BLUE SUEDE SHOES (Carl Perkins)
“Blue Suede Shoes” is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955 and is considered one of the first rockabilly (rock and roll) records and incorporated elements of blues, country and pop music of the time. Perkins’ original version of the song was on the Cashbox Best Selling Singles list for 16 weeks, and spent 2 weeks in the No. 2 position. (More from Wikipedia)
Carl Perkins was beginning to slip into obscurity and was in danger of being known only as the songwriter and original performer of one of Elvis’ signature songs, “Blue Suede Shoes” (though I prefer Carl’s version of “Blue Suede Shoes” myself). However, the Beatles gave Perkins’ career new life when they covered several of his songs early on, notably “Honey, Don’t”.
(May 2011)
