Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes

Title: Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1969, Rockabilly, Rock and Roll, Country Rock, Jackson, Tennessee 10/26
Matrix #: N/A
Condition: VG (LM) | Cover: VG | Members: Carl P (32' - 98')
Cultural Facts:

1. A Dance-Floor Warning Became a Classic: Johnny Cash had suggested “Blue Suede Shoes” as a possible song title, but Perkins initially dismissed it. After seeing a young man at a dance warn his date not to step on his suede shoes, Perkins went home and wrote what became Sun Records' first million-selling single.
2. A Car Crash Interrupted His Breakthrough: Just as “Blue Suede Shoes” was exploding in 1956, Perkins and his band were seriously injured in a car accident while traveling to New York for a major television appearance. While Perkins recovered, Elvis Presley's version gained enormous exposure, changing the course of Perkins' career.
3. Inside the Million Dollar Quartet: On December 4, 1956, Perkins was recording at Sun Studio when Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and newcomer Jerry Lee Lewis ended up together for an impromptu jam. The tapes became the legendary “Million Dollar Quartet,” capturing four future icons in the same room before anyone realized how historic the moment would become.