On December 4, 1956, Carl Perkins walked into the Memphis Recording Service to make a record. He had scored a national smash hit earlier in the year with “Blue Suede Shoes” and followed it up with “Boppin’ the Blues” and “Dixie Fried.” Both of the latter songs were hits, but nothing compared to the success […]
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