Carl PerkinsThe King of Rockabilly

This is where rock and roll learned to strut, Perkins' guitar snapping out licks that every guitarist since has borrowed. 'Blue Suede Shoes' bops with that immortal Sun Records spring in its step, and the collection rolls through the sharp, twangy hillbilly-bop he practically invented. Raw, sizzling and joyous. A foundational document from one of the architects of the whole genre.