Posted on May 5, 2019
Elvis performing "HEARTBREAK HOTEL" on Stage Show - March 17, 1956
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On May 5, 1956, Elvis Presley scored his first US No.1 single and album when 'Heartbreak Hotel' went to the top of the charts. 'Heartbreak Hotel' became his first million-seller, and was the best-selling single of 1956. The lyrics were based on a newspaper article about the suicide of a lonely man who jumped from a hotel window."
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Thank you, my friend SGT (Join to see) for posting the music video of Elvis Presley performing 'Heartbreak Hotel' on the TV program Stage Show on March 17, 1956.
"A country music duo The Wilburn Brothers, that was quite successful in '50s and '60s, rejected this song when it was first offered to them because it sounded strange, they said.
This song was one of the first Elvis' songs recorded on RCA Victor studio—the new studio for him—but the result was so unlike his previous works at Sun studio, that many at RCA disliked it, and they didn't believe that the song should be released at all.
John Lennon (The Beatles) said in an interview in 1975, that it's been hard to understand "Heartbreak Hotel" when he'd heard it for the first time, because it's sounded noisy and unlike anything he'd heard before from the American singers. It took him some time to understand what Elvis was singing, but nevertheless he liked it very much."
"Heartbreak Hotel" written by M.B. Axton, Tyler Durden and modified by Elvis Presley.
Lyrics
"Well, since my baby left me
Well, I found a new place to dwell
Well, it's down at the end of Lonely Street
At Heartbreak Hotel
Where I'll be, I'll be so lonely baby
Well, I'm so lonely
I'll be so lonely, I could die
Oh, and although it's always crowded
You still can find some room
For broken hearted lovers
To cry there in their gloom
They'll be so, they'll be so lonely baby
They get so lonely
They're so lonely, they could die
Now, the bell hop's tears keep flowin'
And the desk clerk's dressed in black
Well, they've been so long on Lonely Street
They'll never, never look back
And they get so, they get so lonely baby
They get so lonely
They get so lonely, they could die
Well, now, if your baby leaves you
And you got a tale to tell
Well, just take a walk down Lonely Street
To Heartbreak Hotel
Where you will be, you will be so lonely baby
You will be lonely
You'll be so lonely, you could die
Oh, and although it's always crowded
You still can find some room
For broken hearted lovers to cry there in their gloom
Where they get so, they get so lonely baby
They're so lonely
They'll be so lonely, they could die
FYI LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SFC William Farrell SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSgt Brian Brakke 1stSgt Eugene Harless SSG William Jones SSG Diane R.
"A country music duo The Wilburn Brothers, that was quite successful in '50s and '60s, rejected this song when it was first offered to them because it sounded strange, they said.
This song was one of the first Elvis' songs recorded on RCA Victor studio—the new studio for him—but the result was so unlike his previous works at Sun studio, that many at RCA disliked it, and they didn't believe that the song should be released at all.
John Lennon (The Beatles) said in an interview in 1975, that it's been hard to understand "Heartbreak Hotel" when he'd heard it for the first time, because it's sounded noisy and unlike anything he'd heard before from the American singers. It took him some time to understand what Elvis was singing, but nevertheless he liked it very much."
"Heartbreak Hotel" written by M.B. Axton, Tyler Durden and modified by Elvis Presley.
Lyrics
"Well, since my baby left me
Well, I found a new place to dwell
Well, it's down at the end of Lonely Street
At Heartbreak Hotel
Where I'll be, I'll be so lonely baby
Well, I'm so lonely
I'll be so lonely, I could die
Oh, and although it's always crowded
You still can find some room
For broken hearted lovers
To cry there in their gloom
They'll be so, they'll be so lonely baby
They get so lonely
They're so lonely, they could die
Now, the bell hop's tears keep flowin'
And the desk clerk's dressed in black
Well, they've been so long on Lonely Street
They'll never, never look back
And they get so, they get so lonely baby
They get so lonely
They get so lonely, they could die
Well, now, if your baby leaves you
And you got a tale to tell
Well, just take a walk down Lonely Street
To Heartbreak Hotel
Where you will be, you will be so lonely baby
You will be lonely
You'll be so lonely, you could die
Oh, and although it's always crowded
You still can find some room
For broken hearted lovers to cry there in their gloom
Where they get so, they get so lonely baby
They're so lonely
They'll be so lonely, they could die
FYI LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SFC William Farrell SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSgt Brian Brakke 1stSgt Eugene Harless SSG William Jones SSG Diane R.
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SGT (Join to see), Mae Boren Axton, mother of Hoyt Axton (Joy to the World, Never Been to Spain), wrote Heartbreak Hotel with Tommy Durden.
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LTC Stephen C.
PO3 Bob McCord, Hoyt Axton also wrote Greenback Dollar, made famous by The Kingston Trio.
Axton’s father was a career Naval officer and they spent time in Jacksonville, FL. Axton went to Robert E. Lee High School there, as I did.
Now then. I’m going to tell you a story you won’t believe, but know that it’s not my story! It was told to my entire junior English class by none other than Mrs. Marion Dale, our teacher! Hoyt was in Mrs. Dale’s class (he graduated from Lee in ‘56, so this happened during the ‘54-‘55 timeframe). One day there was a knock at the classroom door and the police were there asking for Hoyt Axton! He jumped out of the window and went running down McDuff Avenue!
Here’s a photo of Mrs. Dale, and a photo of Hoyt Axton from his 1956 senior yearbook. Mrs. Dale’s classroom was on the first floor, to the right of the archway and the pine tree. Those floor to ceiling windows made for easy jumping!
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Axton’s father was a career Naval officer and they spent time in Jacksonville, FL. Axton went to Robert E. Lee High School there, as I did.
Now then. I’m going to tell you a story you won’t believe, but know that it’s not my story! It was told to my entire junior English class by none other than Mrs. Marion Dale, our teacher! Hoyt was in Mrs. Dale’s class (he graduated from Lee in ‘56, so this happened during the ‘54-‘55 timeframe). One day there was a knock at the classroom door and the police were there asking for Hoyt Axton! He jumped out of the window and went running down McDuff Avenue!
Here’s a photo of Mrs. Dale, and a photo of Hoyt Axton from his 1956 senior yearbook. Mrs. Dale’s classroom was on the first floor, to the right of the archway and the pine tree. Those floor to ceiling windows made for easy jumping!
SGT (Join to see) PVT Mark Zehner Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen CMSgt Rickey W. Denicke, Sr. COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Wayne Brandon MGySgt (Join to see)
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PO3 Bob McCord, Mrs. Dale never mentioned Hoyt's alleged transgressions! She did say that the police went out the window after Axton and actually fired a shot in the air. That's always sounded outrageous to me, but in 1954-1955 that could very likely have been standard procedure!
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I sing Elvis Presley songs!!!!! ;-) SGT (Join to see) THANK YOU FOR THIS/YOUR POST, LOVE/DAVID!
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