Hoyt Axton - Lightning Bar Blues [1970 US]

Blues rock

[@yossephjoquin5920]

Mann I'm rediscovering Hoyt Axton songs, career and it's cool. 11/21

[@lastrada52]

Hoyt's mother Mae Boren Axton co-wrote "Heartbreak Hotel" which was a breakthrough hit for Elvis Presley back in the 1950's and she is responsible for introducing Elvis to Colonel Tom Parker. You know...behind every great man is a woman. I give you Mae Boren Axton -- "Thank you for Elvis and Hoyt, Mam."

[@JerryJimmson]

Eva Braun?

[@hanifbashir745]

old is gold...very very very sweeeeet...i used to hear this lovely song in 1970s

[@papabarney]

when i use to go see him at the Ash Grove in Hollywood.......this was the gritty Hoyt I remember.......amazing.

[@suzzalaska]

billy spire did the ash grove turn into ledbedders or were they down the street from each other....? I've slept since then

[@wildharemb]

I saw my first live music at the Ash Grove in the fall of '66. That place was special.

[@peterbetts858]

Hoyt Axton Was and is Terrific.., Im not sure about a lot of his titles but i do know that his album Snow Blind Friend is GREAT . His Voice and lyrics are Missed ., {live } .

[@bigmike4618]

This is my favorite Hoyt song...

[@russdog63]

A great song. You know that when you see covers of it . Brownsville Station, Arlo Guthrie, and Hanoi Rocks. My favorite cover version might be Linda Ronstadt's. The fiddles are incredible. Hoyt's version is great too. He wrote a lot of incredible songs that other artists had hits with.

[@gremlinjr2]

ha .. Love the Ole JOHNNY HOLM of this Song !! .... a Fargo ND Native he did really good ......... with Lots of Great songs he covered .. this is Less "rocky" .. and more Country I think ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2m9qqx7YsinrMU

[@pinterred7540]

We used to see him at the Cosmos in Seal Beach in the 1960's. He was a rebel to us in those early years.

[@samthesham2923]

Pinter Red went to see him in ‘65 at Cosmos too!

[@leroymould3708]

@@samthesham2923 I used to go with my friends to the Cosmos to see Hoyt very often also! I LOVE this song! Also the Golden Bear. I remember one time when Pernell Roberts was there too. All sitting in the back drinking and smoking j's.

[@jayenglish7799]

@@leroymould3708 Oh my yes - Golden Bear! 67-68?

[@traceybracy270]

This is awesome!! A bar fight at the end is priceless!!!

[@RockMusicBear]

I'd never heard this before! I always knew it as an Arlo song. Golden!

[@AuH2O]

Dude... It's NOT a Guthrie song. This is the original, as written and recorded by Hoyt Axton.

[@gremlinjr2]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2m9qqx7YsinrMU

[@waynelawson5707]

I first heard the Brownsville Station cover

[@samthesham2923]

Listening again just now takes back to a smokey coffee house in 1965 with black walls and small tables at Cosmos

[@leroymould3708]

We may have crossed paths way back then...

[@daviddragavon7555]

Russdog63 don't forget the Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen's version! Great little tune!

[@smooothvelvet]

Was one of the best.

[@waltermull9598]

He was great.ive always enjoyed him

[@sawadeeaust9762]

The best version of Lightning Bar Blues

[@evanrude7074]

I was only familiar with the Hanoi Rocks version.. all of these years. This is awesome.

[@aurasullivan8472]

Saw Hoyt at the Ash Grove.

[@bellaralte1317]

Great song.

[@markpettigrew3482]

Hoyt was good in the quirky movie named "Gremlins".

[@Mamaofthehooligan]

he was also on an episode of dukes of hazzard

[@michelgrimes5283]

Pretty damn good!

[@suzzalaska]

Yes..ash grove..Ledbetter's, the Mecca, golden bear....etc...plus the troubadour ...those were the days.

[@dougmason8007]

saw him at the bear and crazy horse etc. the bear 75? he literally tore the place up. drank wine till he passed out on the piano. broke wine bottles on the walls. much more but need to be told right. one for the great story books. i was there.

[@alexisc1970]

You’ve got to listen to Hanoi Rocks’ very lively version of this from the 80’s. It’s brilliant and they’re from Finland.

[@K31T4]

Where’s the Hanoi Rocks fans!?

[@brandonio_granger]

Hanoi Rocks brought me definitely. I just got my RE(AL) MIX reissue on Svart Records today.

[@vivophon7277]

ชอบมากๆคับ

[@isimmich]

Love running into this here 👍🏼

[@gaiuscaligula2229]

I hate how all of Hoyt Axton's songs appear below inferior but more popular cover versions whenever I look for them on the internet.

[@gettyza1299]

Same here 🙋‍♂️

[@arik2365]

same

[@1mean1]

Check out the Johnny Holms Band cover of this song!!!!

[@jimmiecampbell4357]

I needed a HOYT fix to straighten me up.

[@winnerscreed6767]

Love it, great comment

[@stobbinsboy]

Boy you damn straight!

[@almostready007]

A++++

[@thongmee1956]

ห้าสิบปีแล้วตอนนั้นผมอายุ14.

[@keving9233]

A credo

[@MrMusicguyma]

Hoyt was always great, but there is strange production on this one.

[@arik2365]

Is there a version without those weird sound effects at the end? Would be very appreciated :)

[@JimmyFranceable]

Guy must have paid Hanoi Rocks a fortune to cover this.

[@danbartko164]

James France How 'bout they covered it becuz they dug it,and nobody paid nobody shit.

[@jimmiecampbell4357]

They paid him, dipshit.

[@russdog63]

Have you ever heard of royalties?

[@JerryStanaway]

I never heard of Hanoi Rocks.

[@yilancio]

I'm only here bc of the judge in Minneapolis presiding over the trial of Officer Chauvin. The judge was seen pulling into the courthouse "blasting from his car" this tune. I just had to listen to what sort of taste the judge has. Yuck is all i can say. But hey, that's why God makes vanilla and chocolate and vanilla!

[@patriciatucker2145]

terrible song

[@jimmiecampbell4357]

Don't listen. Problem solved.