Carl Perkins ~ Similar Artists

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Warren Smith - 100% match to Carl Perkins

Gene Vincent - 89% match to Carl Perkins

Vincent Eugene Craddock, 11 February 1935, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, d. 12 October 1971, Newhall, California, USA. One of the original bad boys of rock 'n' roll, the self-destructive Vincent was involved in a motorcycle crash in July 1955 and his left leg was permanently damaged.... Read more

Eddie Cochran - 80% match to Carl Perkins

Edward Raymond Cochrane, 3 October 1938, Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA, d. 17 April 1960, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. Recent information states he was raised in Minnisota, but without sight of the birth certificate, it is still possible he was born in Oklahoma City. Although... Read more

Carl Mann - 76% match to Carl Perkins

24 August 1942, Huntingdon, Tennessee, USA. Mann was a rockabilly artist who recorded his only two chart singles for the Phillips International label, owned by Sam Phillips, proprietor of the legendary Sun Records. Mann was a singer and pianist whose group, the Kool Kats, was... Read more

Jerry Lee Lewis - 71% match to Carl Perkins

29 September 1935, Ferriday, Louisiana, USA. The "Killer' is the personification of 50s rock 'n' roll at its best. He is rowdy, raw, rebellious and uncompromising. The outrageous piano-pounder has a voice that exudes excitement and an aura of arrogance that becomes... Read more

Johnny Burnette - 69% match to Carl Perkins

28 March 1934, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, d. 1 August 1964, Clear Lake, California, USA. Having attended the same high school as Elvis Presley, Johnny moved into the rockabilly genre by forming a trio with his brother Dorsey Burnette on string bass and schoolfriend Paul Burlison... Read more

Sonny Burgess - 66% match to Carl Perkins

Albert Burgess, 28 May 1931, Newport, Arkansas, USA. As a child Burgess earned the name "Sonny' as a result of his father also being called Albert. Inspired by the Grand Ole Opry show transmitted over WSM's airwaves, he set about learning to play a catalogue-purchased guitar. He... Read more

Billy Lee Riley - 61% match to Carl Perkins

5 October 1933, Pocahontas, Arkansas, USA. One of the unsung members of the early Sun Records roster, Billy Lee Riley's recordings for the label remain among the most uninhibited rock 'n' roll sides to be released during the mid- to late 50s.Of... Read more

Wanda Jackson - 58% match to Carl Perkins

Wanda Jean Jackson, 20 October 1937, Maud, Oklahoma, USA. Jackson started her career as one of the rawest of female rockabilly singers before going on to successful work in both country and gospel music. Her family moved to California when she was four, settling in the city of... Read more

Bill Haley - 55% match to Carl Perkins

William John Clifton Haley, 6 July 1925, Highland Park, Michigan, USA, d. 9 February 1981, Harlingen, Texas, USA. Haley was one of the great pioneers of rock 'n' roll and was the first artist to take the new musical form to the world stage. His roots were in country music and he... Read more