Blue Suede Shoes, Rockabilly Goes Classic - Rolling Stone
On December 16, 1955, Carl Perkins composed the song "Blue Suede Shoes" which would become one of the greatest classics of rockabilly.
If the version of Elvis Presley is today the most democratized, "Blue Suede Shoes" was nevertheless sung and composed in the first place by Carl Perkins. The track, written on December 16, 1955, remains as one of the earliest rockabilly recordings. The song also changes the musical landscape by integrating elements of country, blues and pop. The lyrics, quite simple, describe a situation truly experienced by Carl Perkins. Indeed, the singer liked to tell that he had attended a ball where a dancer constantly asked his partner not to step on his blue suede shoes. The anecdote will thus give rise to the mythical phrase “Don’t Step on My Blue Suede Shoes“.
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Recorded on December 19, 1955, the song will be covered regularly thereafter. If the original version of Carl Perkins is ranked as the 95th best song of all time by the American version of Rolling Stone, its most famous interpretation remains that of Elvis Presley. The King resumed the title only a few months after the release of "Blue Suede Shoes" in 45 rpm on January 1, 1956. The song is still one of Elvis Presley's greatest hits to this day.
But the King was not the only one to take up the title: Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Black Sabbath or even Jimi Hendrix… All gave their own interpretation of this totally cult song.
