elvis presley recorded blue suede shoes in 1956.
elvis presley recorded blue suede shoes in 1956.
when did elvis presley record blue suede shoes?
1956
presley performed the song on national television three times in 1956. the first was february 11 on "stage show". he also performed it again on his third appearance on "stage show" on march 17, and again on the "milton berle show" on april 3. on july 1, steve allen introduced presley on "the steve allen show", and presley, dressed in formal evening wear, said, "i think that i have on something tonight that's not quite right for evening wear." allen asked, "what's that, elvis?" "blue suede shoes" was the answer, as he lifted his left foot to show the audience. presley mentioned blue suede shoes a second time on this show: in a song during the "range roundup" comedy skit with allen, andy griffith, and imogene coca, he delivered the line, "i'm a-warnin' you galoots, don't step on my blue suede shoes."
blue suede shoes
sam philips had planned to surprise perkins with a gold record on "the perry como show". "blue suede shoes" had sold more than 500,000 copies by march 22. now, while perkins recuperated from his injuries, "blue suede shoes" reached number 1 on regional pop, r&b, and country charts. it also reached number 2 on the billboard pop and country charts. elvis presley's "heartbreak hotel" was number one on the pop and country charts at that time, but "blue suede shoes" did better than "heartbreak" on the r&b charts. by mid-april, more than one million copies of "blue suede shoes" had been sold.
carl perkins