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Today In Music History: The Original Blue Suede Shoes

Posted at 6:07 AM on November 19, 2009 by Steve Seel
Filed under: Music History

Birthdays:

Drummer Matt Sorum of Guns N' Roses, The Cult and Velvet Revolver is 49.

Today in:

1964 - The Beefeaters changed their name to The Byrds.
1968 - Diana Ross interrupted a set by The Supremes at the Royal Command Variety Performance in London to make a plea for racial harmony. The audience applauded for two minutes.
1990 - Pop duo Milli Vanilli were stripped of their Grammy because other singers had lent their voices to the "Girl You Know It's True" album.
2002 - Michael Jackson dangled his baby son over a fourth-floor balcony at a hotel in Berlin for fans waiting outside.

History highlight:

Today in 1955, Carl Perkins recorded "Blue Suede Shoes" at Sun Studios in Memphis. The rock 'n' roll classic became a US No.2 & UK No.10 hit for Perkins in 1956, and has been covered by many acts including Elvis Presley and John Lennon. A lot of people associate the tune with Elvis in fact, but we played the original this morning.

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