Carl Perkins

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guitarist human musician rockabilly musician singer-songwriter

Carl Perkins was an influential American rockabilly guitarist and singer-songwriter, best known for pioneering early rock and roll with songs like "Blue Suede Shoes."

Aliases (1)

Carl Lee Perkins ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	guitarist → human → musician → rockabilly musician → singer-songwriter →
activeYearsEnd	1998 →
activeYearsStart	1950 →
associatedAct	Johnny Cash → Sun Records artists → The Beatles →
awardReceived	Grammy Hall of Fame Award → Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame induction → Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction →
birthName	Carl Lee Perkins →
causeOfDeath	throat cancer →
collaboratedWith	Elvis Presley → Jerry Lee Lewis → Johnny Cash → Roy Orbison →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1932-04-09 →
dateOfDeath	1998-01-19 →
genre	country music → rock and roll → rockabilly →
influenced	Elvis Presley → Eric Clapton → George Harrison → Johnny Cash → The Beatles →
instrument	guitar → vocals →
memberOf	Million Dollar Quartet →
name	Carl Perkins →
notableWork	Blue Suede Shoes → Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby → Honey Don’t → Matchbox →
numberOfChildren	4 →
occupation	guitarist → singer → songwriter →
placeOfBirth	Tiptonville, Tennessee, United States →
placeOfDeath	Jackson, Tennessee, United States →
recordLabel	Columbia Records → Decca Records → Sun Records →
religion	Christianity →
spouse	Valda Crider Perkins NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jerry Lee Lewis →	associatedAct
706 Union Avenue →	associatedWithPerson
Carl Perkins ("Carl Lee Perkins") →	birthName
Sam Phillips →	discovered
Tug of War →	featuresArtist
Tug of War →	hasCollaborator
I'm Sitting on Top of the World →	hasNotableRecordingBy
Sun Studio →	MillionDollarQuartetParticipants
Carl Perkins →	name
Sun Records →	notableArtist
Memphis Recording Service →	notableArtistRecorded
Sam Phillips →	recorded
Sun Studio →	recordedArtist