Hoyt Axton - Flashes of Fire: Hoyt's Very Best 1962-1990

Although his only chart success as a musical performer came with a few minor entries on the country lists, several of Hoyt Axton's songs were smashes in cover versions on the pop side of things, starting with The Kingston Trio's hit take on Axton's "Greenback Dollar" in 1962, Three Dog Night's renditions of his "Joy to the World" in 1971 and "Never Been to Spain" in 1972, and ex-Beatle Ringo Starr's treatment of "No No Song" in 1975. Steppenwolf's searing cover of Axton's "The Pusher" also garnered a lot of attention and airplay when it turned up on the Easy Rider soundtrack in 1969. Read More