Carl Perkins
Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rockabilly great and pioneer of rock and roll, he began his recording career 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". 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 and Eric Clapton, which further established his prominent place in the history of popular music. Paul McCartney said "if there were no Carl Perkins, there would be no Beatles." Nicknamed the "King of Rockabilly", Perkins 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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 9, 1932 (Tiptonville), Died January 19, 1998 (Jackson)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1963 - 1964
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 114896[a] | 5/22/1964 | Your true love | Carl Perkins | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 114897 | 5/22/1964 | Big bad blues | Carl Perkins | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | 114898 | 5/22/1964 | Say when | Carl Perkins | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | 114899 | 5/22/1964 | Blue suede shoes | Carl Perkins | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | 114900 | 5/22/1964 | Lonely heart | Carl Perkins | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | 114901 | 5/22/1964 | A love I'll never win | Carl Perkins | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12606 | 8/15/1963 | After sundown | Carl Perkins | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12607 | 8/15/1963 | For a little while | Carl Perkins | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12608 | 8/15/1963 | I wouldn't have told you | Carl Perkins | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12609 | 8/15/1963 | Help me find my baby | Carl Perkins | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 13096 | 10/8/1964 | Let my baby be | Carl Perkins | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 13097 | 10/8/1964 | The monkey shine | Carl Perkins | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 13098 | 10/8/1964 | Mama of my song | Carl Perkins | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 13099 | 10/8/1964 | One of these days | Carl Perkins | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Perkins, Carl," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/207838.
Perkins, Carl. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/207838.
"Perkins, Carl." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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External Sources
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Perkins, Carl, 1932-1998 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88613660
Wikidata: Carl Perkins - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q310339
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/68147266979135482781
MusicBrainz: Carl Perkins - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/068bd7ab-c38e-4fae-8ed2-cb0c153ed68f
ISNI: 0000 0001 1844 6199 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000118446199
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