One of the defining songs of early rock and roll arrived in 1956, when Carl Perkins released his now-legendary hit "Blue Suede Shoes." The rockabilly anthem helped shape the sound of the emerging ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Here in Cleveland, we’re rightfully fond of saying that disc jockey Alan Freed invented the phrase “rock ‘n’ roll.’’ But who invented the actual art form? Hint: It wasn’t Freed. Carl ...
In the 1956 song “Dixie Fried,” Carl Perkins sings about a razor-toting rebel rouser named Dan who storms a honky-tonk on the edge of town. Flashing a quart of moonshine and slashing through the crowd ...
The evening of Dec. 4, 1956, was a pivotal moment in American musical history; a night that some say planted the first seeds of today’s rock ‘n’ roll. Four musical greats – Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, ...
Get tickets to "Million Dollar Quartet" at Alabama Shakespeare Festival at asf.net or by calling the ASF box office at 334-271-5353 On Dec. 4, 1956, four future music icons — Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee ...
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Let's continue our week of interviews from our archive with R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll musicians and songwriters. Up next, we have Carl Perkins, one of ...
Elvis Presley is probably one of a handful of deceased rock and roll artists still making money for their estate and, in his case, he's been doing it since August 1977 -- some 41 years ago -- and ...
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