History Highlight:

Today in 1956, Elvis scored a rare triple whammy as "Heartbreak Hotel" was #1 on Billboard's Pop, R&B and Country charts. Written by Tommy Durden and Mae Boren Axton, the song's lyrics were based on a newspaper article about the suicide of a lonely man who jumped from a hotel window.

Also, Today In:

1967 - The Monkees' TV show scored an Emmy for outstanding comedy series.

1984 - Bruce Springsteen released the album Born In The USA, which became the best-selling album of 1985 in the United States (and also Springsteen's most successful album ever). Read more about this iconic album on our blog.

1993 - Police in Seattle arrested Kurt Cobain at his home after an argument with his wife Courtney over his collection of firearms.

1997 - Jeff Buckley's body was discovered floating in the Mississippi River. Buckley had disappeared when swimming on May 29th in Wolf River Harbor, while wearing boots, all of his clothing, and singing the chorus of "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin.

2001 - Americana Legend and banjo picker John Hartford died in Nashville. The three-time Grammy-winning singer/songwriter and session man (The Byrds/James Taylor/Jerry Garcia/David Grisman/Bela Fleck) passed away after a long battle with cancer.