Last weekend, I talked with a couple from the South, that was for sure. Turned out to be outside of Nashville where they called home, but they had just returned from Sweden. Don’t know if their deep tans were due to the South or the North, but they had them, and more jewelry than I’ve seen in a long time. The man is the son of Carl Perkins and was in the are to perform in Portland the next night. I knew the name Carl Perkins when he said that’s who his father was, but I needed some Wikipedia refreshing to learn more. For you rock-n-rollers, and for everyone else, here’s some of the info:
“Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998)[1] was an American rockabilly musician who recorded most notably at Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning during 1954. His best known song is “Blue Suede Shoes“.
According to 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.”[2] Perkins’ songs were recorded by artists (and friends) as influential asElvis Presley, the Beatles, and Johnny Cash, which further cemented his place in the history of popular music.
Called “the King of Rockabilly”, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll, the Rockabilly, and the Nashville Songwriters Halls of Fame; and was a Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipient.”
Now, who hasn’t heard “Blue Suede Shoes”?
The Rockabilly Hall of Famer
