Luther Perkins
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Luther Perkins was an American guitarist best known for creating the distinctive "boom-chicka-boom" rhythm as Johnny Cash’s original lead guitarist.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guitarist
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1968 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Marshall Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Johnny Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backingBandRole | lead guitarist for Johnny Cash ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1928-01-08 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | house fire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1968-08-05 ⓘ |
| familyName | Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
country music
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rockabilly ⓘ |
| givenName | Luther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Three
NERFINISHED
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Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalInfluenceOn |
country music guitar
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rockabilly guitar ⓘ |
| name | Luther Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Johnny Cash’s original lead guitarist
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creating the boom-chicka-boom rhythm ⓘ |
| notableWork | boom-chicka-boom rhythm ⓘ |
| notedFor |
simple, driving rhythmic patterns
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use of clean, muted electric guitar tones ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
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musician ⓘ |
| partOf | classic Johnny Cash “boom-chicka-boom” sound ⓘ |
| performedOn |
Johnny Cash’s early Sun Records recordings
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“Big River” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Folsom Prison Blues” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Get Rhythm” NERFINISHED ⓘ “I Walk the Line” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Sun Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
boom-chicka-boom rhythm guitar
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minimalist lead guitar ⓘ |
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Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States
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Hendersonville Memory Gardens