Rockabilly king Carl Perkins officially hung up his blue suede shoes on this day in 1998, leaving behind a legacy that paved the way for rock ‘n’ roll history. Perkins, who wrote the original “Blue ...

Let's get back to my interview with Carl Perkins, one of the originators of rockabilly. Perkins, who died in 1998, wrote "Blue Suede Shoes," the hit song sung by Elvis Presley, which became the first ...

Perkins, who died in 1998, wrote "Blue Suede Shoes," the hit song sung by Elvis Presley, which became the first Sun label record to sell over a million copies. He spoke to Fresh Air in 1996.