‘Blue Suede Shoes’ by Carl Perkins peaks at #2 in USA 70 years ago today (May 19 1956)

(Saturday, May 19, 1956) — “Blue Suede Shoes” by Carl Perkins peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Most Played in Jukeboxes chart for four weeks.

In 2004, this track was ranked No. 95 on Rolling Stone‘s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”

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