Amoeba Music

By J Poet

Hoyt Axton only had a couple of minor hits under his own name, “Boney Fingers” and “When the Morning Comes,” but he wrote many pop classics for other artists including “Greenback Dollar,” for The Kingston Trio,  “Joy to the World” for Three Dog Night, “The Pusher” for Steppenwolf and “No No Song” for Ringo Starr. He also wrote the music for several iconic commercials including “The Ballad of Big Mac” to introduce MacDonald’s Big Mac in 1969 and “Head For the Mountains” for Busch Beer in 1980.  His big booming baritone was instantly recognizable, and his big booming personality made him many life long friends both in and outside of... Read More

City Of Origin:

Duncan, Oklahoma, United States

Genre:

Country, Folk, Traditional Folk, Old-Time Folk

Birthdate:

03/25/1938

Death date:

10/26/1999