Did you know Chuck Berry samples the lyrics from Carl Perkins’ “Blue Suede Shoes” in his song “Roll Over Beethoven”? Listen carefully! | Chuck Berry

Carl Perkins - Boppin' The Blues (1956) "Boppin' the Blues," by Carl Perkins, is a cornerstone of rockabilly music, released in 1956 following his hit "Blue Suede Shoes." This track solidified Perkins as a pivotal figure in rock and roll, blending blues, country, and gospel influences from the American South into a unique sound. Recorded at Sun Studio in Memphis with producer Sam Phillips, who was instrumental in the careers of Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, the song is celebrated for its lively

Drummer W.S. “Fluke” Holland, who provided the backbeat on many Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash classics, died on September 23. He passed away at age eighty-five at his home in Jackson, Tennessee, from congestive heart failure. Holland played on all of Perkins’s Sun Record Company hits, including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Honey Don’t,” and “Boppin’ the Blues,” and was present at the famed 1956 “Million Dollar Quartet” session at Sun featuring Perkins, Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and ELVIS PRESLEY. He also sp