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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.

English
  • Originally Aired April 24, 1993
  • Runtime 35 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network BBC
  • Notes Is a season finale
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