Artist: Carl Perkins

Carl Perkins
Real name
Carl Lee Perkins
Born
April 9, 1932
Died
January 19, 1998
Country
United States
Comments
Rockabilly guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He also performed rock and roll and country music. His surname was misspelled "Perkings" on his birth certificate.
Family
Stan Perkins   Son

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Because You're Mine Carl Perkins 1982 Stan Perkins & Ian B. MacLeod
2 Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins December 19, 1955 (96 artists)
3 Boppin' the Blues Carl Perkins 1956 (13 artists)
4 Dixie Fried Carl Perkins August 3, 1956 (8 artists)
5 Forever Yours Carl Perkins August 1957 Ian B. MacLeod
6 Glad All Over Carl Perkins December 1957 (7 artists)
7 Gone, Gone, Gone Carl Perkins October 1955 (4 artists)
8 Help Me Find My Baby Carl Perkins October 1963 Ian B. MacLeod
9 Honey, Don't! Carl Perkins December 19, 1955 (14 artists)
10 I'm Sorry, I'm Not Sorry Carl Perkins August 3, 1956 (2 artists)
11 Is It So Strange Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 (7 artists)
12 Jive After Five Carl Perkins March 1958 Dig Richards and The R' Jays
13 Lend Me Your Comb Carl Perkins December 1957 Hoodoo Gurus
14 Let the Juke Box Keep On Playing Carl Perkins October 1955 (2 artists)
15 Movie Magg Carl Perkins March 1955 (4 artists)
16 Pointed Toe Shoes Carl Perkins April 1959 (4 artists)
17 Put Your Cat Clothes On Carl Perkins 1973 (3 artists)
18 Restless Carl Perkins December 1968 (4 artists)
19 Sure to Fall Carl Perkins 1958 (6 artists)
20 Tennessee Carl Perkins 1958 Memphis Bend
21 Turn Around Carl Perkins March 1955 (3 artists)
22 Wild Texas Wind Carl Perkins December 1992 Stan Perkins & Ian B. MacLeod
23 You Can Do No Wrong Carl Perkins 1975 The Sundowners [1]
24 You Can't Make Love to Somebody Carl Perkins 1969 Nicky Peck & The Folsom Prison Trio
25 Your True Love Carl Perkins February 1957 (10 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 Be Bop A Lula Carl Perkins 1978 Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
2 Be Honest With Me Carl Perkins March 1982 Gene Autry
3 Big Train From Memphis Carl Perkins - Jerry Lee Lewis - Roy Orbison - Johnny Cash 1986 John Fogerty
4 Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins, Slim Jim Phantom & Lee Rocker 1985 Carl Perkins
5 Brown Eyed Handsome Man Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 Chuck Berry and His Combo
6 Brown Eyed Handsome Man Johnny Cash with Carl Perkins November 25, 2003 Chuck Berry and His Combo
7 Caldonia Carl Perkins 1973 Louis Jordan & his Tympani Five
8 Crazy Arms Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 Kenny Brown and Marilyn Kaye and The Arkansas Ramblers
9 Daddy Sang Bass Carl Perkins May 1969 Johnny Cash
10 Dixie Fried Carl Perkins + Friend 1979 Carl Perkins
11 Don't Be Cruel Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 Elvis Presley
12 Don't Forbid Me Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 Pat Boone with Billy Vaughn's Orchestra
13 Don't Let Go Carl Perkins 1989 Roy Hamilton
14 Down by the Riverside Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 Fisk University Jubilee Singers
15 Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby Carl Perkins 1958 Rex Griffin
16 Farther Along Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990
17 Folsom Prison Blues Carl Perkins May 1969 Johnny Cash and Tennessee Two - Gordon Jenkins
18 Goin' to Memphis Carl Perkins December 1973 Johnny Cash
19 Gone, Gone, Gone Carl Perkins + Friend 1979 Carl Perkins
20 Good Rockin' Tonight Carl Perkins November 3, 1958 Roy Brown
21 Hang up My Rock & Roll Shoes Carl Perkins 1978 Chuck Willis with Reggie Obrecht Orchestra and Chorus
22 Hey, Good Lookin' Carl Perkins November 3, 1958 Hank Williams
23 I Got a Woman Carl Perkins November 3, 1958 Ray Charles and His Band - Southern Tones
24 I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys
25 I Just Can't Make It by Myself Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 The Famous Ward Singers
26 I Saw the Light Johnny Cash - Jerry Lee Lewis - Carl Perkins 1982 Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
27 I Shall Not Be Moved Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990
28 I Will Rock & Roll With You Carl Perkins - Jerry Lee Lewis - Roy Orbison - Johnny Cash 1986 Johnny Cash
29 I'll Fly Away Johnny Cash - Jerry Lee Lewis - Carl Perkins 1982 Humbard Family
30 I'm in Love Again Carl Perkins 1978 Fats Domino
31 Jailhouse Rock Michael Bolton & Carl Perkins 1994 Elvis Presley
32 Jenny, Jenny Carl Perkins November 3, 1958 Little Richard - Johnny Moore's Three Blazers with Mari Jones
33 Jesus Walked That Lonesome Valley Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 The Carter Family
34 Jingle Bells "The Johnny Cash Family" November 1972 Edison Male Quartette
35 Kaw-Liga Carl Perkins 1978 Hank Williams
36 Little Cabin Home on the Hill Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys
37 Lonely Street Carl Perkins 1975 Carl Belew
38 Long Tall Sally Carl Perkins November 3, 1958 Little Richard and His Band
39 Mabellene Carl Perkins 1978 Chuck Berry and His Combo
40 Matchbox Carl Perkins + Friend 1979 Carl Perkins - Blind Lemon Jefferson
41 Matchbox Carl Perkins February 1957 Blind Lemon Jefferson
42 Matchbox Carl Perkins, Duane Eddy & The Mavericks September 13, 1994 Carl Perkins - Blind Lemon Jefferson
43 Matchbox Derek and the Dominos with Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins September 2007 Carl Perkins - Blind Lemon Jefferson
44 Mean Woman Blues Carl Perkins May 1969 Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires
45 Only You Carl Perkins 1958 The Platters
46 Out of Sight, Out of Mind Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 The Five Keys
47 Paralyzed Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 Elvis Presley
48 Peace in the Valley Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 Flying Clouds of Detroit
49 Ready Teddy Carl Perkins November 3, 1958 Little Richard
50 Rock Around the Clock Carl Perkins 1978 Sonny Dae and His Knights
51 Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town Carl Perkins December 1973 Johnny Darrell
52 Shake, Rattle and Roll Carl Perkins November 3, 1958 Joe Turner and His Blues Kings
53 Silent Night "The Johnny Cash Family" November 1972
54 Sittin' on Top of the World Van Morrison & Carl Perkins October 16, 2001 The Mississippi Sheiks
55 Sitting on Top of the World Carl Perkins November 3, 1958 The Mississippi Sheiks
56 Summertime Is Past and Gone Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys
57 Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys
58 That's All Right Carl Perkins November 3, 1958 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
59 That's When Your Heartaches Begin Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm
60 There Will Be Peace in the Valley for Me Johnny Cash - Jerry Lee Lewis - Carl Perkins 1982 Flying Clouds of Detroit
61 This Train Is Bound for Glory Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison & Carl Perkins November 13, 2007 Florida Normal Industrial Institute Quartet
62 Too Much Monkey Business Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 Chuck Berry and His Combo
63 Tutti frutti Carl Perkins November 3, 1958 Little Richard and His Band
64 Waymore's Blues Carl Perkins - Jerry Lee Lewis - Roy Orbison - Johnny Cash 1986 Waylon Jennings
65 When God Dips His Love in My Heart Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 Blackwood Bros. Quartet
66 When the Saints Go Marchin' In Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990
67 Where the Rio de Rosa Flows Carl Perkins November 3, 1958 Jimmy Lloyd
68 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Carl Perkins November 3, 1958 Big Maybelle
69 Will the Circle Be Unbroken Johnny Cash - Jerry Lee Lewis - Carl Perkins 1982 The Carter Family - William McEwan
70 Wrong Yo Yo Carl Perkins 1958 Douglas Finnell & His Royal Stompers
71 You Belong to My Heart Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 Dora Luz - Ana María González & José Mojíca

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Because You're Mine Carl Perkins Stan Perkins & Ian B. MacLeod
2 Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins (96 artists)
3 Boppin' the Blues Carl Perkins, Howard Griffin (13 artists)
4 Daddy Sang Bass Carl Perkins (9 artists)
5 Dixie Fried Carl Perkins, Howard Griffin (8 artists)
6 Forever Yours Carl Perkins Ian B. MacLeod
7 Gone, Gone, Gone Carl Perkins (4 artists)
8 Help Me Find My Baby Carl Perkins Ian B. MacLeod
9 Honey, Don't! Carl Perkins (14 artists)
10 Jive After Five Carl Perkins Dig Richards and The R' Jays
11 Let the Juke Box Keep On Playing Carl Perkins (2 artists)
12 Movie Magg Carl Perkins (4 artists)
13 Pointed Toe Shoes Carl Perkins (4 artists)
14 Put Your Cat Clothes On Carl Perkins (3 artists)
15 Restless Carl Perkins (4 artists)
16 So Wrong Carl Perkins, Mel Tillis, Danny Dill (3 artists)
17 Sure to Fall Carl Perkins, William E. Cantrell, Quinton Claunch (6 artists)
18 Tennessee Carl Perkins Memphis Bend
19 Turn Around Carl Perkins (3 artists)
20 Wild Texas Wind Carl Perkins Stan Perkins & Ian B. MacLeod
21 You Can Do No Wrong Carl Perkins The Sundowners [1]
22 You Can't Make Love to Somebody Carl Perkins Nicky Peck & The Folsom Prison Trio
23 Your True Love Carl Perkins (10 artists)

Adapted songs

Title down Written by Originals Covered by
1 Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby Carl Perkins Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby (4 artists)
2 Matchbox Carl Perkins Match Box Blues (22 artists)

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins 1969 Sun
2 Born to Rock Carl Perkins 1989 Universal Records
3 Carl Perkins' Greatest Hits Carl Perkins May 1969 Columbia
4 Christmas "The Johnny Cash Family" November 1972 Columbia
5 Class of '55 - Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming Carl Perkins - Jerry Lee Lewis - Roy Orbison - Johnny Cash 1986 America Records [1]
6 Dance Album of Carl Perkins Carl Perkins 1958 Sun
7 Friends, Family & Legends Carl Perkins December 1992 Platinum [2]
8 The Million Dollar Quartet Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins March 1990 BMG
9 My Kind of Country Carl Perkins December 1973 Mercury
10 Ol' Blue Suede's Back - Carl Perkins' Tribute to Rock and Roll Carl Perkins 1978 Jet
11 Rocking Guitarman Carl Perkins 1975 Charly
12 The Sun Years Carl Perkins March 1982 Charly
13 The Survivors Johnny Cash - Jerry Lee Lewis - Carl Perkins 1982 Columbia
14 Whole Lotta Shakin' Carl Perkins November 3, 1958 Columbia

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins December 19, 1955 Sun
2 Boppin' the Blues Carl Perkins 1956 Sun
3 Dixie Fried Carl Perkins August 3, 1956 Sun
4 For a Little While Carl Perkins October 1963 Decca
5 Glad All Over Carl Perkins December 1957 Sun
6 Gone, Gone, Gone Carl Perkins October 1955 Sun
7 Matchbox Carl Perkins February 1957 Sun
8 Movie Magg Carl Perkins March 1955 Flip
9 Pink Pedal Pushers Carl Perkins March 1958 Columbia
10 Pointed Toe Shoes Carl Perkins April 1959 Columbia
11 Restless Carl Perkins December 1968 Columbia
12 That's Right Carl Perkins August 1957 Sun

Performances also appear on

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971 Johnny Cash September 2007 Legacy
2 Good Rockin' Tonight - The Legacy of Sun Records various artists October 16, 2001 Sire
3 It's Now or Never - The Tribute to Elvis various artists 1994 Mercury
4 The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1977 Johnny Cash November 13, 2007 Shout! Factory
5 Porky's Revenge! various artists 1985 Columbia
6 Red Hot + Country various artists September 13, 1994 Mercury Nashville
7 Rockabilly Stars, Volume Three various artists 1982 Epic
8 Sun Rockabillys - Put Your Cat Clothes On various artists 1973 Sun [1]
9 Sun Rockabillys Rockin' and Boppin' various artists 1973 Phonogram
10 Trio + various artists 1979 Sun
11 Unearthed Johnny Cash November 25, 2003 American Recordings

Tributes

Title Performer Release date down Label
1 "Thank You Mr. Perkins" Ian B. MacLeod 1988 Rockabilly
2 Pickin' Like Perkins Stan Perkins & Ian B. MacLeod 2000 Pinewood Records
3 Rockabilly Buddy - A Spanish Tribute to Carl Perkins various artists June 2001 Teddy Bear

Forum topics

Topic Board Started by Replies Last message down
1 'Your True Love' by Carl Perkins also recorded by Ricky Nelson Add songs peer1955 1 2009-11-22 20:43:03 GMT by Bastien
2 So Wrong - Patsy Cline Add songs flip 1 2010-08-07 15:41:37 GMT by Canary
3 Artist: Lee Rocker (Bastien) Report Errors Quentin 1 2011-01-29 19:27:39 GMT by Bastien
4 Artist: Carl Perkins (Bastien) / add info Report Errors Stephan Koenig 1 2011-02-08 23:54:22 GMT by tsk
5 Emmylou Harris covers Add songs CokerMusic 4 2012-04-10 15:09:03 GMT by Isa
6 Artists who have covered their songs Discussion Simon 14 2013-03-04 21:26:48 GMT by Bastien
7 Pink Cadillac cover by Carl Perkins Add songs p6stanton 0 2013-04-17 11:51:21 GMT by p6stanton

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