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Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley, 1956 エルビス

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"Blue Suede Shoes" was written and first recorded by Carl Perkins, not Elvis Presley. Perkins was inspired to write the song after overhearing a man at a concert tell his girlfriend, "Don't step on my suedes!"
Carl Perkins borrowed the opening line, "One for the money, two for the show," from Bill Haley's song "Whatcha Gonna Do" and the nursery rhyme "One For The Money."
A pair of Elvis Presley's blue suede shoes, worn onstage in the 1950s, sold at auction for $152,000.
Johnny Cash told Perkins a story about an Air Force colleague who pretended his black shoes were blue suede, which helped inspire the song.
Perkins was meant to perform "Blue Suede Shoes" on the Ed Sullivan Show, but a car accident prevented him. Elvis Presley performed it instead.
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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.
Perkins' original version of the song appeared on the Cashbox Best Selling Singles list for 16 weeks and spent two weeks at the number two position.
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