Died On This Date (October 26, 1999) Hoyt Axton / Country Music Icon & Actor
themusicsover Hoyt Axton
March 25, 1938 – October 26, 1999
Hoyt Axton was country singer songwriter and actor who came to prominence as a folk singer in the ’60s and then again as country singer in the ’70s. Even though he released several successful albums and acted in and performed on numerous television shows and films, it was Axton’s skills as a songwriter that separated him from the pack. Over the years, his songs were made into hits by the likes of Ringo Starr (“No-No Song”) Steppenwolf (“The Pusher”) and of course, Three Dog Night (“Never Been To Spain” and most famously, “Joy to the World” aka “Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog”). His songs have also been covered by Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez and John Denver. Axton, 61, died of a heart attack on October 26, 1999.
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