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 another clip of my dad Hoyt Axton on the TV show ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ playing his song “Jealous Man.” This episode aired in 1979 right around the time his album ‘A Rusty Old Halo’ came out. One of the singles from that album was the song “Della & the Dealer”, which was featured twice in this episode. “Jealous Man” was an older song from his 1976 album ‘Fearless’ but it sure fit the storyline! This guest starring role as TJ Watson, the aspiring country singer & former boyfriend of Jennifer

That one time my dad Hoyt Axton was on the TV show ‘Bonanza’! This was his very first guest starring role on TV in 1965! He played Howard Meade, a hard luck, ramblin’ cowboy who gets stopped trying to rob some folks & gets thrown in jail. But Adam Cartwright (Pernell Roberts) is so taken by Howard’s singing & guitar playing that he decides to give him another chance…which may have been a mistake. My dad had lots of guest roles on TV shows in the 60s, 70s, 80s, & 90s like this. He pretty much alw

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