If he wasn't just such a heavy smoker his whole life (just like his protégé George Harrison) he'd have lived another 20 years. There's no question that was the primary contribution to his strokes. Maybe he'd even still be with us today in 2022. He was otherwise in excellent shape, never did any drugs or even drank much. And was an advocate against child abuse at an early time when it was not discussed very much. Great guy, in the entertainment/rock n roll world a rare true gentleman in every sense of the word.
@@joe6096I love carl Perkins as much as anyone but what you write about him not drinking much is not accurate. there is a period In His life when he drank heavy. Not judging. He evidently overcame that with the help of his good friend j.r.cash, who had his own issues for a spell. It had to have been a hard life. These got paid peanuts. Not like today. And pressure for new hits was enormous. Btw in this clip it looks as if brother jay on rhythm guitar was wearing a brace or halo of some sort. Im Guessing it was after terrible car accident in Delaware. You are totally correct about all the good he did in the world. Especially for abused children. Great rocker. Incredible man.
First song in history to go top 5 in the pop, country & western and R&B charts at the same time. And this man still doesn't get the credit he deserves!
He's got far more credit than he deserves, just 1 big hit and that's all he had, and traded off of that for the next 50 year's, the fact that the beatles a had covered a few of his songs pretty much kept him going. Plus his one big hit was covered by so many other's. You could say he was one very lucky man. Many other artists from that era who had just one big hit are virtually forgotten, acts that had a few big hits are also largely forgotten and ignored. The Beatles and Johnny cash, plus his connection to Elvis and sun records are what has kept his name alive for so long
You are a damn fool. He is the king of Rockabilly music. To judge the man by the Billboard pop charts is ridiculous. George Harrison would slap you across the face for such idiotic filth.
He has gotten the exact credit he deserves. He wrote Blue Suede Shoes, Honey Dont, and Matchbox. He was a rockabilly cat. Elvis gave Blue Suede Shoes a life.
Yes, it was great when black people functionally couldn't vote in the South owing to Jim Crow laws, all while no fault divorce and abortion was illegal on top of that. In all seriousness, I’m sure you didn’t mean that and am pretty sure I do know what you mean. I certainly wish talk shows were more like this, and pop/rock wasn’t such overproduced garbage, which sounds near identical to all the rest of it.
These mens' gaunt solemn faces may look strange to modern viewers, but they are the faces of poor Southern white people of the Depression era and before. I'm old enough to remember meeting these kinds of folks when I was a small child outside of Memphis.
A very interesting observation. It's possible that they were healthier than some people today. In Britain during the Second World War people got by on subsistence diets yet, in many cases, were healthier than many today.
Rick Gauger Carls bother was known for his use of extreme violence, saying he liked fighting would be understatement, he'd look forward to a punch up after a show and if there wasn't one he'd start one. Today they'd have called him mentally I'll
Aye but this performance was only 2 months after a car accident that almost killed Carl and his brother Jay (playing rhythm guitar wearing a neck brace on this clip). Jay apparently never fully recovered and died in 1958.
@@Epic_678 Sadly, are you for real? Carl Perkins was good but, c’mon, he was not the caliber of Elvis. Elvis had it all…talent, the moves, the looks, the charisma, what a voice and wow, looks like a Greek god.
Unlike his contemporaries, Perry actually welcomed the then-new rock and roll format and had a number of acts on his show. Some of Perry's own records were uptempo tunes that also rocked. Carl might have succeeded even more if it weren't for the awful car accident later on and the loss of his brother Jay. Still he's a legend never to be forgotten.
This appearance is actually AFTER the car accident. If you notice, his brother (on the right playing rhythm guitar) is wearing a neck brace as a result of the accident. The car wreck actually happened while they were traveling, from the Ozark Jubilee in Springfield, MO to New York to appear on the Como show. Obviously, their appearance was delayed until they recovered and found a replacement band member for the deceased brother.
@@sjoldtimer You know I thought that too---that the wreck was before this appearance but then I thought maybe I didn't read something right or got my facts wrong.
Perry was, indeed, laid back. I've always loved Perry's vocal style. But I also think Second City TV's parody of him was funny, as shown here: th-cam.com/video/LqwHMiJdIqU/w-d-xo.html
Carl Perkins was a true mix of country western and rock n roll, in other words true rockabilly. He also recorded many country aides as side B on his singles which were awesome.
As everyone knows, Elvis also recorded this..... AFTER Carl recorded it. I absolutely love Elvis & Scotty Moore, THE King of Rockabilly AND RocknRoll Guitar..... but Carl's original Sun recording was WITHOUT QUESTION the greatest version of Blue Suede Shoes. R.I.P. Carl Perkins🎸
Yep. Carl's version is THE version. I actually can't stand El's version. Dunno why, but same goes for El's "Blueberry Hill" and "Love Me Tender." "Love Me..." is so boring, dull and flat.
Seems I recall Carl saying that Elvis (and Col. Parker) recorded this without his permission when he was in the hospital recovering from a serious car accident that took his brother's life.
Extraordinary bass playing.. So darned relaxed yet cutting a groove a mile wide, while simultaneously swinging like the cattiest cat that ever catted Catland.
@@dantegoat8568 W.S was first with Carl, but something happened and W.S left. Then in 1960, Cash called up W.S for a big show because (As Cash put it) ''A guitar and a bass just won't cut 'er for this one''
Carl Perkins....So young... Oh my! That man had a great voice that got better as he got older. RIP Carl. From a very long time Fan. Much Loved and Missed .
I agree. Too bad he did not have a better record producer in the early part of his career as I think he would have ended up having more hit records. If songs like Perkins Wiggle, Honey Don't, Tennessee, and Put Your Cat Clothes On were released as singles, at least one or two of these would have been top ten hits.
The guy doesn't get enough recognition these days for his guitar work and laying foundations for rock'n roll music. Somehow less known but should be up there with Scotty Moore and Chuck Berry for sure.
Chuck Berry would be a bit more important because he's actually remembered. People remember his songs and him because of his performances. The reason people like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley...were so popular was because they had personality and they put on a show, they were outstanding performers.
Great performance by Carl Perkins, loose-limbed and hitting expert licks. Jay Perkins performing in a neck brace--which must have been incredibly painful--since this was recently after that notorious car accident.
The curious is that I have always seen him singing alone, the group only gave him a musical background. But the result was fascinating. Many people recognize that those times will never return; the energy, the talent, the innovation, the eternal dancing beat. Thanks for the golden moments.
This is pop-rockabilly. Real raw n wild rockabilly from '56: Joe "Ducktail" Clay - Sixteen Chicks Bobby Roberts - Big Sandy Ray Harris - Come On Little Mama Johnny Burnette Trio - The Train Kept A-Rollin' (first distortion use in rock music history)
My grandmother grew up next door to Carl Perkins in Bemis, TN, and grandfather owned a filling station in Jackson, TN where Carl was a regular too. It’s amazing and humbling to know how close my family was to a legend!
Perry Como was class personified. I used to watch his show in the fifties. He always treated his guests with respect. It didn’t matter if was Carl Perkins, Kay Starr, or anyone else. Carl and his band do a great job on “Blue Suede Shoes” here. Carl was a very talented guitarist and singer who made some great records. Thanks.
I prefer this version and thank Carl for creatin such stuff. but I still give Elvis all credit he too deserves. Elvis did a hell of a good job as a performer anyway.
There's a very strange cut at around 1:08 on the video where the key and the tempo of the song suddenly change. What's that about? Two seperate performances spliced together?
This man was dancing, singing, and playing his Gibson direct through a suit case amp on a live t.v. show in the mid 1950's. Nowadays,.....people are paying $1,500 for concert seats where the bands aren't even playing live and that are using backing tracks.
+Ervin Albritton, really? Come on! There is no need to use hurtful and profane terms! Grow up! Anybody still referring to blacks as the N word has a serious chip on their shoulder. Or an unfair view of their own race.
At 1:06 the director said to a cameraman "Zoom in on the guitar for the solo!" and then at 1:09 he said to his control board operator "Jeezis cut back to Camera 1" They try it again at 1:44 and don't get it right, stopping at the bass and drums, and finally catching Perkins playing when his solo is over!
Who ever the guy was that was in charge of the camera shots that night had his head up his ass for sure. He had no clue as to what he was doing or how to shoot a musical performer. All he had to do was to just keep a medium shot on the entire band the whole way through and nothing would have been missed including Carl's guitar solo.
@Jane Gold I've watched both of those performances many times and you are absolutely correct. At least on Reddy Teddy you can see some of Scotty on guitar but the live show in Toronto with the Plastic Ono Band, nut-case Yoko stole the attention of the camera-man and we were cheated out of Eric's great guitar solo. Yoko Ono was truly a major NUT-CASE back in those days. How or why John Lennon ever ended up with a crazy screw-ball like her still baffels my mind to this day.
I really don't understand why Carl Perkins is practically unknown today. He was a real pioneer and a great musician, who inspired Elvis and the Beatles, among others.
When Steve Sholes at RCA heard Carl and Blue Suede Shoes he said he may have signed the wrong singer (he just signed Elvis) then Carl was hurt in that car wreck and the rest as they say is history. Carl never came back as strong and Elvis took off.
I had this 78 as a kid and played it until it was dead. I bought another 78 about 5 years ago and still play it from time to time, along with Hound Dog by Big Momma Thornton and Slippen and Sliden by little Richard. Always on a webster-chicago tube record player from 1943. At the time record players had one speed, 78 RPM.
@@scottswagman1472 well Scott ,just because he’s known as the king , doesn’t mean he’s the best, most people have crap taste anyway, not that I’m saying Elvis was crap, because I’m not, I liked him but he wasn’t my favourite, everyone has different tastes and a good job we have, as it would be very boring, so I’ll say ta ta for now.
our dear Carl , top nice person & pure rock a billy , i met him late 1970's in Aalter Belgium ,,,, on the bar afther the schow ,,, never forget it , God bless him in rock n' roll heaven with his rockin friends ,,, rockin selle
He wrote the song and sold a million copies before Elvis recorded it. Carl was hospitalized a month after a bad car wreck and the Elvis' version came out. Song was about a guy Johnny Cash had seen wearing new blue suede shoes and he was upset his girl stepped on them and he told her to stay or lay off of his blue suede shoes. Johnny and Carl were as close as brothers so Carl turned the story into a song. Took Carl till about 1970 to get his share as writer for all the Elvis records that sold.
Wrong! Elvis recorded his version in late January 1956 at RCA Studions in Nashville only about six weeks after Carl recorded his version at Sun Records. Carl's version sold nowhere near a Million copies at that time. It was not until April of 1956 that record sales topped the million dollar mark for the original version by Perkins. And another thing, Carl was not hospitalized for a month. He was only in the hospital for about a week and then returned to his home in Jackson Tenn. to further recuperate from his injuries (broken collarbone). It was in 1976 that Carl was able to drag Sam Philips into court and demand all of the back royalties received from Blue Sueded Shoes which Sam Philips had kept. Carl was only rewarded about $35.000 in total. It should have been more like $250,000. However the judge did rule that from that time on Carl would have complete control over any future royalties received from the record.
@@moviemagg So he recuperated at home. Big deal. He couldn't tour. He got his gold record during his recovering. No matter how you slice ie, it was his song. He wrote it, he recorded it. It was based on Johnny Cash's story of a black man and his new shoes. Every record Elvis sold of it he owed to Carl Perkins, an established perfirmer before anyone heard of Elvis. First time on same stage, crowd was booing Elvis and yelling for Carl to perform. Carl's wreck gsve Elvis the break he needed No pun intended. Song is Blue Suede Shoes not Blue Sueded Shoes. Only got 12000 to 14000 at first. Had tiny print stating this was full payment but in court a judge ruled with Carl. The amount was not disclosed but it was enough for Carl to buy a fancy new house.
@@celiagorleski2716 I don't think the car wreck made that much of a difference. Carl was only off the road at home recovering for about 3 to 4 weeks. Then he was back on the road performing. True, Johnny Cash had told Carl about and ol army buddy named C.V. White and his BSS, but it was the couple Carl saw while playing a High School dance later on that gave him the idea about writing BSS. Carl's car wreck did not give Elvis the break he needed. Elvis was on his way to superstardom whether Carl Perkins had a hit record on the charts or not. And the amount Carl received from Sam Philips in court was disclosed. In his book Go Cat Go, on page 344, he states that it was $36,182.46 for the period ending June 30, 1977. And yes, shortly after this he purchased a new house.
@@moviemagg Thank you for the information. I never even considered that Carl's accident gave any help to Elvis getting his break. He was destined for stardom. I just wanted to make sure Carl got the credit he deserved. Everyone knows Elvis but I can't say the same for Carl. I saw him when he toured with Johnny Cash and the Carter family. I've always had a warm spot in my heart for him.
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RIP Carl Perkins (April 9, 1932 - January 19, 1998), aged 65
You will be remembered as a legend.
If he wasn't just such a heavy smoker his whole life (just like his protégé George Harrison) he'd have lived another 20 years. There's no question that was the primary contribution to his strokes. Maybe he'd even still be with us today in 2022. He was otherwise in excellent shape, never did any drugs or even drank much. And was an advocate against child abuse at an early time when it was not discussed very much. Great guy, in the entertainment/rock n roll world a rare true gentleman in every sense of the word.
Yes indeed. Now I'm going to put my Kat clothes
and go clubbing.
@@joe6096I love carl Perkins as much as anyone but what you write about him not drinking much is not accurate. there is a period In His life when he drank heavy. Not judging. He evidently overcame that with the help of his good friend j.r.cash, who had his own issues for a spell. It had to have been a hard life. These got paid peanuts. Not like today. And pressure for new hits was enormous. Btw in this clip it looks as if brother jay on rhythm guitar was wearing a brace or halo of some sort. Im Guessing it was after terrible car accident in Delaware. You are totally correct about all the good he did in the world. Especially for abused children. Great rocker. Incredible man.
First song in history to go top 5 in the pop, country & western and R&B charts at the same time. And this man still doesn't get the credit he deserves!
Every Beatles song was made by Carl Perkins. HA
Older than you, pal. And from Memphis. You do not need to educate me on Carl Perkins. Hell, I was even married at Sun Records.
Yeah right. Name me one Louis Jordan song that topped the Country & Western charts. And I like Louis Jordan. Never happened, catdaddy.
He's got far more credit than he deserves, just 1 big hit and that's all he had, and traded off of that for the next 50 year's, the fact that the beatles a had covered a few of his songs pretty much kept him going.
Plus his one big hit was covered by so many other's.
You could say he was one very lucky man.
Many other artists from that era who had just one big hit are virtually forgotten, acts that had a few big hits are also largely forgotten and ignored.
The Beatles and Johnny cash, plus his connection to Elvis and sun records are what has kept his name alive for so long
You are a damn fool. He is the king of Rockabilly music. To judge the man by the Billboard pop charts is ridiculous. George Harrison would slap you across the face for such idiotic filth.
Carl Perkins came across as a nice guy and a true gentleman. So sad that he passed away so early. A true rock n roll legend.
Carl was covered by Elvis Presley, and later by the Beatles. They couldn't be wrong. Talent is timeless.
Carl perkins and Eddie Cochran have the best versions.
But this is the best and the original. If you listen closely he has a unique sound that could not be duplicated-
Everybody covered this song. It represents rock and roll!
Wow! Playing lead guitar and dancing simultaneously. Why is he not given the credit he always deserved?
He has gotten the exact credit he deserves. He wrote Blue Suede Shoes, Honey Dont, and Matchbox. He was a rockabilly cat. Elvis gave Blue Suede Shoes a life.
lost his moment in a car crash, he was never in chuck berrys level of high dance music, just a pure old rock a billy, which i love.
@@timothyduzenski1386 so what has elvis done that doest involve stealing from other people
Bsck in the day he got his due credit
Well, he doesn't quite cut the rug like Chuck B... Just sayin'
Carl Perkins.Hall of Famer. Very important in the evolution of Rock and Roll.
I wish America was still like this. 😥
Like it was in the 50's? I guess if you were a white man it might be alright?
So do I. It's unrecognizable, even viewed from the 70s, never mind the 50s.
My feelings exactly!
Yes, too some degree!
Yes, it was great when black people functionally couldn't vote in the South owing to Jim Crow laws, all while no fault divorce and abortion was illegal on top of that.
In all seriousness, I’m sure you didn’t mean that and am pretty sure I do know what you mean. I certainly wish talk shows were more like this, and pop/rock wasn’t such overproduced garbage, which sounds near identical to all the rest of it.
I'M 75 yrs young and MR PERKINS had a large following in the 50's,especially in TN!!
how r u doing?
@@QueenFan12 god knows what happened to the dude hope hes ok
These mens' gaunt solemn faces may look strange to modern viewers, but they are the faces of poor Southern white people of the Depression era and before. I'm old enough to remember meeting these kinds of folks when I was a small child outside of Memphis.
👍
A very interesting observation. It's possible that they were healthier than some people today. In Britain during the Second World War people got by on subsistence diets yet, in many cases, were healthier than many today.
That's what made Elvis distinctive, Dyed black hair eyeliner and makeup.
Mid 50s uk he'd not have lasted 5 minutes on the street, We had Quinten Crisp
Rick Gauger Carls bother was known for his use of extreme violence, saying he liked fighting would be understatement, he'd look forward to a punch up after a show and if there wasn't one he'd start one.
Today they'd have called him mentally I'll
Aye but this performance was only 2 months after a car accident that almost killed Carl and his brother Jay (playing rhythm guitar wearing a neck brace on this clip). Jay apparently never fully recovered and died in 1958.
God bless America for giving us rock n roll from UK.
gotta love those old time camera men, zooming in on the rhythm guitar during the solo. i think they didnt figure that part out until the 1990s
Carl Perkins was a fantastic Rockabilly performer !
Everyone preferred elvis sadly
@@Epic_678 I mean, both are good.
@@Epic_678 Sadly, are you for real? Carl Perkins was good but, c’mon, he was not the caliber of Elvis. Elvis had it all…talent, the moves, the looks, the charisma, what a voice and wow, looks like a Greek god.
@@mdopico1 you’re right
@@mdopico1 i thought of that months ago until i saw the movie
The aren't many songs in history that shine
as brightly as Blue Suede Shoes, its an anthem,
an American Treasure.
Unlike his contemporaries, Perry actually welcomed the then-new rock and roll format and had a number of acts on his show. Some of Perry's own records were uptempo tunes that also rocked.
Carl might have succeeded even more if it weren't for the awful car accident later on and the loss of his brother Jay. Still he's a legend never to be forgotten.
There were uptempo songs but they hardly “rocked”
This appearance is actually AFTER the car accident. If you notice, his brother (on the right playing rhythm guitar) is wearing a neck brace as a result of the accident. The car wreck actually happened while they were traveling, from the Ozark Jubilee in Springfield, MO to New York to appear on the Como show. Obviously, their appearance was delayed until they recovered and found a replacement band member for the deceased brother.
@@sjoldtimer You know I thought that too---that the wreck was before this appearance but then I thought maybe I didn't read something right or got my facts wrong.
Remember that Perry Como himself had songs that made it into the hearts of the teenagers of the time.
Perry Como wasn't bored - he was just laid back. He was also the best crooner of the era.
Had a pile of hits, that's for sure.
Perry was, indeed, laid back. I've always loved Perry's vocal style. But I also think Second City TV's parody of him was funny, as shown here: th-cam.com/video/LqwHMiJdIqU/w-d-xo.html
Best crooner my balls!
Carl's version by far the best! What a talent and a HUGE influence on all of the Beatles.
His version?? It's his song--he wrote it
Yes he's the Author!
What an injustice most people lead to believe was Elvis song!
I just found out today on a Tom Petty interview.
I saw Carl in concert with Chuck Berry and the Animals in 1964 in Croydon. My first introduction to live rock and roll.
I love the way he answers " I can get them ready"
Carl Perkins was a true mix of country western and rock n roll, in other words true rockabilly. He also recorded many country aides as side B on his singles
which were awesome.
As everyone knows, Elvis also recorded this..... AFTER Carl recorded it. I absolutely love Elvis & Scotty Moore, THE King of Rockabilly AND RocknRoll Guitar..... but Carl's original Sun recording was WITHOUT QUESTION the greatest version of
Blue Suede Shoes.
R.I.P. Carl Perkins🎸
Yep. Carl's version is THE version. I actually can't stand El's version. Dunno why, but same goes for El's "Blueberry Hill" and "Love Me Tender." "Love Me..." is so boring, dull and flat.
Carl Perkins in the OG !!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️
@@rolandjohansson2714
😅Yep. I know what you mean, roland. I'm pretty much with you buddy. Wishing you a Happy & profitable New Year!👋😊👍
Seems I recall Carl saying that Elvis (and Col. Parker) recorded this without his permission when he was in the hospital recovering from a serious car accident that took his brother's life.
Elvis made this song 200% better
When music actually took real talent. All these guys are true pioneers
It's been 67 years now. We can safely say that this is groundbreaking. It Is also still damn good.
Extraordinary bass playing..
So darned relaxed yet cutting a groove a mile wide, while simultaneously swinging like the cattiest cat that ever catted Catland.
Well said. He did cut a certain grove, didn't he!
las dos versiones me gustan las de Elvis y la de Carl cada uno con su estilo las dos son magnificas
Carl Perkins is FANTASTIC 😍 Coooool ❤️ All through history songs have been constantly stolen
Not just one of the best, but a good man.
He could pick and he could strut! This number is completely carried by his talents.
Guitar pickers are still playing the licks Carl started way back then
How many guitar pickers in Nashville?
NONE LIKE MR CARL PERKINS
And they ain't easy!
Big James
Exactly 1,352
@@kenbrooks8722 And they all can play better guitar than I do!
Go cat go! Carl Lee Perkins...forever the king of rockabilly!
I found out awhile ago carl Perkins was my 3rd cousin😯
I just found out that I'm Carl Perkins. Hi, family!
Then why don't you marry him?
@Kim Kiesewetter sounds like you are a third cousin, twice removed...to be technical about it..
@Kim Kiesewetter actually, if your. Grandmother was a first cousin to Carl than you are a First Cousin twice removed to Carl Perkins.
I just realized that I’m a descendant of Adam and Eve and Noah....as you are, so we must be distant cousins of some sort to each other..lol
the ultimate fusion of country, rhythm and blues, and pop.
Carl Perkins, just a fantastic Rock-a-billy cat !
yes king of rockabillie
YES! Carl Perkins! One of the best in Music!
My cousin, Carl Perkins.
Carl Perkins - Lead Vocals and lead guitar
Clayton Perkins - Upright bass
Jay Perkins - Rhythm guitar
W.S. Holland - Drums
GREAT little group!
Thanks for mentioning this! Helped me out with my paper I'm writing for a music class.
WS holland worked with him too huh.
@@dantegoat8568 W.S was first with Carl, but something happened and W.S left. Then in 1960, Cash called up W.S for a big show because (As Cash put it) ''A guitar and a bass just won't cut 'er for this one''
Elliot Steinwedell WS Holland interestingly played drums for Johnny Cash after this
@@kadeberrier3799 what happened which made WS Holland move to Cash??
Carl Perkins....So young... Oh my! That man had a great voice that got better as he got older. RIP Carl. From a very long time Fan. Much Loved and Missed .
I agree. Too bad he did not have a better record producer in the early part of his career as I think he would have ended up having more hit records. If songs like Perkins Wiggle, Honey Don't, Tennessee, and Put Your Cat Clothes On were released as singles, at least one or two of these would have been top ten hits.
If Carl Perkins had a manager as insightful as Col. Parker he would have been up there with Elvis. He certainly was more down to earth than Elvis.
@@tonyhemingway7980
But sadly, not a sex symbol.
Carl Perkins. A founding father of R&R
This was my brother's favorite song. Everytime I hear it I think of him
Playing, singing and dancing sometimes. thats crazy
The guy doesn't get enough recognition these days for his guitar work and laying foundations for rock'n roll music. Somehow less known but should be up there with Scotty Moore and Chuck Berry for sure.
braidedwire
And Buddy.
Chuck Berry would be a bit more important because he's actually remembered. People remember his songs and him because of his performances. The reason people like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley...were so popular was because they had personality and they put on a show, they were outstanding performers.
Best guitar player ever.
This is the only man who can make a hit that lives on forever about shoes
You gotta love this little clip. Carl Perkins was just great! 😍
When American music still America, sad days that this kind of music disappeared, all we need is a true American and country music like this.
Great performance by Carl Perkins, loose-limbed and hitting expert licks. Jay Perkins performing in a neck brace--which must have been incredibly painful--since this was recently after that notorious car accident.
The curious is that I have always seen him singing alone, the group only gave him a musical background. But the result was fascinating. Many people recognize that those times will never return; the energy, the talent, the innovation, the eternal dancing beat. Thanks for the golden moments.
This was wild for 1956 !
This is pop-rockabilly.
Real raw n wild rockabilly from '56:
Joe "Ducktail" Clay - Sixteen Chicks
Bobby Roberts - Big Sandy
Ray Harris - Come On Little Mama
Johnny Burnette Trio - The Train Kept A-Rollin' (first distortion use in rock music history)
本日4月9日は、カール・パーキンス生誕日 カール・パーキンス歌唱力演奏は、ザ・ビートルズ影響与えたのは大きい 改めて視聴すると 素晴らしいシンガーそしてギタリスト リズムは、まさにカントリー風
Great rock a Billy classic. To bad he didn't get the recognition he deserved.
Damn, look at him go, you can just see the passion he has for his music!
My grandmother grew up next door to Carl Perkins in Bemis, TN, and grandfather owned a filling station in Jackson, TN where Carl was a regular too. It’s amazing and humbling to know how close my family was to a legend!
Carl Perkins, Mr Immaculate of the early rock and roll era. A topflight singer and songwriter, in my opinion.
Amazing talent, great backing band, fantastic sound.
I love that upright bass slap sound! Fantastic song!
One of the best rockabilly songs. A huge hit for Carl and then, for Elvis.
Crazy that they show the acoustic guitar when Carl is playing leads
Carl is the best. I love his tunes. He inspired me to more songwriting
Carl doesn’t get anywhere near the recognition he deserves as a Rock and Roll pioneer.
Always preferred Carl's version of this ,his guitar break on the recorded track was great.
Love Mr Como too !!!❤❤❤
I was 12 when this came out...this music electrified young critters like me.
Great stuff then.
Perry Como was class personified. I used to watch his show in the fifties. He always treated his guests with respect. It didn’t matter if was Carl Perkins, Kay Starr, or anyone else. Carl and his band do a great job on “Blue Suede Shoes” here. Carl was a very talented guitarist and singer who made some great records. Thanks.
That's a great performance. I saw him when he was older.
I prefer this version and thank Carl for creatin such stuff.
but I still give Elvis all credit he too deserves.
Elvis did a hell of a good job as a performer anyway.
There's a very strange cut at around 1:08 on the video where the key and the tempo of the song suddenly change. What's that about? Two seperate performances spliced together?
It just hit me: I'd like to hear a cabaret version of this!!
This song make so much more sense when Carl does it.
Man he sure knew what a good guitar was....
I got a carl perkins cd for christmas, and i really dig it! Cool stuff
This man was dancing, singing, and playing his Gibson direct through a suit case amp on a live t.v. show in the mid 1950's. Nowadays,.....people are paying $1,500 for concert seats where the bands aren't even playing live and that are using backing tracks.
Gotta love this guy! Rock and Roll was pioneered by some pretty cool people.
+Ervin Albritton, really? Come on! There is no need to use hurtful and profane terms! Grow up! Anybody still referring to blacks as the N word has a serious chip on their shoulder. Or an unfair view of their own race.
kroakie4 I know I found out me and carl Perkins are related no joke
kroakie4 ROCKABILLY. THE NAME SAYS IT ALL.
PURE ROCKABILLY KING'S WILL NEVER EVER DIES OFF...24 JAM OPEN.
This guy was class!
The national anthem of rockabilly by the greatest 'billy of them all.
Carl was great here, but I think his voice got even better with age.
This is the real thing for sure
Carl lived these tunes more than any of his other Sun counterparts.
Perry Como was a big supporter of rock and roll on TV
Build a statue for this king of rockabilly in Memphis, damnit! Right there on Marshall Ave, next to Sun Records!
Hell, I will put out the first $10,000!
Young Carl Perkins and his brothers live in 1956,Perry Como show,amazing!
This song is all time CLASSIC! How can anyone dis it?
The Sun Sound on live television..😀👍
great audio for that time he was a real talent more people should have known of him
At 1:06 the director said to a cameraman "Zoom in on the guitar for the solo!" and then at 1:09 he said to his control board operator "Jeezis cut back to Camera 1" They try it again at 1:44 and don't get it right, stopping at the bass and drums, and finally catching Perkins playing when his solo is over!
Who ever the guy was that was in charge of the camera shots that night had his head up his ass for sure. He had no clue as to what he was doing or how to shoot a musical performer. All he had to do was to just keep a medium shot on the entire band the whole way through and nothing would have been missed including Carl's guitar solo.
I thought you were serious so I kept replying it so I could hear them
+stravinskyrocks were you there? are you the guy in your picture??
@Jane Gold I've watched both of those performances many times and you are absolutely correct. At least on Reddy Teddy you can see some of Scotty on guitar but the live show in Toronto with the Plastic Ono Band, nut-case Yoko stole the attention of the camera-man and we were cheated out of Eric's great guitar solo. Yoko Ono was truly a major NUT-CASE back in those days. How or why John Lennon ever ended up with a crazy screw-ball like her still baffels my mind to this day.
What is not to love about this! Thanks for the education. I respect Elvis for this.
I really don't understand why Carl Perkins is practically unknown today. He was a real pioneer and a great musician, who inspired Elvis and the Beatles, among others.
Unknown in your part of town, maybe.
Pai do Rock - Monstro Sagrado - Rei da Guitarra - 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
I love his dance…..
Carl Perkins is the best musician that ever lived, he really had such a great rockabilly beat in his guitar playing 🎸.
A piece of 'musical-history'.
Carl is the pure sound of original dance rock style hello from croatia all fans cp. all over the world
When Steve Sholes at RCA heard Carl and Blue Suede Shoes he said he may have signed the wrong singer (he just signed Elvis) then Carl was hurt in that car wreck and the rest as they say is history. Carl never came back as strong and Elvis took off.
I had this 78 as a kid and played it until it was dead. I bought another 78 about 5 years ago and still play it from time to time, along with Hound Dog by Big Momma Thornton and Slippen and Sliden by little Richard. Always on a webster-chicago tube record player from 1943. At the time record players had one speed, 78 RPM.
Where there are such geniuses today
Lil Wayne!
Guess not many people knew Carl wrote this , Elvis got all the credit. RIP Carl a great musician and a gentleman x
The King of Rockabilly.... hands down.
And then the king came along…. Rest history
Love this song
I'm 14 and I have a Carl Perkins record and it has this song on it 😍
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I prefer Carl’s version to Elvis, I prefer his beat.
Same I grew up to this version on a oldies rock and roll tape in the 90s I didn’t even know it was the same song lol I don’t like Elvis version
In fact that's a Carl's song. It is his creation, and what a great tune.
I prefer Carl to Elvis overall))
Sorry Irene, but the world listened and crowned Elvis the KING.
@@scottswagman1472 well Scott ,just because he’s known as the king , doesn’t mean he’s the best, most people have crap taste anyway, not that I’m saying Elvis was crap, because I’m not, I liked him but he wasn’t my favourite, everyone has different tastes and a good job we have, as it would be very boring, so I’ll say ta ta for now.
our dear Carl , top nice person & pure rock a billy , i met him late 1970's in Aalter Belgium ,,,, on the bar afther the schow ,,, never forget it , God bless him in rock n' roll heaven with his rockin friends ,,, rockin selle
He wrote the song and sold a million copies before Elvis recorded it. Carl was hospitalized a month after a bad car wreck and the Elvis' version came out. Song was about a guy Johnny Cash had seen wearing new blue suede shoes and he was upset his girl stepped on them and he told her to stay or lay off of his blue suede shoes. Johnny and Carl were as close as brothers so Carl turned the story into a song. Took Carl till about 1970 to get his share as writer for all the Elvis records that sold.
Wrong! Elvis recorded his version in late January 1956 at RCA Studions in Nashville only about six weeks after Carl recorded his version at Sun Records. Carl's version sold nowhere near a Million copies at that time. It was not until April of 1956 that record sales topped the million dollar mark for the original version by Perkins. And another thing, Carl was not hospitalized for a month. He was only in the hospital for about a week and then returned to his home in Jackson Tenn. to further recuperate from his injuries (broken collarbone). It was in 1976 that Carl was able to drag Sam Philips into court and demand all of the back royalties received from Blue Sueded Shoes which Sam Philips had kept. Carl was only rewarded about $35.000 in total. It should have been more like $250,000. However the judge did rule that from that time on Carl would have complete control over any future royalties received from the record.
@@moviemagg So he recuperated at home. Big deal. He couldn't tour. He got his gold record during his recovering. No matter how you slice ie, it was his song. He wrote it, he recorded it. It was based on Johnny Cash's story of a black man and his new shoes. Every record Elvis sold of it he owed to Carl Perkins, an established perfirmer before anyone heard of Elvis. First time on same stage, crowd was booing Elvis and yelling for Carl to perform. Carl's wreck gsve Elvis the break he needed
No pun intended. Song is Blue Suede Shoes not Blue Sueded Shoes. Only got 12000 to 14000 at first. Had tiny print stating this was full payment but in court a judge ruled with Carl. The amount was not disclosed but it was enough for Carl to buy a fancy new house.
@@celiagorleski2716 I don't think the car wreck made that much of a difference. Carl was only off the road at home recovering for about 3 to 4 weeks. Then he was back on the road performing. True, Johnny Cash had told Carl about and ol army buddy named C.V. White and his BSS, but it was the couple Carl saw while playing a High School dance later on that gave him the idea about writing BSS. Carl's car wreck did not give Elvis the break he needed. Elvis was on his way to superstardom whether Carl Perkins had a hit record on the charts or not. And the amount Carl received from Sam Philips in court was disclosed. In his book Go Cat Go, on page 344, he states that it was $36,182.46 for the period ending June 30, 1977. And yes, shortly after this he purchased a new house.
@@moviemagg Thank you for the information. I never even considered that Carl's accident gave any help to Elvis getting his break. He was destined for stardom. I just wanted to make sure Carl got the credit he deserved. Everyone knows Elvis but I can't say the same for Carl. I saw him when he toured with Johnny Cash and the Carter family. I've always had a warm spot in my heart for him.
@@celiagorleski2716 I saw him as well in 1981 in Amhearst Mass. with the pop group NRBQ.