Blue Suede Shoes

"Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955 and is considered one of the first rockabilly (rock and roll) records and incorporated elements of blues, country and pop music of the time. Perkins original version of the song was on the Cashbox Best Selling Singles list for 16 weeks, and spent 2 weeks in the No. 2 position. Elvis 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.

Read more about Blue Suede Shoes:  Origin, Success of Perkins' Sun Records Release, Presley's RCA Cover, Eddie Cochran Version, Other 1956 Recordings, Legacy, Selected List of Recorded Versions

Famous quotes containing the words suede shoes, blue, suede and/or shoes:

    It’s one for the money,
    Two for the show,
    Three to get ready,
    Now go, cat, go!
    But don’t you step on my Blue Suede Shoes.
    You can do anything but lay off my Blue Suede Shoes.
    Carl Perkins (b. 1932)

    They said, “You have a blue guitar,
    You do not play things as they are.”
    The man replied, “Things as they are
    Are changed upon a blue guitar.”
    Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

    It’s one for the money,
    Two for the show,
    Three to get ready,
    Now go, cat, go!
    But don’t you step on my Blue Suede Shoes.
    You can do anything but lay off my Blue Suede Shoes.
    Carl Perkins (b. 1932)

    Englishwomen’s shoes look as if they had been made by someone who had often heard shoes described, but had never seen any.
    Margaret Halsey (b. 1910)