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Australian singles charts:
Blue Suede Shoes entered the Kent charts on 16 February 1957 and peaked at #18.
Album:
The song is on the album Elvis Presley which charted in Australia in 1957.
Songwriter:
Carl Perkins
Producer:
Steve Sholes
Record label of Australian release:
RCA
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Wikipedia:
The rock & roll standard Blue Suede Shoes was 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.
During the 1940s and 1950s, it was common to record and release cover versions of hit songs, often in different styles or genres. RCA Victor wanted to promote Elvis Presley as a rock & roll artist, and believed a Presley cover of Blue Suede Shoes could outsell the Perkins/Sun Records version, especially with RCA’s larger share of distribution and radio contacts. Presley, who had been signed at Sun Records and knew Perkins and Phillips, was reluctant to record a competing version. He eventually agreed, if the company would delay its release as a single.
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Blue Suede Shoes by Carl Perkins entered the Kent singles charts in Australia on 7 July 1956 and peaked at #19.
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