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Hoyt Axton
Hoyt Axton
American country singer
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The Blue Moon Boys
The Blue Moon Boys
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The Jordanaires
The Jordanaires
American vocal group; back-up singers for Elvis Presley
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Floyd Cramer
Floyd Cramer
American pianist
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D. J. Fontana
D. J. Fontana
American musician
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Anita Carter
Anita Carter
American singer
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Tony Brown
Tony Brown
American record producer and pianist
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Hank Garland
Hank Garland
American musician
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Fred Foster
Fred Foster
American record producer, songwriter, and music business executive
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
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Janis Martin
Janis Martin
American musician
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Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
American wife and husband country music and pop songwriting team
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Johnny Tillotson
Johnny Tillotson
American singer
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Myrna Lorrie
Myrna Lorrie
Canadian singer
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Eddie Rabbitt
Eddie Rabbitt
American country music singer-songwriter
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Grady Martin
Grady Martin
American musician
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Bill Black
Bill Black
American bassist
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James Burton
James Burton
American guitarist
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Glen Hardin
Glen Hardin
American piano player and arranger
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Scotty Moore
Scotty Moore
American musician
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Jean Chapel
Jean Chapel
American musician
Mae Boren Axton
American composer

Mae Boren Axton

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American composer
Awards Received
Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame
Music

Mae Boren Axton (September 14, 1914 in Bardwell, Texas – April 9, 1997 in Hendersonville, Tennessee) was known in the music industry as the "Queen Mother of Nashville." She co-wrote the Elvis Presley hit single "Heartbreak Hotel" with Tommy Durden. She worked with Mel Tillis, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, Eddy Arnold, Tanya Tucker, Johnny Tillotson, and Blake Shelton.