March 21, 1956 – Carl Perkins headlines a show at Norfolk, VA Auditorium. After the show in route to a March 24 appearance on the Perry Como Show on NBC-TV, Perkins was injured seriously in an auto accident in Dover, Delaware, suffering a fractured skull and broken shoulder. Jay, his brother and rhythm guitarist’s neck is broken, Carl will be in the hospital until April 10. Jay will never recover fully. By the time Perkins gets out of the hospital, Elvis Presley has already had a hit with Perkins’ “Blue Suede Shoes.” #ROCkabillyHop #BlueSuedeShoes @SunRecords #CarlPerkins #OTD #RockNRoll #RocHop
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