Carl Perkins


Biography


Carl Perkins was born April 9, 1932 in Lake County, Tennessee. His recordings for Sun Records, along with those of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley, stand as some of the most influential music ever recorded. "Blue Suede Shoes", released in 1956, was the first record to simultaneously top the country, pop, and R & B charts. Later, his brand of rockabilly music inspired a new generation of musicians including the Beatles, who recorded many of his songs including "Matchbox" and "Honey Don't".
Carl Perkins died in Jackson, Tennessee on January 19, 1998 after a series of strokes. Funeral services were held at R.E. Womack Memorial Chapel of Lambuth University, Jackson, TN. As a part of the service, ex-Beatle George Harrison sang one of his mentor's earliest tunes, "Your True Love", accompanied by country stars Garth Brooks, Wynonna Judd, Billy Ray Cyrus and Ricky Skaggs. Perkins was entombed in Ridgecrest Cemetery, a few miles from his Country Club Lane home.



Mr. Carl Perkins


Be Bop a Lula!


Don't you step on my Blue Suede Shoes!


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