Here’s my dad Hoyt Axton & Ringo Starr singing “The No No Song” on “The Hoyt Axton Country Western Boogie Woogie Gospel Rock and Roll Show” in 1975. The show was an hour long TV special that aired on NBC. It featured him as well as special guests Ringo Starr, Linda Ronstadt, & Arlo Guthrie. “The No No Song” was a tune written by my dad & then recorded & released by Ringo on his 1974 album ‘Goodnight Vienna.’ It was his 7th top 10 hit, reaching #3 on the US Billboard charts. #hoytaxton #mattaxton

Here’s a great video of my dad Hoyt Axton & Linda Ronstadt singing “Lion in the Winter” on The Smothers Brothers Show in 1975. “Lion in the Winter” appeared on my dad’s album ‘Southbound’ earlier that year as a duet with Linda Ronstadt. As a single it reached #57 on the US Country chart while the album as a whole made it to #27. Also in 1975, Linda appeared on my dad’s TV special “The Hoyt Axton Country Western Boogie Woogie Gospel Rock and Roll Show” where they performed “Lion in the Winter” to

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

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

Here’s my dad Hoyt Axton playing “Wild Bull Rider” in Orlando, FL in 1988. The performance was taped for a TV show called “Church Street Station.” My mom Donna Roberts Axton is on piano. This song came out in 1979 on his album ‘A Rusty Old Halo’ which also featured the songs “A Rusty Old Halo”, “Della & the Dealer”, & “Evangelina.” My mom’s piano playing is featured on the album as well. They got married the year after it was released in 1980. This was one of his most commercially successful alb