"Blue Suede Shoes" is a #rockAndRoll#standard written and first recorded by American singer, songwriter and guitarist #CarlPerkins in 1955. It is considered one of the first #rockabilly records, incorporating elements of #blues, #country and #popMusic of the time. Perkins' original version of the song appeared on the #Cashbox Best Selling Singles list for 16 weeks and spent two weeks at the number two position. #ElvisPresley recorded "Blue Suede Shoes" in 1956. https://youtu.be/mvsYRAc-BWA
#GreatAlbums1950s - #CarlPerkins – The Dance Album (1957). Sidelined after a 1956 car crash, Perkins watched from a hospital bed as “Blue Suede Shoes” topped the pop/ country/ R&B charts, only to be overshadowed by Elvis’s cover version on LP and TV. Still, Perkins made a mark with songs like “Honey Don’t,” “Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby” and “Matchbox” (all covered by the Beatles) -- epitomizing rockabilly as an enduring form beyond the fickleness of the charts. #GreatRockAlbums, #Rockabilly