Carl Perkins’ “Blue Suede Shoes” is and forever will be the quintessential rockabilly record. It was released by Sun Records on New Year’s Day, January 1, 1956. Perkins was already something of a ...
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Let's continue our week of interviews from our archive with R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll musicians and songwriters. Up next, we have Carl Perkins, one of ...
Perkins was best known for writing the song "Blue Suede Shoes." In 1956, his version of "Blue Suede Shoes" was a pop, rhythm and blues and country hit. Soon after, Elvis had a huge hit with the song.