Heartbreak Hotel

[kentuck]

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[bobbieinok]

1. Was in HS when Elvis came on scene. His death was the end of an era.

[Docreed2003]

2. Remains a haunting song...that launched an incredible career

The unique sound of Presley's voice is because the vocals were recorded in the hallway of the studio to create that echoing sound. Sadly, those RCA studios in Nashville were torn down a few years ago.

[ailsagirl]

3. Evidently the inspiration for this song came from a suicide victim. Very sad.

Memphis, TN – "I walk a lonely street." A five-word goodbye note addressed to no one. No ID on the victim, so the author of that efficient summation of a life of quiet desperation remains a mystery. Not unnoticed and not forgotten, though, as the song the five words inspired haunts us to this day.

Songwriter Tommy Durden spotted the article in the newspaper, the Miami Herald. He shared the sad story with his writing partner, Mae Axton. Axton decided the lonely street should have a gathering place for lost souls, and using words and meter in place of bricks and mortar built the Heartbreak Hotel.

More here

http://wknofm.org/post/i-walk-lonely-street-mae-axton

[kentuck]

4. +1000