Carl Perkins

Also known as Carl Lee Perkins, Carl L. Perkins

American guitarist

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Carl Perkins (1932–1998) was an American male musician whose career spanned from 1946 to 1998. He is associated with the rockabilly, Rock and Roll, 50s, rock n roll, and country genres. His musical output includes works such as *Best Of Carl Perkins*, *Disciple in blue suede shoes*, and *Go, cat, go!*.

Perkins was recognized in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame collection. He is referenced by 1,240 other encyclopedia articles.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1932
Works: 4

Top works

Best Of Carl Perkins
Disciple in blue suede shoes
Go, cat, go!

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1932-04-09
Active to: 1998-01-19

americancountryrockrock & rollrock and rollrockabilly

Discography

Dance Album of… Carl Perkins1957
Whole Lotta Shakin’1958
Country Boy’s Dream1967
Carl Perkins on Top1969
Boppin’ the Blues1970
My Kind of Country1973
Cane Creek Glory Church1977
Ol’ Blue Suede’s Back: Carl Perkins’ Tribute to Rock and Roll1978
Country Soul1981
Born to Boogie1982

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 460,384
Total plays: 3,095,369

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,975x
The MIQE Guidelines: Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments
· 2009 · cited 14,228x
Salmon provides fast and bias-aware quantification of transcript expression
· 2017 · cited 12,516x
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,997x
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 10,241x

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Music

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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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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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