Carl Perkins
Boppin' Blue Suede ShoesCarl Perkins Label: Charly SNAP221CD Price: £ 8.80 (£7.65 outside EU)
25 Classic tracks cut for Sun Records between 1954 and 1957 by the man who changed the face of popular music in 1955 when 'Blue Suede Shoes' became the first rockabilly record to make the national Top Ten and the pop, country and R&B charts. 25 Classic tracks cut for Sun Records between 1954 and 1957 by the man who changed the face of popular music in 1955 when 'Blue Suede Shoes' became the first rockabilly record to make the national Top Ten and the pop, country and R&B charts. Includes his finest records including the big hits, "Blue Suede Shoes", "Boppin' the Blues" and "Your True Love" and three great originals later covered by the Beatles, 'Honey Don't', 'Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby', and 'Matchbox'. Highlights not only his unique vocal style but also his songwriting and phenomenal guitar-playing skills which came to epitomise rock & roll playing and inspired George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Dave Edmunds and many others. Part of the ongoing Charly Records series of definitive collections celebrating the greatest artists on Sun Records. In an attractive digipak format with a 12-page accompanying booklet with a detailed biography and discpgraphy.
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