Carl Perkins’ “Blue Suede Shoes” is and forever will be the quintessential rockabilly record. It was released by Sun Records on New Year’s Day, January 1, 1956. Perkins was already something of a ...
Perkins also wrote "Honey Don't," which was covered by the Beatles. Later on, Perkins' songs were recorded by Dolly Parton, the Judds and George Strait. I spoke with him in 1996 after he'd written a ...