Portal:Elvis Presley/Selected picture/5

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Elvis' blue suede shoes that served as the inspiration for the song "Blue Suede Shoes".
Credit: D.B. King on flickr

"Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955. It is considered one of the first rockabilly records and incorporated elements of blues, country and pop music of the time. Elvis Presley covered the song in 1956, releasing it as the first song on the first ground breaking album Elvis Presley, which was released in March of that year.