 on his album ‘Fearless.’ It was not a single & it never charted, but another song from that album, “Flash of Fire”, reached #18 on the US Country chart. The album itself was fairly successful, reaching #26 on the US Country album chart to become his second best pe
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It’s that time of week again! Happy Tuesday Tribute! Here’s a clip of my dad Hoyt Axton singing “Jealous Man” on “Music City Tonight” with Crook & Chase on TNN in 1991. This song is from his 1976 album ‘Fearless’, which also contained well known songs like “Evangelina” & “Flash of Fire.” “Jealous Man” didn’t end up charting, but the album as a whole reached #26 on the US Country charts. The song became more popular in 1979 when it was featured along with the song “Della & the Dealer” in the famo
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Hoyt Axton Playing “Della & The Dealer” On The TV Show “WKRP In Cincinnati”!
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Here’s a clip of my dad Hoyt Axton performing “Evangelina” & “When the Morning Comes” on the TV show “McCloud” in 1977. In this episode, my dad guest stars as an American country music star named Johnny Starbuck who is on tour in Russia & gets mixed up with a drug smuggling ring which McCloud & Chief Clifford are trying to uncover. A bunch of my dad’s songs are featured throughout the episode including “Boney Fingers”, “Idol of the Band”, “Nashville”, When the Morning Comes”, “Flash of Fire”, an
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