"Blue Suede Shoes"

Written and performed by Carl Perkins, 'Blue Suede Shoes' is one of the foundational rockabilly songs, built on a swaggering blues progression and a sharp guitar break. Recorded for Sun in late 1955, it crossed onto the country, pop, and R&B charts at the same time, a rare feat that signaled the new music's reach. Its imagery of prized shoes made it an anthem of teenage style. Elvis Presley soon covered it, broadening its fame further.