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Carl Perkins transformed his humble sharecropper roots into jumping, jiving rockabilly hits. His song “Blue Suede Shoes” launched a label and a movement.
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Jan 20, 1998 · Rockabilly legend Carl Perkins died Monday morning from complications brought on by three strokes he suffered late last year. Perkins, hailed as one of the founders of rock ‘n’ roll, originally...
Carl Perkins performs some of his greatest hits as part of a ten hour live country/blues/rock extravaganza, recorded in front of 70,000 people at the giant Pontiac Silverdome.
May 15, 2015 · The Stories Behind The Songs: Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes. By Rob Hughes. ( Classic Rock ) published 15 May 2015. Celebrating the original rock’n’roll anthem. Some songs are straight-up classics, others break entirely new ground, a handful even make their way into the wider public consciousness.
Jan 19, 1998 · One of the most renowned rockabilly artists of the 1950s, and an innovative guitarist who greatly influenced the next generation of rock & roll acts. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 1990s. Born. April 9, 1932 in Tiptonville, TN. Died. January 19, 1998 in Jackson, TN.
Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rockabilly great and pioneer of rock and roll, he began his recording career at the Sun Studio, in Memphis, beginning in 1954.
One of the architects of rock & roll, Carl Perkins is best known as the writer and original singer of the rockabilly anthem “Blue Suede Shoes” (#2, 1956).
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