On this day in 1956, “Heartbreak Hotel” hit the top of the Billboard charts. The song was Elvis’ first No. 1 hit.Elvis had been recording since 1954, when a song he recorded for his mother’s birthday caught the attention of studio executive Sam Phillips, who asked Presley to audition for him. Presley started the audition with country-western standards, but when he felt Phillips’ interest wane, he belted out a rhythm-and-blues song called “That’s All Right.” Impressed, Phillips recorded the song, and a week later it became No. 4 on the country-western charts in Memphis.
Nine years after his death in 1977, he was one of the first 10 people inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He had earned 94 gold singles and more than 40 gold LPs.
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