Ron
Posted 50 minutes ago
Blue suede shoes, the first two must have been a few seconds in front of me.
It was originally written and sung by Carl Perkins who actually sold more copies of it than Elvis did, it’s just that Elvis is better known for singing it, I bought it on a 78rpm record in 1956 and still have it.
Here he sings it live for the first time in 1956
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrjbwVhQOAw&feature=related
For those who haven’t seen or heard the original, here’s Carl Perkins just a few months earlier, not a patch on Elvis but then I’m biased.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bldveDe8iE
Source:
http://www.myelvisworld.com/triva/song-by-elivs-presley/