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    • Dec 19, 1955
    Carl Perkins records "Blue Suede Shoes" at the Sun Recording Studios in Memphis
    Jan 1, 1956
    Sun Records releases Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes"
    Mar 17, 1956
    Carl Perkins sings "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Honey Don't" during his first national TV appearance on ABC-TV's "Ozark Jubilee"
    Mar 22, 1956
    Carl Perkins suffers a broken collarbone, a concussion and cuts when the Chrysler transporting his band to New York for "The Perry Como Show" back-ends a truck in Delaware. Also injured in the accident are brothers Clayton and Jay Perkins
    Mar 23, 1956
    Elvis Presley sends a telegram from Richmond, Virginia, to Carl Perkins at General Hospital in Dover, Delaware, where he's recovering from a car accident: "Our wishes are for a speedy recovery for you and the boys"
    Apr 10, 1956
    Producer Sam Phillips convinces Carl Perkins to drive him to Southern Motors Cadillac in Memphis, where Perkins receives a new Caddy marking Sun Records' first million-seller, "Blue Suede Shoes." Phillips deducts the cost from Perkins' royalties
    Apr 21, 1956
    Not quite one month since breaking his collarbone in an auto accident, Carl Perkins returns to the stage in Beaumont, Texas
    Apr 23, 1956
    Carl and Valda Perkins have their third child, Stephen Allen, while Carl is on tour in San Antonio, Texas
    Aug 3, 1956
    Sun releases Carl Perkins' "Dixie Fried"
    Aug 29, 1956
    Carl Perkins wrecks the Cadillac Sam Phillips had presented him in April while speeding near Brownsville, Texas
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