- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1932-04-09 · 65 (at death)
- Died
- 1998-01-19
- Place of birth
- Tiptonville, Tennessee, USA
Carl Perkins
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".
