Today's Morning Edition music is from Carl Perkins performing his original composition "Blue Suede Shoes." It was the first song to make it into the top five on both the country and rhythm and blues ...

As far as rock ‘n’ roll standards go, “Blue Suede Shoes” is a shoo-in. Back then, rockabilly music was just coming into fashion, with “Blue Suede Shoes” being one of the first highly successful ...

“Blue Suede Shoes” is a song by Carl Perkins that was subsequently covered by Elvis Presley. In his autobiography, Johnny Cash said he helped inspire Perkins’ original version of the song. Cash said ...

Had it not been for a near-fatal car accident, Elvis Presley might not be the rockstar we most closely associate with "Blue Suede Shoes".

GottaHaveRockandRoll presents Carl Perkin’s original 1953 Gibson Les Paul that he wrote “Blue Suede Shoes” on and also played all of the Sun Records Recordings on. He also used this guitar extensively ...

Sam Phillips founded Sun Records. He produced songs for Elvis and Perkins during their early careers. Phillips later sold Elvis’ contract to another record label: RCA Victor. During a 1986 interview ...

You won’t have Carl Perkins’ blue suede shoes to step on anymore: The legendary rock pioneer died in January at age 65. Though not as major a figure as Elvis Presley in rock ‘n’ roll — or in its ...

As far as rock ‘n’ roll standards go, “Blue Suede Shoes” is a shoo-in. So much so that Paul McCartney‘s music publishing company, MPL Communications, has owned the rights to it, along with a number of ...