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"Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by American singer, songwriter and guitarist Carl Perkins in 1955. It is considered one of the first rockabilly records, incorporating elements of blues , country and pop music of the time.
Other early examples are in the intros of "Whatcha Gonna Do" by Bill Haley & His Comets from 1953 and "Roll Hot Rod Roll" by Oscar McLollie and "Blue Suede Shoes" by Carl Perkins, both from 1955. The latter was further popularized in a version by Elvis Presley released in March 1956 on his eponymous debut album.
Blue suede shoes Suede boot. Suede (pronounced / s w eɪ d / SWAYD) is a type of leather with a fuzzy, napped finish, commonly used for jackets, shoes, fabrics, purses, furniture, and other items. Suede is made from the underside of the animal skin, which is softer and more pliable than the outer skin layer, though not as durable. [1]
Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session was a televised concert that was taped live at Limehouse Studios in London, England on 21 October 1985. The show featured rock n' roll pioneer Carl Perkins along with friends as guest stars, including former Beatles George Harrison and Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Rosanne Cash, Phantom, Rocker & Slick, and Dave Edmunds (who also served as the concert's ...
Blue Suede Shoes is a 1980 music documentary film directed by Curtis Clark and produced by Don Boyd with Penny Clark that combines archival film of early American rock 'n' roll pioneers of the 1950s (with footage of Bill Haley's 1957 British tour, an Eddie Cochran television appearance and late 1960s concert footage of Gene Vincent) and British singers Cliff Richard and Tommy Steele with ...
Blue Suede Shoes", is a classic rock and roll song by Carl Perkins Blue Suede Shoes may also refer to: Blue Suede Shoes, a 1980 documentary on rock and roll, starring Bill Haley and His Comets; Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session, a live album by Carl Perkins and friends
The version of "Blue Suede Shoes" used on the soundtrack is a new recording of the song Presley first recorded in 1956, and is one of only a few songs that Presley would re-record in a studio setting during his career, others being "Love Letters", "It Hurts Me" and "A Little Less Conversation".
Brogan-like shoes, called "brogues" (from Old Irish "bróc" meaning "shoe"), were made and worn in Ireland and Scotland as early as the 16th century, and the shoe type probably originated in Ireland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They were used by the Scots and the Irish as work boots to wear in the wet, boggy Scottish and Irish countryside. [ 3 ]