Hoyt Axton

On This Day

03.25.26

Born on This Day in 1938, the Country-Folk Hitmaker and ‘Gremlins’ Star Whose Mom Penned an Elvis Presley Hit

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

10.26.25

On This Day in 1999, We Lost the ‘Gremlins’ Actor and Prolific Songwriter Whose Mom Penned One of the Greatest Blues Rock Songs Ever

By Melanie Davis
Features

10.04.23

The Meaning Behind “Ol’ Red,” Blake Shelton’s Ode to Canine Coupling

By Chris Parker
Features

09.27.23

The Strange, Spirit-Lifting Meaning Behind “Joy to the World” by Three Dog Night

By Matthew Leimkuehler
Features

02.26.23

7 Songs You Didn’t Know Hoyt Axton Wrote for Other Artists

By Alli Patton