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  1. 70 years of the 1956 Elvis Presley classic ‘Blue Suede Shoes’

    Credit: Far Out / Public Domain / Library of Congress / BBC Tue 8 September 2026 14:00, UK…
    #NewsBeep #News #Music #1950s #1956 #anniversary #CarlPerkins #country #ElvisPresley #Entertainment #homepage #JohnnyCash #R&B #RockMusic #rocknroll #UK #UnitedKingdom
    newsbeep.com/uk/764134/

  2. The only rock icon Tom Petty was starstruck by

    Credit: Far Out / Songwriters Hall of Fame Sun 19 July 2026 16:34, UK By any rock star…
    #NewsBeep #News #Music #CarlPerkins #Entertainment #TomPetty #UK #UnitedKingdom
    newsbeep.com/uk/700290/

  3. The country star who inspired Paul McCartney to form Wings in 1971

    Credit: Far Out / Alamy Sun 5 July 2026 16:45, UK While the breakup of The Beatles may…
    #NewsBeep #News #Music #1970s #1971 #CarlPerkins #classicrock #country #Entertainment #JohnnyCash #lindamccartney #PaulMcCartney #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wings
    newsbeep.com/uk/675427/

  4. Carl Perkins born on this day in 1932.
    #CarlPerkins

  5. On Apr 9, 1932: #CarlPerkins, American rockabilly #singer and #songwriter ("Blue Suede Shoes"; "Honey Don't"), born in Tiptonville, Tennessee (d. 1998).
    #HappyBirthday #RIP 🕯️

  6. On April 7th, 1990: Farm Aid IV concert at Hoosier Dome (Indianapolis, Indiana) features Bonnie Raitt, #JohnMellencamp, John Hiatt, #CarlPerkins, #ArloGuthrie, #GarthBrooks, Bruce Hornsby, #EltonJohn, Lou Reed, Taj Mahal, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, #WillieNelson, #IggyPop, and others.

  7. 70 years ago today, #ElvisPresley records his cover version of #CarlPerkins' song "Blue Suede Shoes".

  8. "Daddy Sang Bass" is a song written by #CarlPerkins, with lines from the chorus of "#WillTheCircleBeUnbroken" and recorded by American #countryMusic singer #JohnnyCash. It was released in November 1968 as the first single from the album #TheHolyLand. The song was Cash's sixty-first release on the country chart, going on to No. 1 on the #Billboard country chart for 6 weeks and spending a total of 19 weeks there.
    youtube.com/watch?v=GxGt3PKYZgo

  9. On the 21st of January 1987: Second Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Coasters; Eddie Cochran; #BoDiddley; #ArethaFranklin; #MarvinGaye; #BillHaley; #BBKing; Clyde McPhatter; #RickyNelson; #RoyOrbison; #CarlPerkins; #SmokeyRobinson; Joe Turner; #MuddyWaters; #JackieWilson; #LouisJordan; #TBoneWalker; #HankWilliams; Leonard Chess; Ahmet Ertegun; Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; and Jerry Wexler.

  10. Ted Tocks Covers - Year 9 - Day 4

    Everybody Needs Somebody to Love

    Because everybody needs some music to love Ted Tocks Covers is celebrating three Iconic artists connected to this day in music history.

    Carl Perkins died on this day in 1998

    Wilson Pickett died on this day 20 years ago.

    Dolly Parton turns 80 today.

    #SolomonBurke #carlperkins #WilsonPickett #dollyparton

    tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2

  11. On Jan 19, 1998: #CarlPerkins, American rock and rockabilly #singer-#songwriter ("Blue Suede Shoes"; "Honey Don't"), died from #stroke complications at 65.
    #RIP 🕊️💐

  12. #OnThisDay in 1955, #CarlPerkins records "Blue Suede Shoes" for Sun Records at Memphis Recording Service studio.

  13. Ted Tocks Covers

    Blue Suede Shoes

    Originally posted on January 19, 2018

    Carl Perkins recorded ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ on this day 70 years ago.

    “Well, it's one for the money
    Two for the show
    Three to get ready
    Now go, cat, go”

    #carlperkins #elvispresley

    tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2

  14. "Matchbox" is a song written and recorded by #CarlPerkins and released in 1957. #BlindLemonJefferson wrote and recorded a song entitled "Match Box Blues" in 1927, which is musically different but which contains some lyric phrases in common. "Matchbox" was recorded as a #rockabilly song by Carl Perkins in December 1956 and by fellow #SunRecords performer, #JerryLeeLewis – who played piano on the original track – in 1958. #SamPhillips.
    youtube.com/watch?v=aM9GQDibqxw

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