Recorded in January 1956 in Nashville, the song was Presley's first single for RCA Records and introduced him to the American national music consciousness. It was released with the B-side "I Was the One" on January 27, 1956, becoming the first #1 pop record by Presley and the best selling single of 1956.
Inspired by the suicide of a young man who left a note with the line, "I walk a lonely street", songwriters Tommy Durden, then a steel-guitarist in Smiling Jack Herring and his Swing Billies, and Mae Boren Axton, a teacher in Jacksonville, Florida, wrote "Heartbreak Hotel" in thirty minutes in 1955.She was Hoyt Axton's mother, and also a publicist for Hank Snow whose manager, Colonel Tom Parker, would later also manage Presley.
Heartbreak Hotel" charted on March 3, 1956, entering the Pop chart at #68 and the Country and Western chart at number #9.In less than two months it had reached #1 on both charts; for eight weeks and seventeen weeks respectively.
It also peaked at #5 on the R 'n' B chart.
Go Baldy and band!!
KONJUNTO 11 months ago
Hi
How are you?
Terrific version of an ELVIS classic
Rock on
ELVISERIC
elviseric 1 year ago
Incredible!! Your group does an AWESOME job playing these old songs!
eapiano87 1 year ago
wow your really good great singing 10 plus stars
MyStar1969 1 year ago
You sound amazing!
ElvisIsAwesome123 1 year ago
Go man Go!! 5****** ......blu.
blu65gibson 1 year ago
excellent performance Jamie,
this is such a great song, always loved it. and you always do a
phenomenal job.
endless starz
mommarox2 1 year ago
great as always!
nachman613 1 year ago
Fantastically remarkable job,Baldy Holly Band!
cbfall 1 year ago
great cover my friend!!
lennyslow 1 year ago