Carl Perkins, king of rockabilly who inspired everyone from Johnny Cash to the Beatles, would have turned 94 today.

As far as rock ‘n’ roll standards go, “Blue Suede Shoes” is a shoo-in. Back then, rockabilly music was just coming into fashion, with “Blue Suede Shoes” being one of the first highly successful ...

Carl Perkins was not the best-looking singer in The Million Dollar Quartet, he ultimately did not sell as many records as the other three — Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis — and he’s ...

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This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Let's continue our week of interviews from our archive with R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll musicians and songwriters. Up next, we have Carl Perkins, one of ...

Watch footage of George Harrison’s last-ever public performance, filmed at rockabilly legend Carl Perkins’ funeral in 1998.

The giants of rock and roll are giants for a reason, but Tom Petty thought this trailblazer never got his just due in his ...

"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 ...

CARL PERKINS: (Singing) Well it's one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready. Now go, cat, go. But don't you step on my blue suede shoes. You can do anything but lay off my blue suede ...

Up next, we have Carl Perkins, one of the originators of rockabilly. Perkins' singing, guitar playing and songwriting brought together country and rock 'n' roll. He recorded at Sun Records, the label ...