CARL PERKINS: The King of Rockabilly. By Jeff Apter. Citadel Press. 240 pages. $29. Carl Perkins, the future king of rockabilly music, was the son of sharecroppers. He and his brothers grew up picking ...
"Carl Perkins, The King of Rockabilly" by Jeff Apter, Citadel, 240 pages Carl Perkins was not the best-looking singer in The Million Dollar Quartet, he ultimately did not sell as many records as the ...
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 ...
The tribute to Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash will come to Orr Auditorium at Westminster ...
VAN WERT — Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and now Jerry Lee Lewis are gone, but that is not stopping one group of performers from keeping their memory alive with “One Night in Memphis,” ...
In the 1956 song “Dixie Fried,” Carl Perkins sings about a razor-toting rebel rouser named Dan who storms a honky-tonk on the edge of town. Flashing a quart of moonshine and slashing through the crowd ...
Christmas comes to Sun Studios with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins in the "Million Dollar Quartet Christmas," based on the popular "Million Dollar Quartet" musical. It's ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — One night in 1956, musical history was made when an extraordinary twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together for the most ...