AXTON, HOYT
(*1938)
AXTON, HOYT (b. Comanche, Okla., March 25, 1938–October 26, 1999) Axton was a 1970s singer/songwriter who had more success placing hits for other artists than scoring them on his own. He worked in a number of styles, from blues to folk-rock to pure country. Son of noted pop tunesmith Mae Boren Axton (who wrote ELVIS PRESLEY'S early hit Heartbreak Hotel), Axton was raised in rural Oklahoma, and was greatly influenced by the topical music of fellow Oklahoman WOODY GUTHRIE . His first big hit was…