All time classic pop songs . . . . . . . . the roots of Rock 'n' Roll. An all time favourite Carl Perkins and think I first got a taste from Ringo covering 'Honey Don't' which I still love . . . . . . 

On this day in music history: December 19, 1955 - Carl Perkins records “Blue Suede Shoes” at Sun Studios in Memphis, TN. Friend and Sun Records label mate Johnny Cash provides the initial inspiration for Perkins to write song when he tells him of a black airman he met that referred to his military regulation shoes as “blue suede shoes”. A couple of months later on December 4, 1955, he’ll see a couple dancing at a show he’s playing, and from the bandstand hears a voice yell out “uh uh, don’t step on my suedes!” The man in question was wearing a pair of blue suede shoes. Inspired by the statement, Perkins begins writing the song scrawling the lyrics on a brown paper potato sack when he can’t find anything else to write on. Released by Sun Records on January 1, 1956, Perkins recording of the song quickly becomes a smash, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Best Sellers chart on May 19, 1956, also peaking at #3 on the Rhythm & Blues Best Sellers chart. The original single is also backed with the self penned “Honey Don’t” which becomes a rock & roll standard in its own right, being covered by The Beatles,  Wanda Jackson, Johnny Rivers, and Ronnie Hawkins to name a few. “Blue Suede Shoes” is regarded as a rock & roll standard with numerous artists having covered the song, most notably by Elvis Presley later in 1956 on his landmark debut album. Carl Perkins’ original version of “Blue Suede Shoes” is inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1986.

turn 'em up!

together . . . . . . 

check out the band! That's Dave Edmunds on guitar and I do believe that is Lyle Lovett on stand up bass!