There have been several theories as to why success on the charts eluded him. one was that his voice was not that distintive from others so unless you knew the guitar like diehard fans you would not know it was him. Another might be that blacks in the north thought he was black and bought Blue Suede Shoes based on that fact..once learning by television he was not that fan core left and so his only solid fan base was the south....
Boppin' The Blues was #70 POP, #7 C&W; Dixie Fried was #10 C&W; Your True Love was #67 POP, #13 C&W; and that was every Sun single that charted; hard to believe
Finally, Blue Suede Shoes was #2 on POP & R&B charts, and #1 on the Country charts
Actually, the only Carl Perkins album to make the Billboard 200 was "Class of '55," which made #87; he had a few albums that made the Top 40 Country album charts, but no, "Dance Album" didn't chart in US; maybe it did in the UK
his Sun singles did much better on the country charts, but when you examine the data, you won't believe that they didn't chart better; Blue Suede Shoes was really the only monster hit he had
btw, "Birth of Rock & Roll" was Carl's highest charting single since "Restless" in January 1969, which hit the top 20 @ #20 C&W; one of life's great mysteries, why Carl didn't have more hit singles
You're correct, "Birth of Rock & Roll" almost made the Country Top 30, but it stalled at #31 C&W in June 1986; later his final charting single, "Class of '55," barely charted at #83 C&W in March 1987
Yes I think he had two charted singles from the "Class of 55" One was "Birth of Rock and Roll" and "Class of 55"...I believe both charted, but I could be wrong about the second one
I'm doing a Carl Perkins discography; let's see, "Me Without You" made #65 C&W in May 1971; "Cotton Top" did a bit better in December 1971, hitting #53 C&W; "High On Love" that's above managed #60 C&W in May 1972, & finally a rerecording of "Let's Get Dixiefried" made #61 C&W in October 1973, his only charting Mercury single; no other charting singles until the mid '80s when several singles off the "Class of '55" project with Orbison, Jerry Lee, & Cash charted similar to above
I remember this single very well...Carl had charted with "Me Without You"and "Cottontop" before this single came out. I don't think it did as well as the other two efforts although I might be wrong about that
There have been several theories as to why success on the charts eluded him. one was that his voice was not that distintive from others so unless you knew the guitar like diehard fans you would not know it was him. Another might be that blacks in the north thought he was black and bought Blue Suede Shoes based on that fact..once learning by television he was not that fan core left and so his only solid fan base was the south....
kinneyshoe 1 year ago
Boppin' The Blues was #70 POP, #7 C&W; Dixie Fried was #10 C&W; Your True Love was #67 POP, #13 C&W; and that was every Sun single that charted; hard to believe
Finally, Blue Suede Shoes was #2 on POP & R&B charts, and #1 on the Country charts
jeremylr68 1 year ago
Actually, the only Carl Perkins album to make the Billboard 200 was "Class of '55," which made #87; he had a few albums that made the Top 40 Country album charts, but no, "Dance Album" didn't chart in US; maybe it did in the UK
his Sun singles did much better on the country charts, but when you examine the data, you won't believe that they didn't chart better; Blue Suede Shoes was really the only monster hit he had
jeremylr68 1 year ago
Do you have all his charted songs available....How did the sun singles do....I think the only album that did well was the dance album..
kinneyshoe 1 year ago
btw, "Birth of Rock & Roll" was Carl's highest charting single since "Restless" in January 1969, which hit the top 20 @ #20 C&W; one of life's great mysteries, why Carl didn't have more hit singles
jeremylr68 1 year ago
You're correct, "Birth of Rock & Roll" almost made the Country Top 30, but it stalled at #31 C&W in June 1986; later his final charting single, "Class of '55," barely charted at #83 C&W in March 1987
jeremylr68 1 year ago
Yes I think he had two charted singles from the "Class of 55" One was "Birth of Rock and Roll" and "Class of 55"...I believe both charted, but I could be wrong about the second one
kinneyshoe 1 year ago
I'm doing a Carl Perkins discography; let's see, "Me Without You" made #65 C&W in May 1971; "Cotton Top" did a bit better in December 1971, hitting #53 C&W; "High On Love" that's above managed #60 C&W in May 1972, & finally a rerecording of "Let's Get Dixiefried" made #61 C&W in October 1973, his only charting Mercury single; no other charting singles until the mid '80s when several singles off the "Class of '55" project with Orbison, Jerry Lee, & Cash charted similar to above
jeremylr68 1 year ago
I remember this single very well...Carl had charted with "Me Without You"and "Cottontop" before this single came out. I don't think it did as well as the other two efforts although I might be wrong about that
kinneyshoe 1 year ago