David Thibault is a French Canadian singer who got his start on Season 4 of “The Voice: la plus belle voix.” In the competition, he finished third but was a huge fan favorite throughout the competition. Although he’s a native French speaker, like many Canadians, he is also fluent in English. Thibault became interested in Elvis Presley at a young age because his grandfather was a fan of The King of Rock and Roll. When Thibault performed a cover of Elvis’s “Blue Christmas” in December 2013, a radio station uploaded it to YouTube. Within a week, David’s cover of the classic Christmas song had gone viral and received almost five million views.
After his “Blue Christmas” video went viral, David got even more exposure when he appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” as a special guest of Ellen. David performed Elvis Presley’s “Blue Suede Shoes” for his blind audition, and it was broadcast in January of 2015. Only one coach, Florent Pagny, turned around, but that’s all he needed. Under Pagny’s coaching, David won a battle against Ketlyn and Olympe Assohoto. With Elvis’s songs, David Thibault seems to have found his niche. One of his favorite songs to perform is “Blue Suede Shoes.” What a lot of people don’t know is that this song wasn’t actually written by Elvis or for Elvis to record.
Although one of Elvis’s most well-known song, “Blue Suede Shoes” was first written and recorded by artist Carl Perkins in 1955. As one of the first records in the rockability genre, the song incorporates elements of blues, country, and pop music. After Elvis recorded the song, he performed it three different times on live national television. Elvis was a newly signed artist with RVA Victor, and they wanted him to perform the song. They just had a feeling that he could do it very well. According to guitarist Scotty Moore, the recording of “Blue Suede Shoes” with Elvis was a very fun, laid-back atmosphere.
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When the group went in to record the song, Moore says that just “went in there and started playing,” and essentially “just winged it.” Elvis was apparently having a relaxed day, and the rest of the guys followed suit. Enjoy this performance that’s a fresh take on a classic.
