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| '''Hoyt Axton''' (born on ], ] in ]; died ], ] in ]) was a ] ] and ] and a ] and ] ] (he appeared in "The Black Stallion," "Heart Like a Wheel," and "We're No Angels," among other movies). Among his best-known compositions (or co-writing credits) are "The Pusher," covered by ] on their debut album in 1968; "No-No Song," which became a #3 hit for ] in March 1975; and "Joy to the World," the mega-successful ] hit from April 1971, which spent six weeks at #1. | '''Hoyt Axton''' (born on ], ] in ]; died ], ] in ]) was a ] ] and ] and a ] and ] ] (he appeared in "The Black Stallion," "Heart Like a Wheel," "Gremlns," and "We're No Angels," among other movies). Among his best-known compositions (or co-writing credits) are "The Pusher," covered by ] on their debut album in 1968; "No-No Song," which became a #3 hit for ] in March 1975; and "Joy to the World," the mega-successful ] hit from April 1971, which spent six weeks at #1. | ||
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Hoyt Axton (born on March 25, 1938 in Duncan, Oklahoma; died October 26, 1999 in Victor, Montana) was a country music singer and songwriter and a film and television actor (he appeared in "The Black Stallion," "Heart Like a Wheel," "Gremlns," and "We're No Angels," among other movies). Among his best-known compositions (or co-writing credits) are "The Pusher," covered by Steppenwolf on their debut album in 1968; "No-No Song," which became a #3 hit for Ringo Starr in March 1975; and "Joy to the World," the mega-successful Three Dog Night hit from April 1971, which spent six weeks at #1.