Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins On Elvis' Version ?

Just been listening to Elvis' extended version of 'Blue Suede Shoes' on 'Too Much Monkey Business'.

Was it ever established whether Carl Perkins played guitar on this ?

Joe Tunzi mentions the possibility in his 'Sessions' books, and it sure sounds like Carl's pickin' on there !

Colin B

Hey Colin, are you talking about Elvis' 56 studio version?

Just been listening to Elvis' extended version of 'Blue Suede Shoes' on 'Too Much Monkey Business'.

Was it ever established whether Carl Perkins played guitar on this ?
Colin B

I just put it on, and there's a possibilty that this is really Carl Perkins. There's a couple of the Perkins trademarke to be heard.

Well I know almost for sure it was Perkins ... I remember reading an article in '80 or '81 about this subject. If I remeber corectly, Carl said he did some overdubs with Felton Jarvis, but the track[s] where never released at the time ... He said that he and Tony Joe White where present at the overdub session ...

Kylan -

No, it was the overdubbed version I was talking about.

Vinylman -

Yeah, it does sound kinda like Carl !

Memphisflash -

Thanks for that - looks like it is Carl then !

Tony Joe White was supposed to be doing something on Elvis' version of his own song "For 'Ol Times Sake".

Unfortunately this was never issued, & is said to have suffered tape damage.

Colin B

It is Carl Perkins playing guitar on Blue suede shoes.
You can find information here:http://home.online.no/~ov-egela/indexep.html
Look at sessions at: Guitar overdub sessions.
All the information is there.

The information is in Joe Tunzi’s “Sessions II”:

Young ‘un Sound, Nashville, Tennessee, February 5, 1980:

KWA5-8242 Blue Suede Shoes

Musicians: Carl Perkins – Electric Guitar
Terry McMillan – Percussion

February 14, 1980:

KWA5-8242 Blue Suede Shoes

Overdub Vocalist: Carl Perkins

Tony Joe White also overdubbed vocals on “For Ol’ Times Sake” on February 14.