FILE — Hoyt Axton is shown in a 1990 handout photo. Axton, the folksy singer, songwriter and movie actor who penned Three Dog Night’s “Joy to the World” and other pop and country hits, many of them showcasing his singular wit, died early on Tuesday Oct. 26, 1999. He was 61. ( AP Photo / DPI Records, ho )

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