Acting
Carl Perkins
Birth Date
April 9, 1932
Death Date
January 19, 1998
(passed away at 65)
Place of Birth
Tiptonville, Tennessee, USA
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Biography
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".
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Classic Albums
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1997 • 1 episode
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TV Show
American Bandstand
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1957 • 1 episode
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The Johnny Cash Show
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1969 • 1 episode
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The Dick Clark Show
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1958 • 1 episode
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Movie
Into the Night
Mr. Williams
1985
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SCTV Network 90
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1981 • 1 episode
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Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
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2004
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My Darling Vivian
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2020
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Jamboree!
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1957
Movie
Jerry Lee Lewis: I Am What I Am
1987
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Austin City Limits: Country
2001 • 5 episodes
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The Movie Life of George
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1989
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Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music
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1969
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Jerry Lee Lewis: The Jerry Lee Lewis Show
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Johnny Cash in Copenhagen
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1971
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The Real Patsy Cline
Himself (archive footage)
1989
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Johnny Cash at San Quentin
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1969
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Music for Montserrat
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1997
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Johnny Cash: Live On Air
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2008
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Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session
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1985