THE ROCK-N-ROLL ERA
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1956
Gene Vincent's Be-Bop-a Lula got it's title from a Little Lulu comic book.
Gene Vincent's Be-Bop-a Lula got it's title from a Little Lulu comic book.
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Eugene Vincent's Woman Love, earned him an obscenity conviction and a $10,000 fine in his home state of Virginia in 1956.
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When Elvis left the small Sun label for RCA in late 1955, Carl Perkins stepped in to fill his shoes at Sun.In early 1956, it looked like Perkins might even challenge Elvis for the rockabily crown when his Blue Suede Shoes went racing up the charts.
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1956
Carl Perkins wrote Blue Suede Shoes after overhearing a young man warn his dance partner--"Don't step on my Sueds"
Carl Perkins wrote Blue Suede Shoes after overhearing a young man warn his dance partner--"Don't step on my Sueds"
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On the way to New York City to be on the Perry Como Show, Carl Perkins was involved in a car accident that hospitalized him for six months. While lying in traction,Perkins watched Elvis perform his song on The Milton Berle Show. Blue Suede Shoes
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