Country / Rockabilly
Birth name, Carl Lee Perkins, Years active 1946-1997
always klick on pic’s.
Carl Lee Perkins
(April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998) was an American singer-songwriter who recorded most notably at the Sun Studio, in Memphis, beginning in 1954. His best-known song is "Blue Suede Shoes”. According to Charlie Daniels, "Carl Perkins' songs personified the rockabilly era, and Carl Perkins' sound personifies the rockabilly sound more so than anybody involved in it, because he never changed.” Perkins's songs were recorded by artists (and friends) as influential as Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Johnny Cash, which further established his place in the history of popular music. Paul McCartney claimed that "if there were no Carl Perkins, there would be no Beatles.” Called "the King of Rockabilly", he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the Memphis Music Hall of Fame, and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He also received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award.
Original release, FLIP 501 (US) 03/1955
Movie magg b/w Turn around
This release, repro FLIP 501 [1973]
Original release, SUN 224 (US) 10/1955
Let the jukebox keep on playing b/w Gone gone gone
This release, repro SUN 224 [1973]