heartbreak hotel song recorded american singer elvis_presley released single january new record label written newspaper article suicide lonely man jumped hotel window inspired lyrics presented song november country music convention nashville agreed record january session band blue moon boys guitarist pianist heartbreak hotel comprises bar blues progression heavy track imitate character sun recordings single topped billboard chart seven weeks pop singles chart weeks number country western chart seventeen weeks reached number chart million seller best selling singles heartbreak hotel achieved feats reached country western pop rhythm blues charts simultaneously eventually certified double platinum recording_industry_association_of_america performed heartbreak hotel live december tour song gained strong popularity appearance stage march staple repertoire live appearances performed civic center baltimore maryland heartbreak hotel inducted grammy hall fame rolling_stone_magazine named greatest songs time year included songs rock roll standard original release heartbreak hotel covered rock pop acts including recorded duet version topped country charts background writing song written high school teacher background musical promotion jacksonville based singer songwriter lyrics based report supposedly miami herald man destroyed identity papers jumped death hotel window leaving suicide note single line walk lonely street article rolling_stone_magazine suggested story reality originated report painter petty criminal marriage failed wrote partial autobiography including line story person walked lonely street story published news media received publicity shot killed attempted robbery texas august reported death headline story person walked lonely street different accounts song written account written song performed band presented account written lines song asked help finish says report suicide stunned told everybody world cares let heartbreak hotel end lonely street interrupted arrival local performer previously worked duo asked help song hearing title remarked thing heard left finish song written hour recorded tape recorder returned hearing song asked provide voice demo style elvis_presley obliged turned offer writing credit input approached popular singing duo offered chance record heartbreak hotel declined describing song strange agreed publishing deal young nashville bass player recently set publishing company called publishing deal place arranged manager colonel present song annual country music disc jockey convention nashville tennessee named promising male country star hired earlier year hank snow concerts bowl stadium jacksonville florida included line concert observed reaction audience performance crowd screaming fans chased dressing room ripped clothes followed career closely incident met july concert jacksonville time interviewing local media according author writing big hit ambitions rumors circulating press weeks begun career ready help launch nationally played demo room andrew jackson hotel november hearing demo hot dog play listened times song signing november accepted offer royalties song single new label performed song time arkansas december declared audience hit recording heartbreak hotel second song recorded following got woman debut session street nashville january arrived studio song ready record seeking approval producer sure success recorded heartbreak hotel believing knew recording different experience band relaxed atmosphere guitar player later commented larger studio sun called tape number sit sun eat somebody let try immediately discovered problem recording insisted performers stay sang microphone pick vocals tilt head result missing sound told stand painted floor telling don recording got woman noticed voice guitar picked microphone explained jump sing right happens way sing arranged studio voice guitar picked studio recording continued blue moon boys regular backing band moore bassist drummer joined established musicians helped produce session guitar piano following suggestion hallway studio unusual echo single attempting recapture sound unaware sun founder tape slight time delay create previous recordings phillips heard heartbreak hotel remarked mess agreed declaring heartbreak hotel terrible choice song especially hearing finished recording sounded like sun recordings internal time executive corps disliked insisted certainly release interview conceded recognize song changes studio including tempo lyrics overall sound subsequent recordings major modifications existing material normal procedure took role producer credited speaking producing credits phillips said producer steve session manager colonel parker giving song royalties adding list songwriters song release reception heartbreak hotel released single january song recorded debut sessions billboard magazine praised strong blues item wrapped usual powerful style great beat heartbreak hotel warmly received british music press wrote appreciate good singing don suppose manage hear disc bbc held monopoly broadcasting britain time didn consider fit general entertainment placed restricted play list national television debut january appearing cbs stage starring tommy stage ratings slipping producer agreed relatively cheap looking photograph singer guitar playing despite single having released day coincide national television debut brothers allow perform didn work rehearsals second appearance february aware perform heartbreak hotel appearance stage week later pressured cbs consent subsequently band performed heartbreak hotel borrowed instruments driven florida preparation tour backing orchestra february song entered billboard pop chart number country western chart number months heartbreak hotel reached number charts chart single chart resulted heartbreak hotel second single history reach billboard charts blue shoes song spent total seven weeks april heartbreak hotel million seller earning riaa certified gold record going biggest selling single heartbreak hotel certified platinum march july riaa song debut singles chart peaked second spot month stayed charts weeks personnel elvis_presley lead vocals electric guitar acoustic guitar double bass drums piano producer engineer legacy perform song live shows performing time civic center baltimore maryland song released compilation album alternative takes surfaced compilation albums heartbreak hotel awarded country music awards released market charted number following death author wrote heartbreak hotel legendary rock performances people elvis_presley continues listeners classic performance analyzed appears simple recall time know song inducted grammy hall fame released coincide anniversary recording interview john_lennon recalled friend introducing music said family rarely radio unlike members beatles grew influence showed picture appeared charts later heard heartbreak hotel said heard heartbreak hotel hardly said experience hearing having hair stand end heard american voices singing like sang like suddenly tape echo stuff going didn know singing took long time work going sounded noise great george_harrison described heartbreak hotel rock roll age riding bike neighbor house said heartbreak hotel turned guitar audition john_lennon following year guitarist wrote autobiography heartbreak hotel huge effect singing total effect sound silence totally affected richards baby left sound rock roll heard totally different way delivering song totally different sound stripped violins ladies choruses totally different bare right roots feeling hadn heard got hat silence canvas frame work don try heartbreak hotel time heard stark lead singer stated song changed life recalled hearing time years old animal sexual musical everybody age knew guy cool handsome looked wild critic wrote unpublished memoir twigs opening strains heartbreak hotel regional popularity national opened massive mile thick wall post war american society let come rushing rift immense waters sheer human pain frustration building decades president bill_clinton performed song saxophone appearance hall june ranked number rolling_stone list greatest songs time included list songs uncut magazine ranked performance heartbreak hotel second greatest important cultural event rock roll era paul_mccartney participated uncut poll stated way sings singing depths hell use echo beautiful musically perfect film based mythical incident involving kidnapping released theatrically starred elvis_presley directed purchased branch renovations opened named hotel song located street home memphis tennessee heartbreak hotel named song book songs rock era early cover versions radio parodied heartbreak hotel immediately release vocals original record featured heavy use cover lead singer repeatedly asks echo voice recorded dog months later taken role producer learned credited decided use echo recorded song album album features don cruel country singer parodied song television imitating characteristic hip movements performance cash explained rock roll singer beatles historian noted later beatles group performed heartbreak hotel live liverpool later hamburg unclear lead vocal john_lennon paul_mccartney recorded version forthcoming upright bass version documentary appears dvd later renditions original personnel recording released versions recorded album guitar genius lead guitarist recorded song album guitar changed world number cover version country charts russell number hit charts paul_mccartney later cover song chaos creation abbey road performing bass covered song include later star motion picture cadets justin_timberlake bob_dylan film honeymoon version heartbreak hotel shook year true romance actor performed cappella version covered song medley prince kiss film happy feet song featured television special decades fifties medley soundtrack video game charts elvis_presley
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