Carl Perkins

Also known as Carl Lee Perkins, Carl L. Perkins

American guitarist

Key facts

Born: Carl Lee Perkins , ( 1932-04-09 ) April 9, 1932, Tiptonville , Tennessee , U.S.
Died: January 19, 1998 (1998-01-19) (aged 65), Jackson , Tennessee , U.S.
Genres: Rockabilly rock and roll country
Occupations: Guitarist singer songwriter
Instruments: Vocals guitar
Years active: 1946–1997
Labels: Sun London Columbia Mercury

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Lee
Family name: Perkins
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Tiptonville
Place of death: Jackson
Occupation: recording artist
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Genre: country music
Instrument: voice
Record label: Mercury Records
Image: Carl Perkins 1977.jpg
Height: 185

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topic's main category: Category:Carl Perkins
Commons category: Carl Perkins
date of birth: 1932-04-09
date of death: 1998-01-19
cause of death: laryngeal cancer
manner of death: natural causes
start of work period: 1946-00-00
name in native language: Carl Perkins
birth name: Carl Lee Perkins
copyright representative: Broadcast Music, Inc.
end of work period: 1998-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998) was an American country, rockabilly, and rock and roll guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rockabilly great and pioneer of rock and roll, he began his recording career at the Sun Studio in Memphis in 1954. Among his best known songs are "Blue Suede Shoes", "Honey Don't", "Matchbox" and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby".

According to fellow musician 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, Johnny Cash, Ricky Nelson, and Eric Clapton, which further cemented his prominent place in the history of popular music.

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