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Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998) [1] [2] 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.
Jan 20, 1998 · Carl Perkins, the pioneering rockabilly singer, songwriter and guitarist who wrote ''Blue Suede Shoes,'' died yesterday in Jackson, Tenn., where he lived. He was 65. He died of...
Jun 13, 2024 · Carl Perkins (born April 9, 1932, Tiptonville, Tennessee, U.S.—died January 19, 1998, Jackson, Tennessee) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose song “Blue Suede Shoes” was a touchstone of the rockabilly musical movement of the 1950s.
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...
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.
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.
Carl Perkins. With his smash 1956 hit classic "Blue Suede Shoes," Carl Perkins virtually defined and established rockabilly music in the rock and roll cannon and launched Sun Records into national prominence. Carl Perkins is regarded by many as one of the founding fathers of rock-and-roll.
Jan 20, 1998 · DIED: Carl Perkins, the guy who sang “Blue Suede Shoes” before Elvis did, in his Jackson, Tennessee home at the age of 65. Perkins was part of Sun Records’ “Million Dollar” stable that ...
Aug 1, 2003 · Carl Perkins, Rockabilly Pioneer Fresh Air. August 1, 2003 • He wrote "Blue Suede Shoes," the hit song sung by Elvis Presley which became the first Sun label record to sell over a million...
