Rhythm and Routes- Duncan, OK
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N 34° 30.079 W 097° 57.328
14S E 595891 N 3818238
TravelOK.com highlights the Rhythm and Routes Music Trails program. This mural known locally as the Heartbreak Hotel mural is Duncan's participation in the Tourism and Recreations's Rhythm and Routes endeavor.
Waymark Code: WMYJZV
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/22/2018
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This mural was painted by students of Bob Palmer, the world-renowned muralist. The mural was painted in 2015 as part of the Rhythm & Routes initiative which inducts singers, musicians and songwriters and provides an interactive map online to track a route to towns with personal significance to the inductees. This mural was prepared as Duncan's recognition of this endeavor.
Duncan is the hometown of Hoyt Axton (1938-1999), well known singer and musician. His mother, Mae Boren Axton wrote the son "Heartbreak Hotel" which catapulted Elvis Presley to fame.
This is a two-story brick building painted white, which has been a succession of hotels since 1920. The mural features pictures of Hoyt Axton playing guitar, 78 rpm records, and music with the words "I've never been to heaven, but I've been to Oklahoma". On the north end of the mural is a picture of Elvis Presley and a gold record, and another scene of Elvis handing Mae Boren Axton a record. Above them are the words, "Well since my baby left me, I found a new place to dwell. It's down at the end of Lonely Street at Heartbreak Hotel".
At the center of the mural is a large area painted "Rhythm and Routes and a black granite plaque telling the story of Hoyt and Mae Boren Axton. Be sure to take the time to read this plaque. You'll learn things you never knew.
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