1956: On his way to perform his song “Blue Suede Shoes” on The Perry Como Show, Carl Perkins is involved in a serious car accident that takes the life of his brother and lands Carl in the hospital. While he’s recovering Elvis Presley’s version of Carl’s song overtakes his in the record charts.
While Carl goes on to a fairly successful career, many wonder how things might have been different had he gotten to national TV with “Blue Suede Shoes” before Elvis.
