Blue Suede Shoes

Carl Perkins

Carl Perkins' song "Blue Suede Shoes" is recorded at Sun Studios in Memphis and is the first single to chart on the Country, R&B and Pop Charts. The single sells more than a million copies by April 1956 and is one of the first and biggest rockabilly hits. Rockabilly is an upbeat mix of country (hillbilly), R&B and rock.