Listen "Carl Perkins Part 2"
Episode Synopsis
Carl visits the Beatles at Abbey Road Studios and records "Honey Don't", "Matchbox" and "Everybody's Tryin' To Be My Baby"; his enduring friendship with Johnny Cash; how "four old broken down rockabillies" recorded the "Class of '55" album; a chance to work with Rick Nelson is cut short by tragedy; Carl wraps up with some inspirational advice.
Recorded at the EXPO 86 "Legends of Rock'n'Roll" show in Vancouver in 1986. Carl was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Sun Records founder Sam Phillips in 1987. Carl Perkins died in January 1988 in Jackson, Tennessee. He was 65.
Recorded at the EXPO 86 "Legends of Rock'n'Roll" show in Vancouver in 1986. Carl was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Sun Records founder Sam Phillips in 1987. Carl Perkins died in January 1988 in Jackson, Tennessee. He was 65.
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