Carl Perkins
- Known for
- Acting
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- April 9, 1932
- Age at death
- 65
- Died
- January 19, 1998
- From
- Tiptonville, Tennessee, USA
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".
