Here’s my dad Hoyt Axton & Ringo Starr singing “The No No Song” on “The Hoyt Axton Country Western Boogie Woogie Gospel Rock and Roll Show” in 1975. The show was an hour long TV special that aired on NBC. It featured him as well as special guests Ringo Starr, Linda Ronstadt, & Arlo Guthrie. “The No No Song” was a tune written by my dad & then recorded & released by Ringo on his 1974 album ‘Goodnight Vienna.’ It was his 7th top 10 hit, reaching #3 on the US Billboard charts. #hoytaxton #mattaxton

Here’s a clip of my dad Hoyt Axton in his most famous acting role in the movie ‘Gremlins’ in 1984, plus part of a CNN interview about the movie. He played the main character Billy’s dad, Mr. Peltzer, a struggling inventor, who buys his son a pet creature called a Mogwai (Cantonese for “the devil”) for Christmas from an antique store in Chinatown. The owner’s grandson, who secretly sells Mr. Peltzer the Mogwai, tells him three important rules: don’t expose it to light, don’t get it wet, & don’t f

Happy Tuesday Tribute! Today’s tribute is a clip of an interview my dad Hoyt Axton did in 1984 with John C. Tibbetts. This was the year the movie ‘Gremlins’ came out & this was the film that gained my dad the most recognition out of all his roles. My dad had been starring in movies & TV shows since the 60’s, usually playing a cowboy, a country singer, a dad, a cop, or some combination of those. Some of the other bigger movies he was in were ‘The Black Stallion’ & ‘Heart Like a Wheel.’ As far as

Gremlins - Hoyt Axton Interviews - 1984

Here’s my dad Hoyt Axton playing “Wild Bull Rider” in Orlando, FL in 1988. The performance was taped for a TV show called “Church Street Station.” My mom Donna Roberts Axton is on piano. This song came out in 1979 on his album ‘A Rusty Old Halo’ which also featured the songs “A Rusty Old Halo”, “Della & the Dealer”, & “Evangelina.” My mom’s piano playing is featured on the album as well. They got married the year after it was released in 1980. This was one of his most commercially successful alb