Carl Perkins - Dixie Fried: 1955-62Vinyl LP pressing. "If there were no Carl Perkins there would be no Beatles" Sir Paul McCartney. It would be easy to dismiss Carl Perkins as a one hit wonder who only merits a footnote in the annals of popular music, but his contribution to the development and popularization of rock 'n' roll and his influence on artists who themselves shaped the future of pop is indisputable. He is, of course, best known for his landmark 1956 hit Blue Suede Shoes,

1 "Come Softly To Me"

featured Duane on lead guitar and Gregg on organ and lead vocals

We continue our popular and successful series devoted to the biggest chart records of each calendar year in the early chart era as we focus on 1949

where he blended jazz and vaudeville to establish a niche that stood him in good stead as an entertainer across seven decades

it features a host of great names not only in bebop but in the wider world of jazz

Halír Trio is an ensemble based on the outstanding Spanish violinist Eduardo García Salas

Eva Longoria

John Lewis

Sweet version

best-known for his landmark 1956 hit Blue Suede Shoes

and over the next three years he had a dozen hits including the classics Runaround Sue

Ralph Burns and Ray Ellis