But according to biographer Jeff Apter, Perkins was the most influential in the development of rock ‘n’ roll, especially in ...

Before Elvis,” John Lennon famously said, describing the cultural landscape of the 1950s, “there was nothing.” And if you ...

"Carl Perkins, The King of Rockabilly" by Jeff Apter ... Perkins was a hero to the Beatles, whose early recordings included Cash compositions "Glad All Over," "Honey, Don’t," "Everybody ...

Carl Perkins wrote a song from the heart that inadvertently helped Paul McCartney process John Lennon's death.

The songwriting partnership at the heart of the Beatles was also a unique creative union, in which deep personal attachment ...

the Beatles never shied away from their influences. Their earliest albums included covers of songs by some of their favorite American artists, including Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Carl Perkins ...

The Liverpool scene was teeming with rock ’n’ roll acts playing Carl Perkins and Little Richard tunes. In their early days, that’s what the Quarrymen—later renamed the Beatles and ...

When you think of Paul McCartney, chances are that the first things to come to mind are mop tops, screaming fans—aka ...