Jul 8, 2014 · In preparation for a documentary film about Carl Perkins, Paul McCartney claimed, "If there were no Carl Perkins, there would be no Beatles." And while Macca might be exaggerating, his influence on the young Beatles is undeniable.

Sep 14, 2022 · The Beatles, and George Harrison especially, had a fondness for rockabilly pioneer Carl Perkins, so much so that one Beatles album features two of his songs.

While active between 1960 and 1970, the group recorded hundreds of songs, with their "main catalogue" consisting of 213 songs, which include 188 originals and 25 covers. Since their break-up, a further 41 covers the Beatles recorded as a group have been released. " Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! Help! "Ooh! My Soul" "Do You Wanna Dance?"

Jul 24, 2014 · Beatles-Carl Perkins session, June 1, 1964: The late rockabilly great Carl Perkins claimed on several occasions that he and the Beatles recorded in the studio together on June 1, 1964. The songs they did varied according to the account, but they might have included "Blue Suede Shoes," "Honey Don't," "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby," "Your ...

Dec 12, 2024 · Carl Perkins, one of Harrison’s favourite guitarists of all time, comes in second with six official covers (‘Matchbox’, ‘Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby’, ‘Honey Don’t’, ‘Sure to Fall (In Love With You)’, ‘Glad All Over’, ‘Lend Me Your Comb’).

Dec 31, 2022 · When the Beatles recorded Matchbox on June 1, 1964, Carl Perkins was present. Years later, in the 1970’s and 1980’s, Perkins claimed to have performed a few covers of his songs with the Beatles after the serious recording was done.

"Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" is a rockabilly song credited to Carl Perkins. Based on a 1936 song written by singer/songwriter Rex Griffin, it achieved widespread popularity when it was released in 1957 by Perkins and covered by the Beatles in 1964.

Dec 2, 2022 · The final words The Beatles' John Lennon said to Paul McCartney mysteriously appeared in a Carl Perkins song that he played for the surviving Beatle in 19 Music Film

Perkins's songs were recorded by artists (and friends) as influential as Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Ricky Nelson, and Eric Clapton which further cemented his prominent place in the history of popular music.

Jan 19, 1998 · The Beatles would cover “Matchbox“, “Honey Don’t” and “Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby” recorded by Perkins but adapted from a song originally recorded by Rex Griffin during 1936 with new music composed by Carl Perkins, a song with the same title also recorded by Roy Newman in 1938. The Beatles recorded two versions of “Glad ...