Mae Boren Axton
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Mae Boren Axton was an American songwriter and music promoter best known as the “Queen Mother of Nashville” for co-writing Elvis Presley’s breakthrough hit “Heartbreak Hotel” and helping shape early rock and roll.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mae Boren Axton canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American
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human ⓘ music promoter ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| birthName | Mae Boren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child | Hoyt Axton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coWriterWith |
Elvis Presley
NERFINISHED
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Tommy Durden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coWroteSong | Heartbreak Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-09-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1997-04-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
artist promotion
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music industry ⓘ songwriting ⓘ |
| genre |
country music
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rock and roll ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
country music
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rock and roll ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-writing Elvis Presley’s hit Heartbreak Hotel
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promoting early rock and roll artists ⓘ |
| name | Mae Boren Axton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Queen Mother of Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Heartbreak Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
music promoter
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schoolteacher ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bardwell, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotedArtist |
Elvis Presley
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Hank Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ Patsy Cline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Hoyt Axton
NERFINISHED
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Lyle Boren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Jacksonville, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Lyle Boren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | John T. Axton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn | Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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