Happy Tuesday Tribute! Here’s a rare video of my dad Hoyt Axton playing “The Devil” live during a concert in 1981 that was aired on the German TV show “Musikladen.” “The Devil” first appeared as a track on my dad’s album ‘Country Anthem’ in 1971. This was one of his earlier albums & no songs from it charted. However, he also released the ‘Joy to the World’ album in 1971 & that one contained his versions of “Joy to the World” & “Never Been to Spain” which became big hits for Three Dog Night that

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

This week’s Tuesday Tribute is a funny video of my dad Hoyt Axton playing “Della & the Dealer” live in Austin, TX on “The Texas Connection” concert series show on TNN in 1993. “Della & the Dealer” was one of the most popular songs he ever released himself, after “Boney Fingers”, “When the Morning Comes,” & “A Rusty Old Halo.” It was the second song on his 1979 album ‘A Rusty Old Halo’ & it reached #17 on the US Country chart. The album as a whole made it to #27 on the US Country album chart, tyi

🕯️ 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,

Work your fingers to the bone, what do you get? 🤚My dad Hoyt Axton & his band playing “Boney Fingers” at the Palomino Club in Los Angeles in 1983. A few songs from this performance, including this one, were filmed live for the 5 hour premiere special of The Nashville Network channel. This episode also featured other live performances from country artist’s all over the country including Roy Acuff, Chet Atkins, Porter Wagoner, Waylon Jennings, Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, Tanya Tucker, & more. “