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Title: Walk a lonely street - The mystery of Heartbreak Hotel Post by: Rocker on July 16, 2016, 03:49:13 AM Shortly before a book which will deal at length with this topic gets published, an article is released that tells about the interesting facts behind the story of "Heartbreak hotel".
Solving the Mystery of 'Heartbreak Hotel' The man who inspired Elvis' breakout hit has finally been unmasked – and the story is stranger than anyone could have imagined http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/solving-the-mystery-of-heartbreak-hotel The book nonetheless will go into further detail about the story and the composition of the song. So we can surely look forward to it's release: (https://static.wixstatic.com/media/97fa2e_4860675b28234f4db162c4ca795a27fb.jpg/v1/fill/w_680,h_160,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/97fa2e_4860675b28234f4db162c4ca795a27fb.jpg) (https://static.wixstatic.com/media/97fa2e_e9d317ce99264544b810a4de87c34d48.png/v1/fill/w_443,h_648,al_c,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/97fa2e_e9d317ce99264544b810a4de87c34d48.png) http://www.georgesmithpublications.com/ This is the demo that Mae Boren Axton (mother of Hoyt Axton) played for Elvis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzf7AQqXmgM Glenn Reeves - Heartbreak hotel- Demo 1955 Mae Boren Axton interviews Elvis Presley in 1955: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPv6jmsM-Jk Co-writer Tommy Durden on the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ_K70f7U4I Mae Boren Axton on "Heartbreak hotel": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSwRJDpsq5g Through the years: http://www.mynet.com/tv/elvis-presley-heartbreak-hotel-1956-vid-3046316/ First live performance of this song on the Dorsey Bros. Stage Show, 1956 (featuring the Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra) http://www.tagtele.com/videos/voir/113083/ Live performance in 1956 on the Dorsey Bros. Stage Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH8gqK7y8sU Live performance in 1956 on the Milton Berle Show, broadcasted from the U.S.S. Hancock (http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/aircraft_carriers/hancock_cv_19/uss_hancock_cva_19_01.jpg) U.S.S. Hancok, 1957 Source: http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/aircraft_carriers/uss_hancock_cv_19_page_2.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8jAqvmnsIk From the second sit-down show of the '68 comeback special sessions (I wish someone would edit this footage so that we get a complete version without the "bloopers"). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOivfQoFcRM 1970 from That's The Way It Is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zzUOHImPa0 "Staged rehearsal" outtake from 1972's "Elvis On Tour" (http://img.wennermedia.com/760-width/rs-248612-elvis-gold-record-heartbreak-hotel.jpg) Elvis with his gold record for "Heartbreak hotel", 1956 The original studio recording, 1956: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb0-o4xMqKc (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/Heartbreak.JPG) Title: Re: Walk a lonely street - The mystery of Heartbreak Hotel Post by: NOLA BB Fan on July 16, 2016, 04:13:24 AM Growing up in the sixties I and my friends made fun of Elvis.
Then in the late 70s, in college, I heard Heartbreak Hotel for the first time. Thought "what the --!" Decided to explore his music and have been a fan ever since. Title: Re: Walk a lonely street - The mystery of Heartbreak Hotel Post by: JK on July 16, 2016, 04:35:04 AM One of the spookiest songs ever committed to wax.
Elvis's "Blue Moon" is another. I remember wandering into a dark empty room during a party in early '66 and hearing the Big E's eerie falsetto wail----scared the life out of me it did! Title: Re: Walk a lonely street - The mystery of Heartbreak Hotel Post by: Rocker on July 16, 2016, 07:52:37 AM Elvis's "Blue Moon" is another. I remember wandering into a dark empty room during a party in early '66 and hearing the Big E's eerie falsetto wail----scared the life out of me it did! Boy, that is one of my all time favorite recordings. What an interpretation of that song. And letting out the mid-section was totally the right decision. That would have destroyed the mood. Title: Re: Walk a lonely street - The mystery of Heartbreak Hotel Post by: JK on July 16, 2016, 09:33:42 AM Boy, that is one of my all time favorite recordings. What an interpretation of that song. And letting out the mid-section was totally the right decision. That would have destroyed the mood. Yes of course, no middle eight! I've never missed it, never even given it a thought. It's like the BB's "I Was Made To Love Her"----it's as if there never was a middle eight. Of course, The Marcels made a meal of that missing middle eight five years later. ;D Title: Re: Walk a lonely street - The mystery of Heartbreak Hotel Post by: Rocker on July 17, 2016, 02:22:44 AM One thing that I think should be mentioned is that "Heartbreak hotel" was fighting hard with another legendary Rock'n'Roll song for the No. 1 spot; "Blue suede shoes" by Carl Perkins. Here's a little documentary about that song:
The Creation of "Blue Suede Shoes" and Rockabilly history - Amory Mississippi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2RExkc7uCY (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vMgY5hpyCsA/TVbDVHGpVaI/AAAAAAAAUCI/KmMuqWHwDts/s1600/Carl_Perkins.jpg) Title: Re: Walk a lonely street - The mystery of Heartbreak Hotel Post by: Rocker on July 20, 2016, 08:45:32 AM A TV report about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rgSPUDGUBo A Carleton University professor has solved the mystery behind the song that propelled Elvis Presley to stardom. http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/carleton-prof-solves-mystery-of-heartbreak-hotel Title: Re: Walk a lonely street - The mystery of Heartbreak Hotel Post by: JK on July 20, 2016, 02:31:27 PM Love Carl Perkins' songs----so many good ones, but particularly "Matchbox", ft. The Killer on piano.
That drum fill at the start of the first solo. Wow! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYH_SS_aYtA Title: Re: Walk a lonely street - The mystery of Heartbreak Hotel Post by: NOLA BB Fan on July 20, 2016, 04:13:30 PM In the late 70s when I really got into rockabilly, remember getting at a used record store the 45 of Carl Perkins' Blue Suede Shoes bw Honey Don't. Also got 45 with Matchbox. Incredible stuff.
Title: Re: Walk a lonely street - The mystery of Heartbreak Hotel Post by: Rocker on September 13, 2016, 11:50:37 AM Story Behind the Heartbreak Otel (sic)
http://elvisdaily.com/2016/09/13/story-behind-the-heartbreak-otel/ Title: Re: Walk a lonely street - The mystery of Heartbreak Hotel Post by: JK on September 13, 2016, 03:08:58 PM Story Behind the Heartbreak Otel (sic) http://elvisdaily.com/2016/09/13/story-behind-the-heartbreak-otel/ Cool article, curious title, lol. Maybe heartbreak hotels are so uncared for that even the letters on the front don't hold up... Actually, I think it's because the author, Ana Sayfa, is Turkish and <hotel> in that language is <otel>. It got left in somehow... http://osmancalhan.tumblr.com/post/126938129811/elvis-presley-heartbreak-hotel-otel |