Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998) was an American country, rockabilly, and rock and roll guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rockabilly great and pioneer of rock and roll, he began his recording career at the Sun Studio in Memphis in 1954. Among his best known songs are "Blue Suede Shoes", "Honey Don't", "Matchbox" and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby". According to fellow musician Charlie Daniels, "Carl Perkins' songs personified the rockabilly era, and Carl Perkins'... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: Blue Suede Shoes - #2: Boppin' the Blues - #3: Restless| Date | Title | Points | Charts Peaks | Links | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1956 | Dance Album of...Carl Perkins | 184 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 02/1956 | 172 | US 2 • US ctry ✫1 • US R&B 2 • UK 10 | MP3 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #95] [Sun 234] written by Carl Perkins | |||
| 2. | 06/1956 | 12 | US 70 • US ctry 7 | MP3 | [Sun 243] written by Carl Perkins | |||
| 2. | 1969 | Carl Perkins' Greatest Hits | 8 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 01/1969 | 8 | US ctry 20 | MP3 | [Columbia 4-44723] written by Carl Perkins | |||
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