Carl Perkins- Blue Suede Shoes 1956



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"Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955. It is considered one of the first rockabilly (rock and roll) records and incorporated elements of blues, country and pop music of the time. had planted the seed for the song in the fall of 1955, while Perkins, Cash, Elvis Presley, and other Louisiana Hayride acts toured throughout Texas and the South. Cash told Perkins of a black airman whom he had met when serving in the military in Germany. He had referred to his military regulation air shoes as "blue suede shoes". Cash suggested that Carl write a song about the shoes. Carl replied, "I don't know anything about shoes. How can I write a song about shoes?


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Am i the only 15 ... ( 2 months ago by Walmartassasin)
Am i the only 15 year old kid who actually appreciates this music? Write me back!
Omg omg omg you are ... ( 2 months ago by tehpwn3dlife)
Omg omg omg you are so special, little wounder boy
I loved this song ( ... ( 2 months ago by DanielMGardner)
I loved this song (and still do) when I was 15. I'm 16 now XD
I hear blues when I ... ( 2 months ago by knowfuture22172)
I hear blues when I hear this song...rock and roll and rockabilly and country and blues were all created by poor people no matter what color of skin. It's not white people ripping off black people, it's rich people trying to make a buck off of poor people.
I am 22 and I ... ( 1 month ago by MalibuCutie18)
I am 22 and I appreciate it!
i am 13 and i am ... ( 1 month ago by thinimajigi)
i am 13 and i am the same
Array ( 1 month ago by shikamaruluver3)
i love this song
its the only song i can really dance to because it has such a great swing tune to it!
makes you want to ... ( 1 month ago by thepinupclasher)
makes you want to dance.
great music then,now it's all gone :(
Great buddy, ... ( 1 month ago by morfo1010)
Great buddy, learning from the old stuff is going to make you smarter, I mean Bach is not from my time (obviously) but He is great, got it!
Im 16 and we are ... ( 1 month ago by 6DrJohn6)
Im 16 and we are studying this sorta stuff in my music tech class.
I love all this early Rock and Roll
its brilliant!
=]
Im 19 and Ive been ... ( 1 month ago by SylentEcho)
Im 19 and Ive been digging this kinda music since I was a kid. 50's and 60's music owns! But Metal owns too.
20F - MSG me on MSN ... ( 1 month ago by 063405906)
20F - MSG me on MSN. ID is in my profile. 2
I read in the ... ( 1 month ago by MarionSun288)
I read in the booklet from The Soul of Rock and Roll box set that Roy Orbison used to stay at Carl's house inbetween tour dates. :)
One of the greatest ... ( 1 month ago by Fynn181)
One of the greatest songs ever!
I love W.S. Holland ... ( 1 month ago by Johi2410)
I love W.S. Holland in the background on drums! And of course Carl is just awesome as always. What a great man. He was Rock'n'Roll in person!
Step on them blue ... ( 1 month ago by SpongeBobluva300)
Step on them blue suede shoes! yeah this song roxs! =D
no he didnt he ... ( 1 month ago by dannnyboyyy)
no he didnt he recorded it first in 1955
Array ( 1 month ago by catbird007)
great stuff
thx for posting
no he didnt he was ... ( 4 weeks ago by cuddaine)
no he didnt he was in hospital after a severe car accident and he invited elvis presley to sing it and after he was released from hospital he released it himself
Class of '55 with ... ( 4 weeks ago by Everdeane75)
Class of '55 with Roy Orbison, the Soul of Rock and Roll.
ditto :) ( 3 weeks ago by mancojim)
ditto :)
The orginal is ... ( 2 weeks ago by 0zzyfan44)
The orginal is always best.
Um,no. Carl ... ( 2 weeks ago by Cortexmelon)
Um,no. Carl released it on January 1st, 1956. ELVIS on the other hand released it September 8, 1956.
Thanks for the info ... ( 1 day ago by drprasad79)
Thanks for the info too.



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