Hoyt Axton's Death

The folk singer Hoyt Axton died at the age of 61. Here is all you want to know, and more!

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Folk musician best known for Joy to the World and The Pusher. He was prominent in the early 1960s.

He married fourth wife Deborah Hawkins in 1997. His mother was Mae Boren Axton, who co-wrote Heartbreak Hotel, Elvis Presley’s first major hit.

Singer, songwriter, and movie actor Hoyt Axton died October 26, 1999, at age 61. He suffered a heart attack while undergoing surgery for another heart attack suffered two weeks ago.