BLUE SUEDE SHOES: Carl Perkins wrote it, Elvis Presley covered it, but Johnny Cash came up with the idea in the first place!

March 7, 1955:
Carl Perkins becomes the first Country artist to have a hit on the Billboard R&B chart when his "Blue Suede Shoes" makes the list...

"Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955 and is considered one of the first rockabilly (rock and roll) records and incorporated elements of blues, country and pop music of the time. The song was notably covered by Elvis Presley…

In 1999, Presley's version was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Credit should be given to Johnny Cash who planted the seed for the song in the fall of 1955, while Perkins, Cash, Elvis Presley, and other Louisiana Hayride acts toured throughout the South. Cash told Perkins of a black airman whom he had met when serving in the military in Germany. He had referred to his military regulation air shoes as "blue suede shoes."

 Cash suggested that Carl write a song about the shoes. Carl replied, "I don't know anything about shoes. How can I write a song about shoes?" (From Wikipedia)

Johnny Cash with Elvis

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