Carl Perkins: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1987

His life and career in links.

Rock Hall Bio:http://rockhall.com/inductees/carl-perkins/bio/

History of Rock:http://www.history-of-rock.com/perkins.htm

Movie Magg (one of his first Sun Records singles): 1954http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc1O29mBYl8

1955:

Gone, Gone, Gone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrhZKavICNU

Blue Suede Shoes (1956): Perkins hits it big! His signature hit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79CJON8fv6c

Honey Don’t:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBx_D42opkI

In 1956, Perkins was in a terrible car wreck which broke his neck. His drummer found him face down in a ditch of water and pulled him out to save him from drowning. Perkins returned to recording later that year.

The Million Dollar Quartet (1956):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFpxQOd5tHA



Glad All Over (1957):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0ZsN9AlxN4

　

Matchbox (1957):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPARnAjxd2Q&feature=related

Your True Love (1957):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hBnszf1zMY

Perkins moved to Columbia in 1958 and continued recording. In the sixties, he played Vegas, toured with Chuck Berry, and continued to write and record.

Restless (1969):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2SLUMFn3ps

He fought a protracted legal battle with Sam Phillips over the royalties to his own songs.

Get It w/Paul McCartney (1982):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3fle7MKfJM

Class of ‘55 (1987):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG6jeC2ptgE

Perkins continued to record and perform. His last album featured John Fogerty, Paul Simon, Tom Petty, and Bono.

He died in 1998.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4tAn88vRZk