Carl Lee Perkins
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| (April 9, 1932– January 19, 1998) |
Studio in Memphis, Tennessee ...
With his smash 1956 hit classic "Blue Suede Shoes"
Carl Perkins virtually defined and established rockabilly music-- and ignited the national prominence of Sun Records...
At 14 years of age, Carl signed a recording contract with Flip Records, a subsidiary of Sun in Memphis, on January 25, 1955. His first release was Movie Magg
"Blue Suede Shoes"
was recorded December, 1955, and released January 1, 1956 on the Sun label…
The flip side of Blue Suede Shoes was "Honey Don't," which had originally been intended as the A-side. "Honey Don't" was covered by the Beatles...
who covered it along with two more of Carl's songs, "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby" and "Matchbox"…
At 23 years old, “Blue Suede Shoes” had put Carl Perkins in the national spotlight. Tragically, while traveling to New York to make TV appearances, he was involved in a terrible automobile accident. His driver, Dave Stewart was killed and Carl suffered a fractured skull and broken arm. His brother Jay's neck was broken from which he would never recover...
Eventually Elvis Presley,covered Blue Suede Shoes, which became Elvis' third top forty hit…
These events served to steal some of the his thunder and Perkins never quite recovered his momentum in the world of pop, although his place in music history was assured… even though he eventually went back to country music, signing with the Dollie label in 1963 and joining his friend Johnny Cash's road show in January1965…
At 23 years old, “Blue Suede Shoes” had put Carl Perkins in the national spotlight. Tragically, while traveling to New York to make TV appearances, he was involved in a terrible automobile accident. His driver, Dave Stewart was killed and Carl suffered a fractured skull and broken arm. His brother Jay's neck was broken from which he would never recover.
Eventually Elvis Presley,covered Blue Suede Shoes, which became Elvis' third top forty hit…
These events served to steal some of the his thunder and Perkins never quite recovered his momentum in the world of pop, although his place in music history was assured… even though he eventually went back to country music, signing with the Dollie label in 1963 and joining his friend Johnny Cash's road show in January 1965…
In 1985, Perkins was inducted to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and in 1987, wider recognition of his contribution to music came with his induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In addition, “Blue Suede Shoes” was chosen as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, and as a Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipient. His pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Perkins’ last album, Go Cat Go!, was released in 1996, and featured new collaborations with many artists; including George Harrison, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Paul Simon, John Fogerty, Tom Petty, Bono and others…
It was released by the independent label Dinosaur Records…
Carl Perkins died at the age of 65 from throat cancer after suffering several strokes. Among those in attendance at the funeral at Lambuth University in 1998 were ex-Beatle George Harrison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Wynonna Judd, Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. He is interred at Ridgecrest Cemetery in Jackson, Tennessee….R.I.P. CARL PERKINS
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