
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 9, 1932
Place of Birth
Tiptonville, Tennessee, USA
Died
January 19, 1998
Carl Perkins
Biography
Carl Lee Perkins 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".