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...and at the time the song debuted on TV...Uke was TEN years old! And this guy, Carl Perkins was the real thing!

Elvis recorded the same song, which was a bigger hit than the original! The real king of 'em all though? Bill Haley...
With his band the comets.

Elvis couldn't even play guitar. Perkins knew the power of the axe, and how ta use it. Bill Haley played bass, and guitar... And was THE first white guy ta rock, and roll!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is4lWYGM6rM&feature=related

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That guitar he is playing is a prototype Les Paul. I would venture to guess that axe is worth about $150,000 today...

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Buckethead wrote:
That guitar he is playing is a prototype Les Paul. I would venture to guess that axe is worth about $150,000 today...
Looks like a run of the mill 55 Les Paul with a Bigsby Vibrato...(Whammy Bar) to me....The fact it was used by Carl Perkins to sing Blue Suede Shoes, and that fact can be verified, makes the value of this one guitar...unimagineable.
Gibson started building Les Pauls in 1952.
 

The Gibson Les Paul name was used on a variety of guitars including the Les Paul Standard, Custom, Special, Deluxe, and Junior.  The first solid body Les Paul model appeared in 1952 as a Les Paul Standard goldtop, not very playable but very collectable.  It featured a glued on neck, ornate fingerboard inlays and a unique gold top with mahogany sides and back.  The Les Paul Custom was available starting in 1954 and featured a 3rd pickup.  The Les Paul Special was introduced in 1955 The Les Paul Standard arrived in 1958 and replaced the Gold top.  The new standard had a three tone sunburst finish but was essentially identical to the goldtop.  The Deluxe was a late comer arriving in 1970 and was discontinued in 1984. The Les Paul solid bodies are one of the most successful electric guitars of all time and remain in production today.

Carl_Perkins_55_Gibson_LP.jpg Carl Perkins with his
'55 Les Paul w/Bigsby
The 'Blue Suede Shoes' guitar!

The guitar that Carl Perkins played on "Blue Suede Shoes" is also a Les Paul Gold Top but a 55 with a Bigsby. After Blue Suede Shoes became a hit, Carl painted the guitar blue and later his youngest son Greg Perkins painted it black. Its currently in Stan Perkins' vault in Jackson, TN.



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