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Carl Perkins Dies at 65


Carl Perkins Dies at 65; Rockabilly Pioneer Wrote 'Blue Suede Shoes'

Mr. Perkins was a quiet, genial, devout man, rarely comfortable with the bad-boy rockabilly image, and bad luck and personal problems hampered ...

Carl Perkins - Wikipedia

Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rockabilly great and pioneer of rock and roll, ...

Rock Legend Carl Perkins Dead At Age 65 - Rolling Stone

Rockabilly legend Carl Perkins died Monday morning from complications brought on by three strokes he suffered late last year.

MUSICIAN CARL PERKINS DIES - The Washington Post

NASHVILLE -- Carl Perkins, 65, a pioneer of rockabilly whose song "Blue Suede Shoes" and lightning-quick guitar playing influenced Elvis ...

Carl Perkins Dies at 65 - Las Vegas Sun News

The tall, broad-shouldered Perkins was famed as one of the proponents of rockabilly music, a cross of rhythm-and-blues and country that came ...

Carl Perkins biography - Last.fm

Four months later at Jackson-Madison County Hospital, Jackson, Tennessee, Carl Perkins died at the age of 65 from throat cancer after suffering ...

Carl Perkins, dead at 65 - Variety

Industry pioneer Carl Perkins, whose guitar playing influenced several generations of musicians and who penned the classic "Blue Suede Shoes ...

Carl Perkins | Biography, Music, & Facts | Britannica

Carl Perkins (born April 9, 1932, Tiptonville, Tennessee, U.S.—died January 19, 1998, Jackson, Tennessee) was an American singer, songwriter ...

Carl Perkins Dies at 65 -- A Patriarch of Rock 'n' Roll - SFGATE

Perkins was an unassuming gentleman who referred to his toupee as "that ol' fake hair" and was married to his wife, Valda, for 45 years. He was ...

Remembering Carl Perkins. | Fresh Air Archive

Singer, songwriter and guitarist Carl Perkins died yesterday at the age of 65. He died of complications from a series of strokes. Perkins is the pioneer of ...

Obituaries | Carl Perkins, rock 'n' roll pioneer, dies at 65 - BBC News

Mr Perkins died in Nashville, Tennessee, from complications related to three strokes he had suffered in November and December, family spokesman ...

Carl "Blue Suede" Perkins dies - Deseret News

... died. He was 65. Perkins died at 10:30 a.m. at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital from complications related to three strokes he had ...

Carl Perkins, Dead at 65 | TIME

DIED: Carl Perkins, the guy who sang “Blue Suede Shoes” before Elvis did, in his Jackson, Tennessee home at the age of 65.

Rockabilly Guitarist and Singer-Songwriter Carl Perkins - On This Day

Carl Perkins Dies at 65; Rockabilly Pioneer Wrote 'Blue Suede Shoes' - NY Times; Past Farm Aid Concerts & Festivals - Farm Aid. Famous Guitarists · Brian Jones ...

On January 19th, 1998, Rockabilly great and Rock 'n Roll pioneer ...

On January 19th, 1998, Rockabilly great and Rock 'n Roll pioneer Carl Perkins passed away at age 65. Among his best-known songs are "Blue Suede ...

Pioneer rocker Carl Perkins dies - Tampa Bay Times

The sharecropper's son who outfitted rock 'n' roll in Blue Suede Shoes and forged the rockabilly sound that influenced Elvis and the Beatles is dead at 65.

'Rockabilly' Pioneer Carl Perkins Dies Songwriter Remembered For ...

'Rockabilly' Pioneer Carl Perkins Dies Songwriter Remembered For His 'Blue Suede Shoes' ... He was 65. Perkins died at Jackson-Madison County ...

Carl Perkins Tribute - hotshotdigital.com

On January 19, 1998 : Carl Perkins dies at the age of 65. RA 129 K. Carl Perkins, who wrote the hit song ``Blue Suede Shoes'' that helped lift ...

Passage: Carl Perkins, 65 | WIRED

One of the creators of the potent mix of R&B and country known as rock and roll, he died in Nashville after a series of strokes.

CARL PERKINS DIES; SINGER PIONEERED 'ROCKABILLY' SOUND

CARL PERKINS DIES; SINGER PIONEERED 'ROCKABILLY' SOUND · By Staff · Jan 19, 1998 · Jan 19, 1998 · 0.