Carl Perkins’ “Blue Suede Shoes” is and forever will be the quintessential rockabilly record. It was released by Sun Records on New Year’s Day, January 1, 1956. Perkins was already something of a ...

Perkins also wrote "Honey Don't," which was covered by the Beatles. Later on, Perkins' songs were recorded by Dolly Parton, the Judds and George Strait. I spoke with him in 1996 after he'd written a ...

In the early 1950s, Carl Perkins finally wore down Sun Records founder Sam Phillips enough for an audition. It paid off for the both of them. Born on this day (April 9) in 1932 to poor sharecroppers ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Let's continue our week of interviews from our archive with R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll musicians and songwriters. Up next, we have Carl Perkins, one of ...