From a teenager in the '50's I will ALWAYS luv this guy. Our whole neighborhood resonated with his and Elvis , Gene Vincent , Chuck , Little Richard , Buddy , Fats ,Bo Diddley's ..... music. I NEVER NEVER WILL FORGET!!!!!!!!
One of Greatest Tribute Videos of all Time. Carl was a Down Home real Human being. He had his struggles like we all do-but Carl kept to his Roots. Amazing talent/Songwriter-but most of all-an amazing Soul of a Man🇺🇸RIP Brother Carl
I was always a fan of his music, but after seeing this I'm an even bigger fan of Carl Perkins the father, husband, brother and friend. This humble man was full of love and not afraid to show it. Truly, he was a role model for other men to follow. He was a beautiful man. Rest in peace, Carl.
Well said and so true "This humble man was full of love and not afraid to show it. Truly, he was a role model for other men to follow. He was a beautiful man".
Carl Perkins est ce que j'appelle un vrai homme, doté d'une grande sensibilité et vraiment humain. J'adore sa musique autant que je l'apprécie entant qu'homme. Merci Carl.
Way back when l was a teen.. Carl Perkins and the other Sun performers were current. A band in my home town had a dance hall in a tourist area and played Sun hits nearly exclusively. My girl friend and l would go there every weekend in the summer and dance for hours ! When we danced round and round to songs like Honey Don't it felt as is our feet wrere 6 inches off the floor and never touched ground while the music was playing ! Wonderful memories ... Thank You Carl !!!
Hearing them talk about Carl. It put a lump in my throat. Thinking how much I loved my dad. Who was my hero & best friend, that never gave up fighting family court, until he got full custody. Rescuing me from an abusive life I'd hid from him for over 14yrs. I lost dad way too soon and have never got over it, but I'm glad he got to see & hear me play guitar and sing before he passed. A short 8mo's after being diagnosed with stage 3, pulmonary carcinoma, that metastasized to the brain. He never got to see me do a live performance, but I'll always have that memory of playing some of his favorite songs to him, and the smile on his face. In that tiny motel room in Van Horn TX. That was 32yrs ago in 1990. R.I.P. S.F.C. James Ashley (Army) 1928-1991
Carl Perkins was greatly talented. Thank God we got to experience his rockabilly music and great songwriting. My favorite Beatle, George Harrison loved him and sang a song at his funeral. George was very sick from cancer at the time, but he loved his friend enough to do a tribute of True Love. He had a beautiful wife. Rest In Peace Carl. You are my king. You were so much better looking than any other singer back then. You were also very humble. That is more important than all success in the world. ❤️🌹❤️
George is my favorite Beatle too. I didn't know he sang at Carl's funeral. That truly shows the respect & admiration he had for Carl & his music. Bless you both. Carl & George RIP
Any of you guys haven't check out Carl Perkins 1985 concert with Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, George Harrison when they kick onto my favourite Carl Perkins song MATCH BOX. I had an eargasm. Just AMAZING.
Man , Carl Perkins, I spent some time with man, with Scotty MOORE , & my Sister that was Scotty Secretary . I helped Scotty carry his guitars ,& the Ray Butts # 63 amplifier, quite a few times. My niece took care of SCOTTY & my Sister for a few years of their final years . I did spend some multiple hours with Scott at his home , with my niece , a couple of weeks, before Scott passed. SCOTTY was one of nicest, " down to earth " Friends that I have had in my life!!
Such a shame that Carl got in that car accident right before he was going to get his big break. With all the things Carl had to go thru he never lost his humility and his careing heart.
@@nugnorab5257 He died in the late 90's. At the time I lived about 60 miles North of Jackson Tennessee. At the time of his death I reflected upon both him and Elvis. I thought maybe Carl got the better deal, he didn't get the fame or fortune but he did make quite an impact on his community and was well respected in both his community and the music business.
Carl was hospitalized in December1997, & passed away January 19, 1998; I've read he had a series of minor strokes in December of 1997 & that his throat cancer had come back; he outlived both of his brothers; Jay died in 1958 at 28, & Clayton died in 1973 at 38.
I never knew all that much about Carlother than I knew he did the tune "Blue Suede Shoes" back in the day. Now that I have learned so very much more of him, my admiration and respect for him has grown a great deal...
I saw Carl Perkins in Salinas California with Johnny Cash at the Hartnell theater. He was an excellent performer and blue suede shoes. I was 13 years old and the kids got to sit in the floor in front of the band stand.
Thank god he survived the car accident. We have lost too many of them Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran , Richie Valens, Patsy Cline. He is so humble,, it humbles me..
@@guitarman3396 No! Carl was on occasion mistaken for his seldom mentioned evil twin, varl, whose name oddly was spelled using a lower case "v". Check SNOPES! Silly. lol
@@SitarZan No, there were triplets! There was Carl and varl, but there was a sister too. Her name was mArL. That's how her name was written out on the birth certificate.
Wow ..... Thank you for uploading. I saw Carl Perkins in 1989 at the Town and Country Club in Kentish Town, London and it is still one of the best and probably most cherished rockabilly gigs I ever went to.
"Put your cat clothes on" is one of my favourites. So wild... I also like his version of "Where does the Rio de Rosa flows". And so many other classic rockers... We will never forget him.
Yes,they skipped over the Columbia Records.. ‘Jive After Five’ in particular is up there with his iconic Sun recordings. Carl wrote ‘Daddy Sang Bass’ for Johnny Cash and earlier ‘So Wrong’ for Patsy Cline. The follow up album to his Jet Records album has some great performances ‘Cloud Up And Rain Up Over You’ ‘Mustang Wine’. Later with The Judds ‘Let Me Tell You About Love’.
@@LEEFORDJAGG Thanks for your reply... I was recently listening to McCartney's album Tug of War... So moving to hear Carl laughing at the end of his song Get it, together with Paul... Two gentlemen...
I just wanted to add my two cents worth to the events in AMORY MISS on 24th November 1955. I was there. I was working as a GOFER for Charlie and I had front row seats. I met the complete crew and I was an employee of the VARSITY THEATER at the time. I also worked as a none paid employ of WAMY, awaiting to enter the NAVY. The story is worth watching. I also went to school with JIMMY DOBY, I that enjoyed my viewing of this site. I have told the story 1,000's of time and the only thing I couldn't remember, it was the month. I knew it was the FALL of 1955 but had forgot it was thee 24th. There is one person that I didn't see mentioned and it was the manager of the VARSITY THEATER, Ken Roberts. He had me work the event as a GO FER and I got front row seats. Watch this, it is great. BOBBY (BOB) JOHNSON, USNAVY RETIRED.
The song "Honey Don't" belongs to Carl , it was never written on paper he was adding words as he was tuning his guitar. A waitress the night before said " Honey Don't" when he wanted to throw a plate with cake on it at another customer. The song came together and recorded at sun records in Memphis in may of 1955 It was the B side to blue suede shoes which was going to be a single
Um dos precursores do rock 'n' roll. O Karl Perkins, possui voz única e prinpalmente um estilo único ao interpretar os seus temas. Um magnífico compositor. maneco - Porto Alegre-RS - Brasil.
I caught Carl Perkins One night at the Whiskey on the Sunset Strip decades ago playing with his son & another rock/blues guitarist & at 2:30 AM they were still playing strong & I didn't want them to stop, as it was an indelible Guitar night of Rockabilly & Blues Rock guitar
Maybe that car accident was the best thing that ever happened to Carl Perkins. He's a hero of mine, and I have my copy of Blue Suede Shoes on the Sun label, and his first album. I was a teenager in 1971 when I REALLY discovered his Rockabilly Music. Had the lure of Fame trapped him - as it did me, as an '80s SoCal new wave star - he wouldn't have been the humble man of God he was. I pray to be half the man and friend of us all that Carl Perkins was. Fame will never buy you humility. Carl, like myself, learned it the hard way. Well, now he's singin' and pickin' alongside the angels - and Carl, God has always been proud of you.
I only hit the like button because there isn't a love button. Was Carl a one-hit wonder? I would submit that more gospel singers and groups have performed and recorded "Daddy Sang Bass" than you would be able to count. Big hit? Depends on how you calculate things. Bigger than anything his critics will ever do? Yeah.
oh my God to think he was a star and a king in his own right to be the founder of blue sued shows - amazing and elvis aid his song after being in hospital - after a car wreck god bless
Elvis got the the smash hit off of "Blue Suede Shoes" but Carl Perkins wrote the song. Carl Perkins was a very underated guitarist. but he caught Eric Clapton's attention on the Johnny Cash show. when he and Derrick and the dominos were guests on the show. Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, and Jerry Lee Lewis, were all on the Sun records label. and Sam Phillips brought all these fantastic musicians to the forefront of Rock and Roll. even though Sam Phillips was particular about the kinds music he wanted from his musicians. Carl Perkins had to make a decision to go with Country music or stay as a Rock and Roll musician. because he was also a good county music musician like his friend Johnny Cash. but he was really Rock and Roll musician more like Roy Orbison. where as Johnny Cash went on to be a country music icon. but no matter what anyone says Carl Perkins belongs right up there with his fellow musicians. George Harrison thought the world of him that's a God damm good compliment right there.
Que dire de Carl Perkins. C certainement le précurseur du terme rock'n'roll. Bien avant Elvis Presley Carl Perkins faisait du rockabilly. Comment oublier l'inventeur de la très célèbre chanson. Blue Suède Shoes. Chanson devenue Culte aujourd'hui. Au même rang que le super. Johnny bee good
At 08:07 Don't you know that a guy named Albert Hall had to have freaked out the first time he heard John Lennon/The Beatles singing his name in their Sgt. Pepper's song, "A Day In The Life" (..now they know how many holes it takes to fill the ALBERT HALL)!! Way too cool! ;)
They liked those Peavey T series guitars. They are nice with hot pick ups but a darn T-60 is heavier than the heaviest les paul you ever held guaranteed.
George Harrison loved Carl so much that he attended and sang at his funeral when he wasn't well himself. That speaks volumes. What a humble, kind man he was. I got to meet him once in the 80's when he was touring with his sons. Gentle, appreciative and seemed truly at peace with himself and was thrilled to be playing with his sons. They'll never be another like him. Rockabilly heaven got a true gift when he arrived.
What a lovely, sensitive, honest and humble man. A great musician, a brilliant songwriter and guitar innovator. I could listen to Carl talking for hours. He walked a hard road, but he kept going and kept faith that he was doing the right thing. Thanks for uploading this. Inspirational.
Even in far off countries, there were many like me who knew the name Carl Perkins from the earliest days of rock and roll and rockabilly, yet only now do I finally hear the full story of his remarkable life in this fine doc...a gifted and big hearted man who gave his all.
I was going to write a comment on the same lines as yours, then read yours and said to myself “how am I going to say it better than that?” And so I quit.
I wish that I had paid more attention to this artist back in the 'day'....I knew the name, and knew that he'd written 'Blue Suede Shoes' along with some tunes that the Beatles covered. I happened to hear 'Boppin' The Blues' on a local radio station just a few weeks ago and it totally knocked me out! It was only then that I started to research the name Carl Perkins more. Now I'm just absolutely astounded by the talent he had. I was also touched by his soft nature and humility and modesty.
I first heard Carl’s music playing on a juke box in a Butlins Holiday Camp in 1956, it was ‘Honey Don’t’ and since that magical day, I’ve never stopped listening to those classic Sun recordings. 62 years later I still marvel at the sound he and his band made back then. Carl along with Buddy and Eddie, will live forever. Long live true rockabilly - John H (UK)
I was too young to catch on to Carl but heard 'Honey Don't' by Ringo and the Beatles. I knew that it was a 'cover' but learned that Carl Perkins was the original later on....And NOW I get it!
he seems to be on the verge of tears throughout the whole video. i've seen three or four videos when he's with guitar greats and he seems in awe of them as they are of him.
Yes! You could see a faint trace of a tear & I was already moved by thr depth of sincerity in his voice. A truly beautiful humble man. In addition to his amazing talent.
Such a gorgeous man. Praise God for him and his music, his family, and all his wonderful friends who really valued him. All that gave his life meaning.
This is a great tribute and Carl speaks so humbly I was in tears at times. He had a great love for not just music but the people that needed it in their hard lives as a release. Its great to see Lee Rocker and Setzer make reflections because it was Setzer who turned me on to Carl Perkins as an influence for the Stray Cats. I listen to Carl's music more than most other Rockabilly now.
Loved him then. Still do. Always will. I still play "Matchbox" in every set. Can't NOT play it. This is where I live. I love a lot of different music, but this is my home...and Carl built it...
As a kid in the 50's I can remember my brother had Carl's Blue Suede Shoes' record which I really dug. Not knowing what happened to him I wondered why he fell off the scene because he was obviously really good. I was more into R & B but now having learned to appreciate many different types of music I can appreciate his contribution. I was very touched by this documentary and his sincerity. My God rest his soul.Amen.
I love the blues, and listen to it everyday. I just can't believe that I have never heard about this artist Carl Perkins. Wow, he was blessed with talent!🙏💓 Amazing.
Yes, he says he is 65, meaning when he sat for these interviews, he had just months to live, and most likely he knew it, which possibly explains why he wells up here and there as he speaks. RIP KING OF ROCKABILLY
My dad as all of us worked in country music out of our hometown NASHVILLE, My dad and his two brothers drove tour buses for stars when they did shows on the road and I started as a roadie doing the advertising and promotion in every state city were they were performing I put up the posters and flyers and gave DJ, records the big recording studios were pushing,My dad met CARL, JERRY LEE ROY ORBISON MAN IN BLACK AND THE ONE AND ONLY BUDDY HOLLY ,HE SAID EVERYONE WAS JUST A GOOD OLE BOY WHO DIDNT FORGET FROM WERE THEY CAME AND THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED THEM, MY DAD SAID THAT CARL WAS THE MOST FRIENDLIST ONE OF ALL OF THEM AND WOULD SIT DOWN AND HAVE A BEER WITH A STRANGER AND TALKED LIKE THEY WOULD HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR YEARS, RIP TO ALL THE ROCKERS WHO ARE NOT HEAR ANYMORE EXCEPT WE STILL HAVE THE MUSIC THEY LEFT US,
@@musicitykidd8768 It seems fame never went to his head. I worked with a guy whose wife rode a school bus with him. She said you would not believe the poverty he came from. There were few places poorer than Lake County during the depression, but even poor people considered the Perkins family poor. I'm glad he prospered and found happiness.
@@JoshMaxPower, Carl didn't know he didn't have long to live, at least according to his son, Stan; Carl & Stan were going to work on the pool at Carl's house in the Spring of 1998.
Man, what a great interview. This man is genuine and humble. Almost, I say almost, almost, almost had me in tears a couple times, lol. Seriously, Carl Perkins is well known and well loved and respected but he still is underrated and under appreciated. His life would make a great movie and it would be true. I've always appreciated his music and such but now I really appreciate his life.
Wow what a guy!! Such a humble man and a legend in his own lifetime and a man who has had so much pain but came back dancing in his blue suede shoes and he wrote some fantastic songs!!! What a guy!!
Carl says he never had another hit like Blue Suede Shoes, but he did. Flip it over and Honey Don't rocked like none other, Honey Don't is a classic as much as Blue Suede Shoes. And reading of his life, what a man, gentleman in every way I love this man!!! RIP Carl. The king of Rockabilly!!!
_Honey Don't_ was a hit in its own right, but it never hit the Top 10. Carl's two biggest hits were _Blue Suede Shoes_ (#1 on the Top Ten) and _Boppin' The Blues_ (#7). His second biggest hit as a songwriter was _Daddy Sang Bass_ (#1 on the Country Chart) which he wrote for Johnny Cash. Perkins wrote hundreds of great songs, but none were the massive, global, culturally significant hit that _Blue Suede Shoes_ was and is. Even Elvis struggled to top Carl's version... it took Elvis 58 years to sell as many copies of his version that Carl sold in six months.
He is rock and roll I meet him in lake country at show he did he invited me and sister in his rv gave us. Coke and me a picture and guitar pick I wish he knew how much it ment to me as small kid who was poor. He was true hero in my eyes in one day I saw hope I'm 56 years old now he still my hero
Carl Perkins was way under appreciated but will long be remembered. What a fantastic documentary, the best ever.
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The world would be a much better place with more people like Carl Perkins in it. He truly was a genuinely kind and wonderful soul.
From a teenager in the '50's I will ALWAYS luv this guy. Our whole neighborhood resonated with his and Elvis , Gene Vincent , Chuck , Little Richard , Buddy , Fats ,Bo Diddley's ..... music. I NEVER NEVER WILL FORGET!!!!!!!!
One of Greatest Tribute Videos of all Time. Carl was a Down Home real Human being. He had his struggles like we all do-but Carl kept to his Roots. Amazing talent/Songwriter-but most of all-an amazing Soul of a Man🇺🇸RIP Brother Carl
Love his attitude and humbleness ....what an amazing human being ..he is a legend and left a legacy ... RIP Carl Perkins
Carl got better looking the older he grew. Bless him
I was always a fan of his music, but after seeing this I'm an even bigger fan of Carl Perkins the father, husband, brother and friend. This humble man was full of love and not afraid to show it. Truly, he was a role model for other men to follow. He was a beautiful man. Rest in peace, Carl.
Well said and so true "This humble man was full of love and not afraid to show it. Truly, he was a role model for other men to follow. He was a beautiful man".
You couldn't have said that any better
Carl Perkins est ce que j'appelle un vrai homme, doté d'une grande sensibilité et vraiment humain. J'adore sa musique autant que je l'apprécie entant qu'homme. Merci Carl.
Way back when l was a teen.. Carl Perkins and the other Sun performers were current. A band in my home town had a dance hall in a tourist area and played Sun hits nearly exclusively. My girl friend and l would go there every weekend in the summer and dance for hours ! When we danced round and round to songs like Honey Don't it felt as is our feet wrere 6 inches off the floor and never touched ground while the music was playing ! Wonderful memories ... Thank You Carl !!!
Hearing them talk about Carl. It put a lump in my throat. Thinking how much I loved my dad. Who was my hero & best friend, that never gave up fighting family court, until he got full custody. Rescuing me from an abusive life I'd hid from him for over 14yrs.
I lost dad way too soon and have never got over it, but I'm glad he got to see & hear me play guitar and sing before he passed. A short 8mo's after being diagnosed with stage 3, pulmonary carcinoma, that metastasized to the brain.
He never got to see me do a live
performance, but I'll always have that memory of playing some of his favorite songs to him, and the smile on his face. In that tiny motel room in Van Horn TX. That was 32yrs ago in 1990.
R.I.P. S.F.C. James Ashley (Army)
1928-1991
Carl Perkins was greatly talented. Thank God we got to experience his rockabilly music and great songwriting. My favorite Beatle, George Harrison loved him and sang a song at his funeral. George was very sick from cancer at the time, but he loved his friend enough to do a tribute of True Love. He had a beautiful wife. Rest In Peace Carl. You are my king. You were so much better looking than any other singer back then. You were also very humble. That is more important than all success in the world. ❤️🌹❤️
George is my favorite Beatle too. I didn't know he sang at Carl's funeral. That truly shows the respect & admiration he had for Carl & his music. Bless you both. Carl & George RIP
Any of you guys haven't check out Carl Perkins 1985 concert with Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, George Harrison when they kick onto my favourite Carl Perkins song MATCH BOX. I had an eargasm. Just AMAZING.
I've seen that concert many times. Best Rock'n Roll concert ever
And mean woman blues
Absolutely brilliant documentary of the great Carl Perkins.
Alan in the UK
WHAT A DARLING MAN AND AN AWESOME MUSICIAN!
Such a good & gentle man.. I got teary-eyed when he talked about the love he had for his family at the end
What a cool guy. I never knew much about him before, but I'm a big fan, now.
Man , Carl Perkins, I spent some time with man, with Scotty MOORE , & my Sister that was Scotty Secretary . I helped Scotty carry his guitars ,& the Ray Butts # 63 amplifier, quite a few times. My niece took care of SCOTTY & my Sister for a few years of their final years . I did spend some multiple hours with Scott at his home , with my niece , a couple of weeks, before Scott passed. SCOTTY was one of nicest, " down to earth " Friends that I have had in my life!!
Such a shame that Carl got in that car accident right before he was going to get his big break. With all the things Carl had to go thru he never lost his humility and his careing heart.
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He's gone? We don't know what happen to him. I though he is still alive?
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@@nugnorab5257 He died in the late 90's. At the time I lived about 60 miles North of Jackson Tennessee. At the time of his death I reflected upon both him and Elvis. I thought maybe Carl got the better deal, he didn't get the fame or fortune but he did make quite an impact on his community and was well respected in both his community and the music business.
Carl was hospitalized in December1997, & passed away January 19, 1998; I've read he had a series of minor strokes in December of 1997 & that his throat cancer had come back; he outlived both of his brothers; Jay died in 1958 at 28, & Clayton died in 1973 at 38.
So articulate. An unnecessary accessory to rockabilly greatness, but he had that gift, too.
I never knew all that much about Carlother than I knew he did the tune "Blue Suede Shoes" back in the day. Now that I have learned so very much more of him, my admiration and respect for him has grown a great deal...
Such humility, very humbling.
I saw Carl Perkins in Salinas California with Johnny Cash at the Hartnell theater. He was an excellent performer and blue suede shoes. I was 13 years old and the kids got to sit in the floor in front of the band stand.
Thank you for this video Ake one of my musical heroes I had tears in my eyes 🎸🎶😎
Wow... apart from his musical abilities, which were under appreciated for so long, the world lost a truly human man in 1998.
Thank god he survived the car accident. We have lost too many of them Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran
, Richie Valens, Patsy Cline. He is so humble,, it humbles me..
this was amazing to watch. i never new how important varls music was. and holy shit....what great human!!
Varl?
@@guitarman3396 No! Carl was on occasion mistaken for his seldom mentioned evil twin, varl, whose name oddly was spelled using a lower case "v". Check SNOPES! Silly. lol
@@SitarZan No, there were triplets! There was Carl and varl, but there was a sister too. Her name was mArL. That's how her name was written out on the birth certificate.
Never knew this side of a great entertainer, now I am glad I watched
Wow ..... Thank you for uploading. I saw Carl Perkins in 1989 at the Town and Country Club in Kentish Town, London and it is still one of the best and probably most cherished rockabilly gigs I ever went to.
Carl is one cool 😎 cat I've been a fan since I was 8 or 9 I'm now a 41 year old struggling singer songwriter and Musician
every time something knocked him down something better replaced it what powerful words to live by..oos humble of a man
that's a authentic human right there. such a great, great person.
"Put your cat clothes on" is one of my favourites. So wild... I also like his version of "Where does the Rio de Rosa flows". And so many other classic rockers... We will never forget him.
Yes,they skipped over the Columbia Records.. ‘Jive After Five’ in particular is up there with his iconic Sun recordings. Carl wrote ‘Daddy Sang Bass’ for Johnny Cash and earlier ‘So Wrong’ for Patsy Cline. The follow up album to his Jet Records album has some great performances ‘Cloud Up And Rain Up Over You’ ‘Mustang Wine’. Later with The Judds ‘Let Me Tell You About Love’.
@@LEEFORDJAGG Thanks for your reply... I was recently listening to McCartney's album Tug of War... So moving to hear Carl laughing at the end of his song Get it, together with Paul... Two gentlemen...
Carl has always been my favorite from the Sun label. God Bless Carl Perkins.
What a great,great man Carl Perkins was,God bless him. Bob
I just wanted to add my two cents worth to the events in AMORY MISS on 24th November 1955. I was there. I was working as a GOFER for Charlie and I had front row seats. I met the complete crew and I was an employee of the VARSITY THEATER at the time. I also worked as a none paid employ of WAMY, awaiting to enter the NAVY. The story is worth watching. I also went to school with JIMMY DOBY, I that enjoyed my viewing of this site. I have told the story 1,000's of time and the only thing I couldn't remember, it was the month. I knew it was the FALL of 1955 but had forgot it was thee 24th. There is one person that I didn't see mentioned and it was the manager of the VARSITY THEATER, Ken Roberts. He had me work the event as a GO FER and I got front row seats. Watch this, it is great. BOBBY (BOB) JOHNSON, USNAVY RETIRED.
What a gentle beautiful man. 👍🇨🇦❤️
The song "Honey Don't" belongs to Carl , it was never written on paper he was adding words as he was tuning his guitar. A waitress the night before said " Honey Don't" when he wanted to throw a plate with cake on it at another customer. The song came together and recorded at sun records in Memphis in may of 1955 It was the B side to blue suede shoes which was going to be a single
Um dos precursores do rock 'n' roll. O Karl Perkins, possui voz única e prinpalmente um estilo único ao interpretar os seus temas. Um magnífico compositor. maneco - Porto Alegre-RS - Brasil.
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@@gregmikel3540 yes
I caught Carl Perkins One night at the Whiskey on the Sunset Strip decades ago playing with his son & another rock/blues guitarist & at 2:30 AM they were still playing strong & I didn't want them to stop, as it was an indelible Guitar night of Rockabilly & Blues Rock guitar
Great musician, simple, powerful story. thank you.
thank you great document i love carle perkins légende off rock and rool big guitariste
Amazing. Thank you for the upload.
We white Americans and Europeans owe so much to the influence of African music. Ours would be boring without it
lol him calling the Beatles “them little cats”
Maybe that car accident was the best thing that ever happened to Carl Perkins. He's a hero of mine, and I have my copy of Blue Suede Shoes on the Sun label, and his first album. I was a teenager in 1971 when I REALLY discovered his Rockabilly Music. Had the lure of Fame trapped him - as it did me, as an '80s SoCal new wave star - he wouldn't have been the humble man of God he was. I pray to be half the man and friend of us all that Carl Perkins was. Fame will never buy you humility. Carl, like myself, learned it the hard way. Well, now he's singin' and pickin' alongside the angels - and Carl, God has always been proud of you.
I cant believe that Carl and Johnny Cash made blur suede shoes and Elvis took it to the bank. Lol. He had the looks, charisma and the moves.
Love Carl Perkins ❤❤❤😎
We'll meet again Carl. God bless your family. Keep pickin' over yonder.
I only hit the like button because there isn't a love button. Was Carl a one-hit wonder? I would submit that more gospel singers and groups have performed and recorded "Daddy Sang Bass" than you would be able to count. Big hit? Depends on how you calculate things. Bigger than anything his critics will ever do? Yeah.
oh my God to think he was a star and a king in his own right to be the founder of blue sued shows - amazing and elvis aid his song after being in hospital - after a car wreck god bless
Elvis got the the smash hit off of "Blue Suede Shoes" but Carl Perkins wrote the song. Carl Perkins was a very underated guitarist. but he caught Eric Clapton's attention on the Johnny Cash show. when he and Derrick and the dominos were guests on the show. Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, and Jerry Lee Lewis, were all on the Sun records label. and Sam Phillips brought all these fantastic musicians to the forefront of Rock and Roll. even though Sam Phillips was particular about the kinds music he wanted from his musicians. Carl Perkins had to make a decision to go with Country music or stay as a Rock and Roll musician. because he was also a good county music musician like his friend Johnny Cash. but he was really Rock and Roll musician more like Roy Orbison. where as Johnny Cash went on to be a country music icon. but no matter what anyone says Carl Perkins belongs right up there with his fellow musicians. George Harrison thought the world of him that's a God damm good compliment right there.
My all time favorite is Dixie Fried.
Soft soul, nice man
Que dire de Carl Perkins. C certainement le précurseur du terme rock'n'roll. Bien avant Elvis Presley Carl Perkins faisait du rockabilly.
Comment oublier l'inventeur de la très célèbre chanson. Blue Suède Shoes. Chanson devenue Culte aujourd'hui. Au même rang que le super. Johnny bee good
At 08:07 Don't you know that a guy named Albert Hall had to have freaked out the first time he heard John Lennon/The Beatles singing his name in their Sgt. Pepper's song, "A Day In The Life" (..now they know how many holes it takes to fill the ALBERT HALL)!! Way too cool! ;)
Loved rockabilly and all older country music as well (Tex Ritter) Merl Haggard. Patsy Cline. LORETTA
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Would love to see him dancing.
Carl was an amazing man
More clips of his music would have been nice.
Meet him I about 10 one of nice people' you ever
They liked those Peavey T series guitars. They are nice with hot pick ups but a darn T-60 is heavier than the heaviest les paul you ever held guaranteed.
Wow!
1x(11/21/22)…..9:00….19:00….done thank you excellent
This is the Rock a Billy Man
One of the best guitar players of all time. When you're worshipped by the Beatles, Eric Clapton, BB King and Tom Petty you know your a Legend.
Admired by Holley too
and not to mention one of the best Narrators of all time but I only know the voice not the name
What an authentically sweet and gentle, kindhearted soul... RIP Carl Perkins!
George Harrison loved Carl so much that he attended and sang at his funeral when he wasn't well himself. That speaks volumes. What a humble, kind man he was. I got to meet him once in the 80's when he was touring with his sons. Gentle, appreciative and seemed truly at peace with himself and was thrilled to be playing with his sons. They'll never be another like him. Rockabilly heaven got a true gift when he arrived.
What a lovely, sensitive, honest and humble man. A great musician, a brilliant songwriter and guitar innovator. I could listen to Carl talking for hours. He walked a hard road, but he kept going and kept faith that he was doing the right thing. Thanks for uploading this. Inspirational.
If anyone ask's you what the meaning of life is, tell them to watch this. Carl Perkins really has it figured out.
Even in far off countries, there were many like me who knew the name Carl Perkins from the earliest days of rock and roll and rockabilly, yet only now do I finally hear the full story of his remarkable life in this fine doc...a gifted and big hearted man who gave his all.
Love from Thailand! I love Carl Perkins! I'm a guitarist and I learned so much from this man!
I was going to write a comment on the same lines as yours, then read yours and said to myself “how am I going to say it better than that?” And so I quit.
"It's not what you lose in life,
It's what you have left, and what you do with it,. that matters"
Words to live by.
I wish that I had paid more attention to this artist back in the 'day'....I knew the name, and knew that he'd written 'Blue Suede Shoes' along with some tunes that the Beatles covered.
I happened to hear 'Boppin' The Blues' on a local radio station just a few weeks ago and it totally knocked me out!
It was only then that I started to research the name Carl Perkins more. Now I'm just absolutely astounded by the talent he had.
I was also touched by his soft nature and humility and modesty.
boppin the blues is another great one from him
What an incredibly nice Man. Think a lot of young musicians could learn a lot from Carl. RIP.
He has been gone 21 years now and he still sounds great. Blue Suede Shoes is timeless music.
I first heard Carl’s music playing on a juke box in a Butlins Holiday Camp in 1956, it was ‘Honey Don’t’ and since that magical day, I’ve never stopped listening to those classic Sun recordings. 62 years later I still marvel at the sound he and his band made back then. Carl along with Buddy and Eddie, will live forever. Long live true rockabilly - John H (UK)
Honey Don't.My fav track .Say you will when you won't.
That simple guitar break is magic.
I was too young to catch on to Carl but heard 'Honey Don't' by Ringo and the Beatles. I knew that it was a 'cover' but learned that Carl Perkins was the original later on....And NOW I get it!
This was a good man. A true king of rock and roll and of life.
lmao
he seems to be on the verge of tears throughout the whole video. i've seen three or four videos when he's with guitar greats and he seems in awe of them as they are of him.
Yes! You could see a faint trace of a tear & I was already moved by thr depth of sincerity in his voice. A truly beautiful humble man. In addition to his amazing talent.
@@shaykatz5648 if he hadn't had a car accident that laid him up for 6 months early in his career, he would have been a much bigger star.
This video should be a UA-cam required watch !
Such a gorgeous man. Praise God for him and his music, his family, and all his wonderful friends who really valued him. All that gave his life meaning.
RIP Carl you truly were a kind and humble man I 'm sure God is proud of you
This is a great tribute and Carl speaks so humbly I was in tears at times. He had a great love for not just music but the people that needed it in their hard lives as a release. Its great to see Lee Rocker and Setzer make reflections because it was Setzer who turned me on to Carl Perkins as an influence for the Stray Cats. I listen to Carl's music more than most other Rockabilly now.
Down to earth and larger than life
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Me too! 😿
What a talent and so humble and kind
Loved him then. Still do. Always will.
I still play "Matchbox" in every set. Can't NOT play it. This is where I live.
I love a lot of different music, but this is my home...and Carl built it...
Carl Perkins and Scotty Moore basically invented rockabilly guitar. Two legends
And Chuck Berry. Lots of country style in Chuck's playing too. Despite what some claim, it wasn't blues guitarists inventing rock and roll.
Don't forget Cliff Gallup and Grady Martin.
@@qepdestehombre Cliff Gallup .Race with the devil .B Bop A Lula.great axeman for those early years.
@@John-ob7dh Woman Love, peg o my heart, Waltz of the Wind, Jump back, Jump, giggles and shout, who shot john..etc.
Best documentary I've seen in a long time. "It's not what we lose in life, it's what you do with what you have left."
I'm so Glad knowing that Carl & Elvis were Genuine Pals & that they shared the stage together a few times in the early days.
I had no plans to watch this, but I just stop everything and had to finish it. God Bless Carl Perkins. Thanks for posting this.
"It's not what we lose in life. It's what you have left and what you do with it" - Carl Perkins
As a kid in the 50's I can remember my brother had Carl's Blue Suede Shoes' record which I really dug. Not knowing what happened to him I wondered why he fell off the scene because he was obviously really good. I was more into R & B but now having learned to appreciate many different types of music I can appreciate his contribution. I was very touched by this documentary and his sincerity. My God rest his soul.Amen.
I love the blues, and listen to it everyday. I just can't believe that I have never heard about this artist Carl Perkins. Wow, he was blessed with talent!🙏💓 Amazing.
Carl was my first influence. I still hold him in high esteem.
love carl. so humble amd had a tragic life.. this must have been recorded just before his death. r.i.p carl
Yes, he says he is 65, meaning when he sat for these interviews, he had just months to live, and most likely he knew it, which possibly explains why he wells up here and there as he speaks. RIP KING OF ROCKABILLY
My dad as all of us worked in country music out of our hometown NASHVILLE, My dad and his two brothers drove tour buses for stars when they did shows on the road and I started as a roadie doing the advertising and promotion in every state city were they were performing I put up the posters and flyers and gave DJ, records the big recording studios were pushing,My dad met CARL, JERRY LEE ROY ORBISON MAN IN BLACK AND THE ONE AND ONLY BUDDY HOLLY ,HE SAID EVERYONE WAS JUST A GOOD OLE BOY WHO DIDNT FORGET FROM WERE THEY CAME AND THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED THEM, MY DAD SAID THAT CARL WAS THE MOST FRIENDLIST ONE OF ALL OF THEM AND WOULD SIT DOWN AND HAVE A BEER WITH A STRANGER AND TALKED LIKE THEY WOULD HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR YEARS, RIP TO ALL THE ROCKERS WHO ARE NOT HEAR ANYMORE EXCEPT WE STILL HAVE THE MUSIC THEY LEFT US,
wow he died at the same age I am now
@@musicitykidd8768 It seems fame never went to his head. I worked with a guy whose wife rode a school bus with him. She said you would not believe the poverty he came from. There were few places poorer than Lake County during the depression, but even poor people considered the Perkins family poor. I'm glad he prospered and found happiness.
@@JoshMaxPower, Carl didn't know he didn't have long to live, at least according to his son, Stan; Carl & Stan were going to work on the pool at Carl's house in the Spring of 1998.
Man, what a great interview. This man is genuine and humble. Almost, I say almost, almost, almost had me in tears a couple times, lol. Seriously, Carl Perkins is well known and well loved and respected but he still is underrated and under appreciated. His life would make a great movie and it would be true. I've always appreciated his music and such but now I really appreciate his life.
Wow what a guy!! Such a humble man and a legend in his own lifetime and a man who has had so much pain but came back dancing in his blue suede shoes and he wrote some fantastic songs!!! What a guy!!
Carl says he never had another hit like Blue Suede Shoes, but he did. Flip it over and Honey Don't rocked like none other, Honey Don't is a classic as much as Blue Suede Shoes. And reading of his life, what a man, gentleman in every way I love this man!!! RIP Carl. The king of Rockabilly!!!
_Honey Don't_ was a hit in its own right, but it never hit the Top 10. Carl's two biggest hits were _Blue Suede Shoes_ (#1 on the Top Ten) and _Boppin' The Blues_ (#7). His second biggest hit as a songwriter was _Daddy Sang Bass_ (#1 on the Country Chart) which he wrote for Johnny Cash.
Perkins wrote hundreds of great songs, but none were the massive, global, culturally significant hit that _Blue Suede Shoes_ was and is. Even Elvis struggled to top Carl's version... it took Elvis 58 years to sell as many copies of his version that Carl sold in six months.
Honey don’t my favourite to
He is rock and roll I meet him in lake country at show he did he invited me and sister in his rv gave us. Coke and me a picture and guitar pick I wish he knew how much it ment to me as small kid who was poor. He was true hero in my eyes in one day I saw hope I'm 56 years old now he still my hero
great documentary Carl is definitely God father of Rockabilly
what a lovely godly man, love your music, your an amazing man. God Bless you 5-25-19
You have blocks in life,as Carl sure did, but you move on like he did. What a humble man from very humble roots.Enjoying Heaven.
What a Gentleman 🎸
Too bad McCartney did not put Carl’s name on the single side they cut , “Get It”.
What a good guy. Just a good ol country boy.....