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Mae Boren Axton (* 14. September 1914 in Bardwell (Texas); † 9. April 1997 in Hendersonville (Tennessee)) war eine US-amerikanische Reporterin, Lehrerin, Radiomoderatorin, PR-Agentin und Songwriterin. Sie schrieb allein oder mit Koautoren etwa 200 Lieder, deren bekanntestes Heartbreak Hotel ist, der erste Nummer-1-Hit von Elvis Presley 1956. [1]
Mae Boren Axton (September 14, 1914 – April 9, 1997) was known in the music industry as the "Queen Mother of Nashville." She co-wrote the Elvis Presley hit single "Heartbreak Hotel" [1] with Tommy Durden. She worked with Mel Tillis, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, Eddy Arnold, Tanya Tucker, Johnny Tillotson, and Blake Shelton . Personal life.
Born in Duncan, Oklahoma, Axton spent his preteen years in Comanche, Oklahoma, with his brother John. His mother Mae Boren Axton, a songwriter, cowrote the song "Heartbreak Hotel", which became a major hit for Elvis Presley. Some of Hoyt's own songs were later recorded by Presley.
Mae Boren Axton (* 14. September 1914 in Bardwell (Texas); † 9. April 1997 in Hendersonville (Tennessee)) war eine US-amerikanische Reporterin, Lehrerin, Radiomoderatorin, PR-Agentin und Songwriterin. Sie schrieb allein oder mit Koautoren etwa 200 Lieder, deren bekanntestes Heartbreak Hotel ist, der erste Nummer-1-Hit von Elvis Presley 1956. [1]
Mae Boren (Mae Boren Axton), songwriter: born Bardwell, Texas 14 September 1914; married John Axton (two sons); died Hendersonville, Tennessee 9 April 1997.
It was written by Mae Boren Axton and Tommy Durden, with credit being given also to Presley. A newspaper article about the suicide of a lonely man who jumped from a hotel window inspired the song. Axton presented the song to Presley in November 1955 at a country music convention in Nashville.
AXTON, MAE BOREN (1914–1997). Born in Bardwell, Texas, September 14, 1914, songwriter Mae Boren was the only daughter of M. L. and Nannie Boren. Among her eight brothers was Oklahoma Congressman Lyle H. Boren. The Borens moved to Oklahoma when she was two years old.
