Mae Boren Axton interview w/Sun Records artist Elvis Presley 1955

Mae Boren Axton (1914-1997) interviewed Elvis in 1955. The place, Jacksonville, Florida.Mae was a school teacher. Elvis had recently left his teens and was a whopping 20 years old:).Mrs Axton and her husband John had 2 sons. Mae was one of the co-writers of Heartbreak Hotel. She drowned in her hot tub at home in Hendersville, Tennessee at the age of 82.She spoke to Gail Brewer-Giorgio about the 10-10-88 mystery tape. She knew the story behind the story. She said things like "Yes! That part's true. I had forgotten all about that!" "That sounds just like Elvis-it has to be Elvis..."from Wikipedia:"For Mae as a school teacher to become it's ally was viewed by some like the Pope worshiping the Devil. Non the less, she pushed forward in her endeavors as an advocate of the music that would end up changing the industry forever."===================== ==================While living in Gainesville, Flordia, she and song-writing partner Tommy Durden were intrigued by the news of the man whose suicide note said only "I walk a lonely street." She imagined an inn at the end of it, turned it from the sad, sweet ballad Tommy had envisioned to an edgy rock number, then she christened their little song "Heartbreak Hotel." She had it demo'ed in Jacksonville, and sent it to Elvis, who recorded it as she had arranged it. Glenn Reeves, who demo'ed the song for her, called the song "extremely silly." Sun Records producer Sam Phillips proclaimed Elvis's final product "a morbid mess."It became Elvis's first gold record and first number one.Her son was country music singer Hoyt Axton (March 25, 1938 -- October 26, 1999)

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: ForTheHeart76

Length: 02:04
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Tags: 1955  1988  Axton  Brewer-Giorgio  Elvis  Gail  Mae  Presley  

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