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1956 — The rockabilly craze sweeps across America

Carl Perkins injected country-style picking into a 12-bar blues progression, achieving rockabilly’s first million-seller.

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Carl Perkins — 1956

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Original recording by Carl Perkins.

Conquering the pop, country, and R&B charts simultaneously, this track is an anthem that carries the very soul of rockabilly.

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Conquering the pop, country, and R&B charts simultaneously, this track is an anthem that carries the very soul of rockabilly.

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