Known For: Acting
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Status: Deceased at 65 years old (death on 19/01/1998)
Date of Birth: 09/04/1932
Place of Birth: Tiptonville, Tennessee, USA
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".