Axton, Mae Boren
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- Her Country singers as I know 'em, c1973:t.p. (Mae Boren Axton)
- Enc. of pop. mus., 3rd ed.(Axton, Mae Boren; b. Mae Boren, Sept. 14, 1914, Bardwell, Tex., d. Apr. 9, 1997, Hendersonville, Tenn.)
- Washington post, 04-11-97obit. (Mae Boren Axton, d. 4-8-97, Hendersonville, Tenn.; aged 82)
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Mae Boren Axton (born Mae Boren; September 14, 1914 – April 9, 1997) was an American singer-songwriter. She was known in the music industry as the "Queen Mother of Nashville". She co-wrote the Elvis Presley hit single "Heartbreak Hotel" with Tommy Durden. She worked with Mel Tillis, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, Eddy Arnold, Tanya Tucker, Johnny Tillotson, and Blake Shelton.
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