| 词条 | Mae Boren Axton |
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| name = Mae Boren Axton | image = Mae Boren Axton.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_name =Mae Boren | birth_date = {{birth date |1914|09|14|mf=y}} | birth_place = Bardwell, Texas, United States | death_date = {{death date and age|1997|04|09|1914|09|14|mf=y}} | death_place = Hendersonville, Tennessee | nationality = American | other_names = | known_for = Co-writing "Heartbreak Hotel" | occupation = Music promoter Educator }} Mae Boren Axton (September 14, 1914 in Bardwell, Texas – April 9, 1997 in Hendersonville, Tennessee) was known in the music industry as the "Queen Mother of Nashville." She co-wrote the Elvis Presley hit single "Heartbreak Hotel."[1] with Tommy Durden She worked with Mel Tillis, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, Eddy Arnold, Tanya Tucker, Johnny Tillotson, and Blake Shelton. Personal lifeMae Boren was born in Texas to Mark L. and Nannie Boren. The only daughter out of nine children, she was the sister of United States Congressman Lyle Boren.[2] When Boren was two years old the family moved to Oklahoma. She attended East Central State College and the University of Oklahoma, where she earned a bachelor's degree in journalism. She obtained a public teaching certificate and taught English and journalism at schools throughout Oklahoma.[3] Boren married John T. Axton, an officer in the US Navy, and they had two sons: country star Hoyt Axton and John, who became an attorney. The family lived in Comanche, Oklahoma during the children's pre-teen years. In 1949, Axton was stationed in Jacksonville, Florida and the family moved there. Boren taught English at Dupont High School, Paxton High School and Ribault High School in Jacksonville, FL.[4] Music careerBoren is credited with writing approximately 200 songs.[5] "Heartbreak Hotel"{{main|Heartbreak Hotel}}Boren was the link between Elvis Presley and RCA Victor. She introduced a 19-year-old Presley to Colonel Tom Parker after a performance in Jacksonville, FL. She worked on behalf of Bob Neal to promote Presley and pressured RCA Victor's Nashville division head Stephen H. Sholes to sign Presley. In 1955 Boren co-wrote the Elvis Presley hit-song "Heartbreak Hotel" with Tommy Durden.[5] Durden presented the idea to Mae Axton, from a newspaper article he had read about a man who had killed himself, leaving behind only the message "I walk a lonely street." It was Boren who suggested there be a Heartbreak Hotel at the end of the man's lonely street, thus creating Elvis' first #1 record and one of the greatest rock and roll hits.[6] DeathIn 1997 at the age of 82, Mae drowned in her hot tub at her home in Hendersonville, Tennessee, after an apparent heart attack.[7] References1. ^{{cite web | title=Thomas Durden | work=Obituaries | publisher=The Guardian | url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/oct/28/guardianobituaries2%20The%20Guardian:%20October%2028,%201999-Obituaries%20Thomas%20Durden | accessdate=30 September 2011}} 2. ^Oklahoma Historical Society: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture-AXTON, LYLE HAGLER {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105083521/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/B/BO019.html |date=2009-01-05 }} 3. ^Oklahoma Historical Society: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture-AXTON, MAE BOREN 4. ^Larry Cohen Productions: North Florida Music Hall of Fame-Axton, Mae 5. ^1 Axton, 384. 6. ^{{cite web|last=DeMain|first=Bill|title=Elvis’ First #1 Hit: "Heartbreak Hotel"|url=http://performingsongwriter.com/heartbreak-hotel/|publisher=Performing Songwriter}} 7. ^{{cite book|last1=Cossar|first1=Neil|title=This Day in Music: An Everyday Record of 10,000 Musical Facts|date=2011|publisher=Omnibus Press|location=London|isbn=9781780381855|page=109}} Further reading
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