Happy Tuesday Tribute! Today’s video is of my dad Hoyt Axton & his band performing “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” on Austin City Limits in 1979. “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” is a Christian hymn from 1907 that was popularized in country & folk music by The Carter Family in 1935. Their rewritten version was called “Can the Circle Be Unbroken.” Other popular versions/covers have been released by Bill Monroe, Bob Dylan, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, & The Doors. My dad’s version can be found on his ‘L

3.3K views · 139 reactions | Covering my dad Hoyt Axton’s song “Joy to the World” at the Americana Joy Jam at The Nashville Palace. Speaking of joy, I’m overjoyed that tomorrow’s show in Mill City, OR is sold out! I’ll be at Stewart’s Hall at 7PM & I can’t wait to rock out with y’all. Video: Scot Sax #mattaxton #mattaxtonbadmoon #hoytaxton #joytotheworld #threedognight #americanajoy #americanamusic | Matt Axton Music | Facebook

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Happy Tuesday Tribute! Here’s a rare video of my dad Hoyt Axton playing “The Devil” live during a concert in 1981 that was aired on the German TV show “Musikladen.” “The Devil” first appeared as a track on my dad’s album ‘Country Anthem’ in 1971. This was one of his earlier albums & no songs from it charted. However, he also released the ‘Joy to the World’ album in 1971 & that one contained his versions of “Joy to the World” & “Never Been to Spain” which became big hits for Three Dog Night that