Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998) was an American country, rockabilly, and rock and roll guitarist, singer, and songwriter. A pioneer of rock and roll, he began his recording career at Sun Studio in Memphis in 1954. Some of his best-known songs include "Blue Suede Shoes", "Honey Don't", "Matchbox", and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby". Fellow musician Charlie Daniels described Perkins’ songs as embodying the rockabilly era Read more on Last.fm

Claude says:Carl Perkins invented the template for rockabilly at Sun Studio in Memphis—all snarl and swagger on guitar, the sound that made rock and roll physical. You caught him once, but "Blue Suede Shoes" alone is enough to understand why he mattered.