Carl Perkins

Known for

Acting

Life

1932 – 1998 (aged 65)

Born in

Tiptonville, Tennessee, USA

Credits

6 acting credits

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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".