Tales of Rock 'n' Roll: Heartbreak Hotel
Tales of Rock 'n' Roll: Heartbreak Hotel
The story of Elvis Presley's first million-selling single, the 1956 release Heartbreak Hotel, the song that launched the singer to international stardom. This 1993 Arena documentary tracks down the writers - schoolteacher Mae Axton and country musician Tommy Durden - and uncovers how the lyrics were inspired by a 1955 suicide in Miami
Tales of Rock 'n' Roll: Heartbreak Hotel airs on BBC Four at 11:35 PM, Friday 19 June. (Subtitles.)
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Arts ➝ Culture (without music)
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Documentary
James Marsh
Series Producer
Nigel Finch
Series Editor
Anthony Wall
Series Editor