Carl Perkins Interview with Tom Synder-Pt. 2

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  • Опубліковано 25 гру 2009
  • From the Late Late Show, aired in 1997.

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  • @ianjrivers
    @ianjrivers 12 років тому +18

    What a wonderful man he was, so talented, yet so warm and sincere.....

  • @robertbdesmond
    @robertbdesmond 9 років тому +27

    Carl Perkins, such a humble man he was.

  • @Dontfeedthebears23
    @Dontfeedthebears23 10 років тому +36

    Carl was a beautiful man. Still hasn't gotten the recognition he deserves, he will though :)

  • @JMSTiger
    @JMSTiger 11 років тому +34

    Man, when Carl demonstrates the difference between bluegrass and rockabilly, that's as pure as it gets.

    • @banjosforbreakfast6086
      @banjosforbreakfast6086 Рік тому +1

      He managed to slip a chord in that Bill Monroe didn’t use in the bluegrass demo👍

    • @cooldaddy2877
      @cooldaddy2877 10 місяців тому

      Great, but didnt answer the question.

  • @SpaGuy
    @SpaGuy 5 років тому +9

    Carl Perkins is Legend!!

  • @myelvisworld
    @myelvisworld 12 років тому +20

    He is a legend with a god gifted talent! Nobody can play guitar like Carl.

    • @jimmyonus5478
      @jimmyonus5478 Рік тому

      You obviously haven't heard Glen Campbell.

    • @cooldaddy2877
      @cooldaddy2877 10 місяців тому

      Scotty Moore. James Burton.

  • @jennifersman
    @jennifersman 8 років тому +20

    Such a gentleman, great interview!

  • @sarahgodwin-xd1wr
    @sarahgodwin-xd1wr 11 місяців тому +1

    I love Carl Perkins and what a nice Southern gentleman with so much class and kindness!!! He was humble and very sweet!!! I saw him in concert with June Carter and Johnny Cash!!! It is one of my greatest memories and such a thrill!!!

  • @Slivings911
    @Slivings911 13 років тому +17

    A modest and gentle soul and a great artist. Thanks for posting this. ♥

  • @rocky52a
    @rocky52a 11 років тому +11

    Carl was a class act

  • @tabbyjamil2300
    @tabbyjamil2300 6 років тому +7

    I love this man he was the nicest rock n roller ever great music great guy .closely followed by Roy. Elvis .n Johnny cash .. probably others too but Carl was Carl.. rip

  • @ronfowlermusic
    @ronfowlermusic 13 років тому +5

    all I can say is "amen" to the previous comments. Carl Perkins was a great musician, and more importantly, a great man.

  • @koko-pu5vn
    @koko-pu5vn Рік тому +2

    Thank you Carl for the music and memories. What a gentleman and all around fine human being!!

  • @stevehughes1510
    @stevehughes1510 Рік тому +2

    Carl and the '50s, he made it happen with his songs and performance, the total package. God bless him.

  • @ChuckWroste
    @ChuckWroste 11 років тому +5

    I always enjoyed Tom Snyder, I liked this clip because he wasn't faking it, he really enjoyed talking to Carl and it shows. I visited with Carl myself back in 1970, one of the great moments in my memories.

  • @moviemagg
    @moviemagg  11 років тому +9

    Your welcome, and it is a great interview. I never get tired of watching it myself. I was only able to shake his hand once after a concert of his in Amherst Mass. in 1981 but never actually met or spoke to him. I wish I had. I've read that Carl was a super nice guy in person and as we all know a really Great Artist.

  • @jimzaleta8560
    @jimzaleta8560 9 років тому +5

    gracious and graceful

  • @SIR46661
    @SIR46661 Рік тому +1

    I met Carl backstage with Ringo Starr in Passaic, NJ. He was so nice and asked me where I was from. I said Arkansas and Ringo laughed and said he had an Arkansas story and Carl said that he and Johnny Cash were at a show with Elvis in Bono, Arkansas and Cash told him about a fellow soldier and his shoes and that he should write a song about it. Soon after near Jackson, TN a guy scolded his date for stepping on his suede shoes and the rest is history! Carl was a man of excellence !

  • @sarahgodwin-xd1wr
    @sarahgodwin-xd1wr 11 місяців тому

    I love Carl Perkins and what a nice Southern gentleman with so much class and kindness!!! He was humble and very sweet!!! I saw him in concert with June Carter and Johnny Cash!!!

  • @CUTUBE66
    @CUTUBE66 Рік тому +2

    I remember watching this when it aired. Carl was such a genuine and humble guy a great talent. Tom knew how to conduct an interview with dignity and grace. I miss both of these gentleman. Celebrities of today should learn a thing or two from them.

  • @paulietrev1
    @paulietrev1 13 років тому +4

    carls respect for elvis is truley touching ..the respect was mutual ..elvis loved carl too xxx

  • @tommypetersen2540
    @tommypetersen2540 9 років тому +15

    The man beat the booze and never seemed bitter, jerry Lee lewis was not the heir apparent, this guy was! (Better writer) he did some great stuff with cash on unearthed which is great too. Can anyone imagine just how much talent they had at Sun? It is truly staggering.

  • @waynemacfarlane
    @waynemacfarlane 9 років тому +3

    Talant, humble,a real gentleman raised i poverty, and rose above it all. Always and I mean always had time for his fans. Miss you Carl

  • @1950sTeddyboy
    @1950sTeddyboy 13 років тому +4

    Can anyone imagine todays "So Called Stars" Praising & Giving Credit To Contemporary Stars. As Carl Perkins is Here.. Great star himself & STILL admit he had nothing but admiration for Elvis. Diferent Breed of Stars Then !! Truely learnt there trade & humble with it : Never to be Replaced "TRUE STARS & NOW LEGENDS"
    The First & Forever UK TeddyBoy

  • @lcar4000
    @lcar4000 8 років тому +9

    Always liked Carl Perkins. And Tom Snyder was a great interviewer.

  • @1962gretsch
    @1962gretsch 11 років тому +4

    Amazing talent,and a humble but great guy,from the 50's Cochrane perkins and jerry lee were my top 3 but there are so many other less known but great acts,great interview.

  • @FoxRunMan
    @FoxRunMan 11 років тому +8

    This was excellent (as was Part I). It showed a side of Carl Perkins I never knew. Many thanks for posting these interviews.

  • @cathygiuliana9089
    @cathygiuliana9089 2 роки тому +1

    Carl Perkins was an amazing talent and also a saint amongst mankind! What a beautiful soul, and a kind and generous spirit!

  • @georgemijatovic728
    @georgemijatovic728 3 роки тому +2

    Carl...thank you Sir.......
    Blue print of a True GENTLEMAN.
    AN Extremely talented GENTLEMAN!!!

  • @JMSTiger
    @JMSTiger 11 років тому +5

    I wish he had record an entire album like that, just him and his guitar.

  • @EdVidz
    @EdVidz 13 років тому +5

    Carl once said he didn't know what Eric Clapton meant when he said Carl was one of his biggest influences. If you listen to the singing intonations when EC sings, you'll DEFINITELY hear Carl Perkins singing.

  • @imperialfreek
    @imperialfreek 9 років тому +3

    2 fantastic individuals here really loved this interview...

  • @evanadams4393
    @evanadams4393 Місяць тому +1

    My favorite artist

  • @yvetteheller1083
    @yvetteheller1083 Рік тому

    Great, great interview of Carl!!!
    Love it 😀 😍 ❤️

  • @tenniscollector
    @tenniscollector 8 років тому +4

    At 3:42 "Was there any rivalry between Carl and Elvis ? Class response by Carl.

  • @jimmyonus5478
    @jimmyonus5478 Рік тому

    Carl Perkins,A wonderful human being.

  • @davidhenrywall8619
    @davidhenrywall8619 Рік тому +1

    Great artist Carl perkin, s class act

  • @theplayer2286
    @theplayer2286 4 роки тому +2

    "Go Cat Go" is a brilliant album. One of the best.

  • @daved57
    @daved57 11 років тому +4

    Every talk show I've ever seen this man do the host insisted on talking at length about Elvis. Carl was a legend in his own right but was totally content and gracious to talk about Elvis. Nothing against Elvis but show some respect.

  • @JMSTiger
    @JMSTiger Рік тому +1

    Carl, boy, you still the man!

  • @moekontze116
    @moekontze116 2 роки тому +3

    Carl Perkins, Elvis, Johnny cash etc, all these gentlemen's were humble, respectful and talented. May they all R I.P.

  • @adrinathegreat3095
    @adrinathegreat3095 3 роки тому +1

    I like the way he pretty much said the way Elvis looked and moved was why he made it.
    His brother said " he don't play lead guitar, he don't write like you do Carl and he wears makeup.
    Carl laughs and tells his brother in not so many words, That's what sells to the public.
    Not a great deal different than today really, in the industry you got to have the looks, the personality and the voice, no one thing alone is enough, Carl was very much aware his own looks and stage appearance held him back in the 50s as much as it would do today

  • @henryfrost8542
    @henryfrost8542 2 роки тому +1

    Sweet gentlemen. True Rocker 🎸

  • @brianwilkinson9110
    @brianwilkinson9110 2 роки тому +1

    Just a sweet man

  • @bikersoncall
    @bikersoncall 2 роки тому +2

    2:55 I'm literally laughing out loud
    when Carl kicks up that Bill Monroe
    song into Rockabilly style, incredible.
    I love Bill Monroe's music, it's just that
    what he and Elvis did for music was
    really something special.

    • @RafaelAlivtres
      @RafaelAlivtres Рік тому

      Elvis did that change. Carl is just reproducing it.

  • @walkertongdee
    @walkertongdee 8 років тому +8

    broke the mould there will never be another.

    • @Mr.Stines
      @Mr.Stines 4 роки тому

      He liked to rock n roll no matter his age if he was still alive i bet you hed still be roxking and rolling

  • @chadporter5907
    @chadporter5907 3 роки тому +2

    "Go Cat Go" is Carl's best album. Carl got better & better with time , like a fine wine really.
    Rockabilly music, with Paul Simon, My old friend with Paul MCcartney, & Distance makes no difference, with George Harrison. All gems. Rip Carl

  • @Elvis2TheMax
    @Elvis2TheMax 5 років тому +2

    Wow, awesome!

  • @uplaywithfire
    @uplaywithfire 11 років тому +3

    great stuff !

  • @elvicare35
    @elvicare35 11 років тому +2

    Awesome!!!!!

  • @TA07DRY
    @TA07DRY 10 місяців тому

    Hes a man that was a genius in his own right ,and he could slate elvis for covering his song but instead hes humble and has no jealousy in his body ,nobody is as qualified to say elvis is the king as Carl perkins who else can argue that fact

  • @ringbolt9
    @ringbolt9 12 років тому +1

    what a real guy no put ons. and tom had these long interviews just one on one where the guest5 would be relaxed and open up.

  • @neilphelan145
    @neilphelan145 Рік тому +1

    A true original! He influenced just about everyone who came after him.

  • @dublinrupepupkin
    @dublinrupepupkin 12 років тому +1

    Amazing.

  • @ThomasBritz
    @ThomasBritz 13 років тому +1

    wauw what a great guy

  • @chrisdangerfield4250
    @chrisdangerfield4250 2 роки тому

    He saw you brother..love you both.

  • @pinkflamencolounge6320
    @pinkflamencolounge6320 12 років тому +2

    At 2:12, Carl demonstrates the difference between Old Timey and Rock-a-billy.

  • @williamsherman1089
    @williamsherman1089 Рік тому

    Class act

  • @primatejames
    @primatejames 2 роки тому

    Wow! A treasure!

  • @dundaravewine2390
    @dundaravewine2390 3 роки тому

    What a heavy -duty dude this man is!

  • @adrinathegreat3095
    @adrinathegreat3095 4 роки тому +2

    Asked what's the difference between rock and roll and Rockabilly, carl then explains the difference between country and Rockabilly.

  • @buzz120937
    @buzz120937 10 років тому +3

    Yes that was an American original music & he (Carl) played an important part in it. Let's not forget another VERY important music that is All American & going strong,Blue Grass by the father Bill Monroe.

  • @kennygopal
    @kennygopal Рік тому

    He can write songs better then any other songs writer

  • @RockinEd
    @RockinEd 5 років тому

    died of a stroke a year later :(

  • @JuniorFarquar
    @JuniorFarquar 5 років тому +1

    A real man

  • @EPSGplayer
    @EPSGplayer 2 роки тому +1

    Goodness Carl aged a lot between Matchbox 86 and now… He doesn’t look well here. An absolute honor to hear this interview though

    • @moviemagg
      @moviemagg  2 роки тому +1

      Carl passed away just a few months after this interview.....

  • @lawrencetaylor4101
    @lawrencetaylor4101 2 роки тому

    The trouble when he played the song was that the chair couldn't keep from rocking.

  • @nelgstuart3442
    @nelgstuart3442 3 роки тому

    I remember as a child listening to The Beatles version of "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby", and saw Carl's name somewhere
    as the writer. Again on "Honey Don't", and also "Matchbox". It was amazing to me that The Beatles recorded 3 of Carl's songs.
    I thought, who is this man, Carl Perkins? Terrible what happened to Carl, when he had that wreck that stalled his career.
    His big hit, "Blue Suede Shoes" was out and it was big, but then the wreck prevented him from using that momentum to
    further himself. God only knows how big Carl would have become if not for that wreck. So sad, really. Carl died a year after
    this interview.

    • @moviemagg
      @moviemagg  3 роки тому +1

      The car wreck had little to do with the momentum of Carls career. Actually he was only laid up for a total of 6-weeks after the car crash and then he was out on the road again performing. What really ruined Carls future success was the fact that his record producer Sam Phillips did not release Honey Don't as Carls follow-up single to Blue Suede Shoes. Instead he wasted it as the B-Side. Honey Don't would have surely been a top-10 hit at the very least. Several other songs should have been released as singles as well but were not. Such as Put Your Cat Clothes On, Tennessee and Right String Baby But The Wrong Yo Yo. It's quite evident that Phillips was very inept when it came to knowing which of Carls songs to release as the next potential A-side hit. Even before Blue Suede Shoes was ever recorded, songs like Gone Gone Gone and Perkins Wiggle were also wasted either as a B-side or not even released at all. When Carl left Sun Records in 1958 and moved to Columbia Records, he recorded a song called Rockin Record Hop. That song would have also been a top ten hit but it was never released. Nobody really knew how to manage Carls career. Thank goodness The Beatles recorded three of his songs or Carl might have been really washed up. And just as a foot note: The Beatles also recorded three songs by Larry Williams. Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Bad Boy and Slow Down.

    • @nelgstuart3442
      @nelgstuart3442 3 роки тому

      @@moviemagg Great information. I did not
      know this. Yet, later on he did get a lot of
      recognition from his famous admirers, and
      the rock n roll community. He was made a
      member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
      in 1987, and Rolling Stone declared him to
      be the 78th greatest musician of all time.
      His net worth at his death was estimated
      at 7 million, (not even close to other big
      stars but not too shabby either).
      I was so pleased when he did the Carl Perkins
      and Friends concert in London with Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Dave Mason, and Ringo Starr.
      It looks like everybody loved him. To see the big
      stars come out to honor him was truly heart
      warming. I think they also made and album
      together. I'm sure that gave Carl a big shot in
      the arm.
      Yet, a lot of people failed Carl in the music
      industry, like Sam Phillips. I can't understand
      how it happened, because Carl was definitely
      doing HIS part. The talent and the songs
      were there. They failed to market him like
      they did for Cash, Orbison, Jerry Lee, Elvis,
      and the other great founders of rock n roll.
      Chuck Berry, who I consider a great song
      writer, wasn't much of a guitar player, though
      everyone talked about him being one. Carl
      Perkins could play circles around Chuck Berry,
      and write the hits too.
      In the final analysis, the way I see it, Carl
      Perkins' value as an artist transcended
      anything to do with money and success.
      Not only was he a humble genius from
      the humblest of beginnings, but look who
      he influenced. The Beatles? George
      Harrison considered him to be the best
      guitarist at the time he was coming up with
      The Beatles, not to mention Elvis, who
      adored Carl. I heard what Jerry Lee said about
      Carl too. He said that "Carl Perkins could STILL
      BE one of the greatest artists in the world, and
      he deserves it." The Perkins influence will live
      forever, no question about it. Even myself, who
      has been playing guitar for 40+ years, and writing
      songs, consider Carl Perkins a root influence,
      because of George Harrison, who I have idolized
      as a guitarist all my life.

    • @moviemagg
      @moviemagg  3 роки тому

      @@nelgstuart3442 Thanks for your reply and insight. However I have to disagree with some of what you said. I really doubt that Carl Perkins was ever worth anything close to 7 million dollars at the time of his passing. Im sure he was comfortable but definitely no millionaire. And also, Carl was a great guitarist with his own unique style but Chuck Berry was far superior in his guitar playing. Along with Danny Cedrone of Bill Haleys Comets, Scotty Moore and Eddie Cochran, Chuck Berry was one of the greatest guitarist of the entire Rock and Roll era. Watch the new documentary on Chuck Berry to be aired on PBS on July 27th.

    • @nelgstuart3442
      @nelgstuart3442 3 роки тому

      @@moviemagg
      Well, we will have to disagree on Chuck Berry.
      Chuck's style is what was great, it was a
      simple yet great style, but he often played live
      out of tune and missing a lot of notes. Sloppy
      playing live is a big no no. Pro's don't do that.
      That's what bothers me, but people overlook
      that because of his legacy.
      Also, being a guitar player myself for many
      years, I can tell you: when a guitarist plays a
      Chuck Berry song vs a Carl Perkins song... the difficulty level is much higher on the Perkins
      material. Carl's lead breaks, chords, genius, and professionalism as a guitarist were superior,
      in my opinion, but Chuck's style of rock n roll
      was more popular, which many people copied,
      and was easier to play. He also had more songs.
      Many more, and many more years to earn his
      respect.
      I'm not trying to diminish Chuck Berry's
      importance as a guitarist/stylist/artist.
      Not at all! But in my opinion, Carl was the
      better player. Much better. Chuck was
      the better writer. Chuck certainly made a
      bigger impact, and led the way for many
      artists of that time, but it wasn't just
      because of his guitar playing.
      Carl and Chuck both hit the music
      scene in 1955, and both their styles
      were similar, yet different. Chuck Berry
      is considered the father of Rock n Roll,
      and Carl Perkins the King of Rockabilly.
      Rock n Roll caught on much faster than
      Rockabilly, and Chuck was a big part of
      that. I would hesitate to say that Chuck
      is the Father of Rock n Roll, I think that
      title goes to Little Richard, but that is my
      opinion.
      As far as Carl's net worth at death, I got that
      information from the internet, so yeah, who
      knows, but I can imagine his royalties on
      Blue Suede Shoes alone is worth millions,
      (even though Sam Phillips retained
      the rights until Carl acquired them in
      1977, along with the rights to all his
      other Sun Records). Even Eddie Cochran
      and Bill Hailey recorded Blue Suede Shoes,
      as did many, many other artists
      over the years. I don't think 7 million
      is an unimaginable figure for Carl,
      especially in his later years when he got
      his rights back to his songs from Sun.
      I also think his income got a big shot in
      the arm in 1985, when he did that concert
      in London with Harrison, Eric Clapton,
      Ringo Star, and Dave Mason. I think those
      guys all got together and helped Carl out
      quite a bit, financially. England LOVES
      Carl Perkins.
      I respect him a lot, obviously. He never got
      the recognition he deserved, but that doesn't
      mean he didn't deserve it.

    • @gregc8670
      @gregc8670 2 роки тому

      @@moviemagg What a great interview. Thanks for posting it. Thanks also for mentioning Perkins Wiggle and Rockin' Record Hop. I had not heard either of those songs, and they are excellent. As for Carl's career being less successful than one might expect, I think it was mostly because he was a little too twangy and country-ish for pop radio, but he rocked too much to be thought of as a country music performer. He did do some straight country songs, and he had some success with them, but rockabilly was his strong suit, and it was only in vogue for a few years. The few rockabilly performers who had ongoing success branched out into other kinds of music, but Carl didn't really do that.

  • @grheeinhawaii
    @grheeinhawaii 9 місяців тому

    Strike Force Five brought me here

  • @JackTheSkunk
    @JackTheSkunk 2 роки тому

    Carl was a true Southern Gentleman. Elvis was great too but I don't necessarily agree that he was 100% original. I believe he was heavily influenced by the black performers by way of their moves and mannerisms. For someone with an untrained voice he was phenomenal. One of the greatest rock videos for rockabilly fans is a salute to Carl by George Harrison, Ringo, Dave Edmunds among others. They were all huge fans and it shows.

  • @bikersoncall
    @bikersoncall 2 роки тому

    Tom Snyder was a great interviewer,
    I'm so glad this wasn't hosted by
    Dick Cavett.

  • @davidleary823
    @davidleary823 2 роки тому

    Nice rug so much nicer than Tom Snyders’.

  • @brentclackson7009
    @brentclackson7009 Рік тому +1

    A totally underated musician and song writer in ROCK!