Known for writing and first recording “Blue Suede Shoes,” which later became a hit for Elvis Presley in 1956, along with other hits “Matchbox,” “Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby,” and “Honey, Don’t,” ...

MEMPHIS – Growing up in Chicago, Jonathan Cain listened to the music of Carl Perkins on AM radio stations. It was all the inspiration he needed to propel his musical career. Cain, the keyboard player ...

Perkins, who died in 1998, wrote "Blue Suede Shoes," the hit song sung by Elvis Presley, which became the first Sun label record to sell over a million copies. He spoke to Fresh Air in 1996. This is ...