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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.
Perkins, a “triple threat” artist who excelled as a lead guitarist, a good singer, and a prolific and creative songwriter, ascended from sharecropping poverty to international acclaim.
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. 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.
An innovative singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Perkins was dubbed “King of Rockabilly”, a music genre he helped create and the spark that ignited rock ‘n’ roll. Pop icons from Jimi Hendricks to Bono have cited Perkins as having a major influence on their music, and rightly so.
Carl Lee Perkins was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who recorded at the Sun Studio, in Memphis, beginning in 1954. Among his best-known songs are "Blue Suede Shoes", "Honey Don't", "Matchbox" and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby".
May 9, 2018 · Carl Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998) was an American rockabilly singer, guitarist and songwriter, performing early Rockabilly and Rock n Roll along with more traditional Country and Gospel music for decades before his death at age 65.
