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- US
- 12
- CD, Compilation
Carl Perkins was 25 when he came to Columbia Records in 1958. In the last two years, he had risen and fallen, burst from nowhere and nothing to fame and glory, and faded just as fast to darkness. Born on April 9, 1932, in the northwest Tennessee town of Ridgely, Carl Lee Perkins was the second son
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- Rock
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- Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
In early 1958 Perkins moved to Columbia Records, where he recorded several more minor rockabilly hits, but by the early ’60s, he’d hit a low point. On a British tour in 1964, Perkins was surprised to learn that the Beatles admired him and that George Harrison taught himself to play guitar by copying Perkins’ records.
May 12, 1992 · Restless: The Columbia Recordings by Carl Perkins released in 1992. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Remastered By – Vic Anesini. Remix – Mark Wilder ( tracks: 5 to 15), Vic Anesini ( tracks: 16, 17)
Ready to cash in on a national basis, Perkins and the boys headed up to New York for the first time to appear on The Perry Como Show. While en route their car rammed the back of a poultry truck, putting Carl and his brother Jay in the hospital with a cracked skull and broken neck, respectively.
