Carl Perkins
Acting
April 9, 1932
Died at age 65
January 19, 1998
Date of Death
Tiptonville, Tennessee, USA
28 Credits
Biography
Carl Lee Perkins was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rockabilly great and pioneer of rock and roll, he began his recording career at the Sun Studio, in Memphis, beginning in 1954. Among his best-known songs are "Blue Suede Shoes", "Honey Don't", "Matchbox" and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby".
