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Tales of Rock'n'Roll: Heartbreak Hotel

A look at Elvis Presley's first million-selling release, Heartbreak Hotel. This film tracks down the song's writers, schoolteacher Mae Axton and country musician Tommy Durden, and discovers that Heartbreak Hotel was inspired by a real-life suicide in Miami in 1955.

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32 minutes

Last on

Sat 18 May 2024 22:35

Broadcasts

  • Sat 24 Apr 1993 21:00
  • Sat 18 May 2024 22:35

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