Charles Everett "Packy" Axton (February 17, 1941 – January 20, 1974)[1] was an American rhythm and blues tenor saxophone player and bandleader, who was a member of the Mar-Keys and later the Packers.

[3] By 1959, Packy Axton had become a member of the Royal Spades, a group formed by Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Charlie Freeman and Terry Johnson, which expanded to include a horn section composed of Axton, Don Nix, and Wayne Jackson.

Axton, Cropper and Jackson were the only members of the band to perform on the record; the other parts were played by session musicians.

Axton left Memphis—effectively severing his relationship with the Mar-Keys—in 1965 to live in Los Angeles, reportedly after a series of disagreements with Jim Stewart.

After 1967, Axton ran the Satellite Record Shop in Memphis, occasionally performing with musicians such as Charlie Rich.