| "Blue Suede Shoes" | ||||
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| Single by Carl Perkins | ||||
| B-side | "Honey Don't" | |||
| Released | January 1956[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 19, 1955 | |||
| Studio | Memphis Recording Service, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Rockabilly, rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:14 | |||
| Label | Sun | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Carl Perkins | |||
| Producer(s) | Sam Phillips | |||
| Carl Perkins singles chronology | ||||
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| "Blue Suede Shoes" Video on YouTube | ||||
"Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by American singer, songwriter and guitarist Carl Perkins in 1955. It is considered one of the first rockabilly records, incorporating elements of blues, country and pop music 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.[2]
Elvis Presley recorded "Blue Suede Shoes" in 1956 and it appears as the opening track of his eponymous debut album Elvis Presley. Presley performed his version of the song three different times on national television. It was also recorded by Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran, among many others.
- ^ Billboard January 21, 1956, page 47
- ^ Retrieved 10.2012 Archived September 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine