Carl Perkins
9 April 1932 — 19 January 1998
Carl Lee Perkins was an American country, rockabilly, and rock and roll guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rockabilly great and pioneer of rock and roll, he began his recording career at the Sun Studio in Memphis in 1954. Among his best known songs are "Blue Suede Shoes", "Honey Don't", "Matchbox" and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby".
A memorial on Digital Cemetery, an endless map you can explore. This grave stands at coordinates -8, -29.
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