Hoyt Axton

Hoyt Axton was “folkie” guitar singer-songwriter best known for his ballads. Some of his best known works include “The Pusher”,”The No No Song”,”Joy To The World”, “Never Been To Spain” and “Snowblind Friend”. He dabbled in acting having starred in “Gremlins” and other films as well as television. His mother “Mae” Axton achieved fame as the writer of Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel”. He was left severely disabled due to a stroke and eventually packed it in on October 10th, 1999 at the age of 61.