Blue Suede Articles

Elvis A Scot? Well, He Now Has A Tartan

IT MAY not match your blue suede shoes, but the Elvis tartan - which will be unveiled in the tiny Scottish town of Lonmay to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of the Pelvis - is just the latest claim to his ancestry.

All Shook Up Over Graceland

ELVIS impersonator Norm Bakker is taking his blue suede shoes from Medowie to Memphis.

Rockabilly

CARL PERKINS AND FRIENDS Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session (Snapper/Shock)

Is Nothing Sacred?

Is nothing sacred? Not even Elvis impersonations? Presley wannabe Neil Goldberg put on his blue suede flippers to pay homage to The King as part of the Florida Keys Underwater Music Festival, which included a six-hour underwater broadcast by a local radio station. Music was piped to a submerged audience..read more

Mish-mash Milan

From Bollywood, to Blue Hawaii and the hippy trail, designers tried every trick to get attention. Hilary Alexander and Jane Barrett report from Milan.