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Hoyt Axton covered Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out, Angel Cake and Wine, Ease Your Pain, Trombone Charlie and other songs. Hoyt Axton originally did Ease Your Pain, Epistle, Angel Cake and Wine, Trombone Charlie and other songs. Hoyt Axton wrote Never Been to Spain, Snowblind Friend and Joy to the World.
- March 25, 1938
- October 26, 1999
- “Joy to The World” – Three Dog Night
- “Ease Your Pain” – Jackie Deshannon
- “Sweet Fantasy” – Glen Campbell
- “No No Song” – Ringo Starr
- “It’s All Right Now” – Tiny Tim
- “Somebody Turned on The Light” – Arlo Guthrie
- “The Pusher” – Steppenwolf
Written by Hoyt Axton Jeremiah was a bullfrog / He was a good friend of mine, opens the iconic Three Dog Night song “Joy to the World.” The band was the first to release the highly-covered Axton tune in 1970 with Axton releasing his own rendition a few months later in 1971.
Written by Hoyt Axton If I could ease your pain / If I could lighten your load / If I could make it just a little bit better for you / If I could just help you find / That secret place in your mind / Where the light of understanding gonna outshine the sun, DeShannon sings on “Ease Your Pain.” Jackie Shannon first recorded the Axton penned “Ease You...
Written by Hoyt Axton Rivers will run mountains will rise / I love you more than the stars in the skies / I’ll never treat you wrong won’t make you cry / Just sing you sweet love songs won’t tell you lies, Campbell sings in “Sweet Fantasy.” Glen Campbell first recorded the Axton tune in 1972, his crystalline baritone giving the song a beautiful lig...
Written by Hoyt Axton, David Jackson I said “No, no, no, no, I don’t smoke it no more / I’m tired of waking up on the floor / No, thank you, please, it only makes me sneeze / And then it makes it hard to find the door,” Starr sings on Axton’s “No No Song.” The tongue-in-cheek tune was first recorded in 1974 by former Beatle Ringo Starr who punctuat...
Written by Hoyt Axton It’s all right now / Take it easy / Don’t you worry / It’s all right now, Tiny Tim theatrically belows in “It’s All Right Now.” The eccentric performer and ukulele virtuoso was the first to record Axton’s song in 1968. A few months later, the songsmith would release his own version of “It’s All Right Now.”
Written by Hoyt Axton And I never saw the sun till ’71 / But I never gave up the fight / I sure was glad when I saw the dawn / Somebody, somebody turned on the light,plays the triumphant “Somebody Turned on the Light.” Arlo Guthrie recorded the tune in 1972, uplifting the song with his uniquely warbling tenor.
Written by Hoyt Axton You know, I’ve seen a lot of people walkin’ ’round / With tombstones in their eyes / But the pusher don’t care / Ah, if you live or if you die, bellows Steppenwolf in the haunting Axton penned song, “The Pusher.” Steppenwolf was the first to record the track, releasing it in early 1968. Axton would release his version of “The ...
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Hoyt Wayne Axton (March 25, 1938 – October 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor. He became prominent in the early 1960s, establishing himself on the West Coast as a folk singer with an earthy style and powerful voice.
- Joy to the world (1971) “Joy to the World” is Hoyt Axton’s most famous song because of Three Dog Night. The song was first recorded by Hoyt Axton on his third album, Joy to the World, in 1971.
- The Pusher (1971) “The Pusher” shows how addiction can destroy a family. It was released in 1971 on Hoyt Axton’s album, Joy to the World. In this song, Hoyt Axton is singing from the perspective of a drug dealer and his wife.
- Della And The Dealer (1979) “Della and the Dealer” took Hoyt Axton back to his roots because this song was recorded in only one take! He wrote the lyrics and then went into the studio just before midnight.
- No No Song (1975) The “No No Song” was first released in 1975 on Hoyt Axton’s album, Southbound. This song goes out to all people trying to make it big in the music industry.
Oct 26, 1999 · American folk, blues and country-influenced singer, wrote "Joy to the World" (also bought a mogwai). Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1960s - 1990s. Born. March 25, 1938 in Duncan, OK. Died. October 26, 1999 in Victor, MT. Genre. Country. Styles. Country-Pop, Country-Folk, Traditional Country. Also Known As. Hoyt Wayne Axton.
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One of Steppenwolf’s most popular songs outside of their biggest hit single “Born To Be Wild,” was the killer recording of Hoyt Axton’s “The Pusher.” Those opening guitar riffs and that crying lead guitar solo will captivate us everytime we hear it. And oh those lyrics! Hoyt Axton was a songwriting genius.
