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- This is Carl Perkins third visit on the David Letterman show, probably late 1990. Honey Don't was the B-side of Carl's big hit Blue Suede Shoes from 1956. Had it been issued as an A-side it surely would have been a top ten hit. Poor judgement on Sam Philips part. Go Cat Go!
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Carl always presented himself as a true gentleman, and you can see how much he really feels his music everytime he takes the stage. One of the overlooked pioneers of rock n' roll who sadly is no longer with us. His influence outweighed his commercial success.
Nicely said.. 👍🙏
I could not have said it any better myself.
The mighty Beatles adored him and looked-up to him as a GOD!
The whole band was jazzed up to be playing with Carl here, as they should be. What an icon!
Carl Perkins; a rockabilly god who stands as a legend among legends.
Look at the speed of the chord changes and the precision of the picking! George Harrison knew Perkins was the real thing: the king of rockabilly.
It's the location and his parents being share croppers. Jackson TN. Right between Nashville and Memphis, best of both wolds.
@@isorokudono best of both worlds if you like picking crops 12-14 hours a day @ 7 years of age.
He was still worth 6 to 8 million bucks when he died. More than Elvis
On top of that, it isn't easy to sing and play bass or lead guitar. There are certain things you can do without thinking about what you're doing--like painting a house, driving a car or playing rhythm guitar. But playing bass or lead guitar requires you to think about what you're doing as you're doing it. That's why the singer in a band is usually the rhythm guitarist and relatively few people sing and play lead. Carl Perkins, John Fogerty and Mark Knopfler are the exception rather than the rule. There are others, of course, but it's relatively uncommon.
@@meatwad1 what???? Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Albert Lee, Neil Young, Johnny Winter, Steve Ray Vaughan,... Sing and play solo no trouble at all... And thousands. It is practice
Carl Perkins...American and international music Icon......
Something he absolutely deserved
I never knew Carl Perkins till I was 68 years old, but what a man.
He introduces him as the legend who wrote the anthem of rock and roll, Blue Suede Shoes, and then he does, Honey Don't.
First thing out of his mouth after sitting down was a compliment to the backing band.
Rockabilly drew millions to the American shores. Carl Perkins is true Americana!
It's people like him that makes me proud to be American
Carl’s guitar work is lovely...
That was great. Carl was great. Paul is so lucky to play with all the legends that come on the Letterman show. There probably isn't anyone he hasn't played with.
Saw Carl at "The Wildhorse" in the 90's, a great show and I was honored by the chance to see a true Rock and Roll icon in action.
What a thrill for these guys to play with Perkins, a dream come true for all of them, I’m sure of it.
Carl was my great-aunt's cousin, and one of the friendliest and hardest working people you would ever meet. All the Perkins cousins have a family resemblance, the same dark hair and high cheekbones.
The same wig?😂
I freakin' love that second chord of the verse, very genious, out of the blue.
One of the original founding fathers of rock and roll! One of my heroes and a true musical legend!
The great Carl Perkins!
We didn't know how good Carl was until everyone copied his style. Now it's just synonymous with Rockabilly.
He was a great composer and performer and also a very good guitarist
great straight ahead performance; Carl always sounded good and Letterman’s band always delivered
I met him in the summer of 1990 after a show with the Everly Brothers. What a kind gentleman he was!
Really great person, really great musical artist.
Played for me in his home studio - I was visiting to attend his annual fund raiser for local charity - a sold out collesium in Jacksin, TH- Headling that year was Charlie Daniels -
He had a pool - half outside and inside to a Pool House that was also his private studio.
Beautiful memories - he stood out from his peers in his goodness, kindness, and creative growth - Very respected by the guitar greats from England and throughout the world.
Eric Clapton, George Harrison, and the talented friend of Chet Adkins - "Sultans if Swing", Mark Knopfler - all highly respected Carl -
God bless his soul eternally, his family, and charitable causes. 🎶
Carl: Such a very talented nice guy.
Wow… little too young to have appreciated his greatness in his time, but just wow. That tune could’ve been a hit in 1983 especially with that band!
Always Mr Carl Perkins brings His extraordinary talent AND graceful.Thanks very much.
Carl Lee Perkins is rock and roll...period!
I so missed the days of real talent and when late night shows used to be fun and entertaining
Carl Perkins always the Best!!!!! Thank you for posting.
Very good. That piano man is juke jazzed. How cool.
That's Paul Shaffer.
From the beginning! Where it all began.
A pioneer in the land of rock & roll.
Give it up for the band. They always did their best to back up every guest artist.
Fantastic beautiful man!
The greatest guitar player and singer there ever was . Rocked .
Girl Perkins was a great singer and guitar player I remember listening to honeydoke when I was a teenager and the other side if it was Blue suede shoes on Sun records the first king of rock and roll before Elvis if he wasn't in that car accident wasn't around for several years after that he made his come back but Elvis was already there then and Elvis sing a lot of songs I'll always remember call Perkins while I was a teenager growing up with Blue suede shoes a honey don't in the box car music rockabilly
Rock on George, one time for Ringo.
God bless Carl
Very many thanks for this great post !!
I used to play and sing all of these songs. All of the people mentioned in these comments created
r&r. Carl had that certain feel on the guitar that set these songs up. Him and
Chuck Berry we're the original rock guitar player singer songwriters.
They were both brilliant.
Holding down that rhythm guitar tight and rocking. George copies his little hop.
god bless carl, now thats one cool cat!
My favourit singer
Great performance by the man!
If there are concerts in heaven, Carl is the first one I wanna see!! Carl didn't have to use anyone's coat tails! He wrote Blue Suede Shies and Honey Don't that other people made famous! Paul Schaffer is having WAY too much fun playing with this Rockabilly King!!!
I love Carl, but in my opinion Johnny Cash is the king.
Caro Johnny, good johnny.
Carl Perkins made Blue Suede Shoes famous, his version was a huge hit before Elvis released his
Carl loved Elvis ..Saw Carl and his boys perform this same year on Maui ...Will never forget it
Great. For me the real King of Rockabilly
Always a gentleman.
@JSavic Carl Perkins started wearing a wig or rug as you say, in 1956 to cover up the cuts he received in an auto accident which occured in March of that year. Carl never had much hair to begin with so he just kept on wearing various hair systems for the remainder of his life. The rugs he wore during the 60s I think looked the best. They were short and neat. In the 70s, 80s and 90s they got too long and shaggy looking. I was always more interested in his music then his hair anyway.
The guy that posted that is a dick
A true r&r original. Swing it CARL!!
Yes I really had not heard mcuh about Carl Perkins till lately.
But we all knew Blue Suede Shoes and Honey Don't when I was young .
Sadly Carl was in that car crash when on his way to the Ed Sullivan show, that cost him a great career.
Ohhhhhhhhhhh Carl Perkins!!!
Another great performance by the legendary Carl Perkins.
A true original. 😊
Amazing...que grande CARL !!!
Such another music hero
Extra points for quoting Uncle Jed...another timeless icon of times gone by.
quality. perkins rocks.
still have this on VHS tape from staying up late the night Carl was on.
He's such a great singer
Ok all I gotta say is homeboy got some serious style
Dave alway treated Carl with great respect when he appeared on his show...He usually went on Regis and Cathy Lee the next day...
A side blue suede shoes..B side honey don't.....one of the greatest sides of rock n roll ever.
You are so wrong! Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash were playing their own style of Music long before they ever heard of Elvis. Bill Haley and the Comets were the first real Rock and Roll Stars ever. Then came the true King of Rock and Roll and that was Chuck Berry. Chuck Berry is the one who inspired Buddy Holly and Elvis himself. Roy Orbison was Inspired by Johnny Cash who got him into Sun Records. You may be right about Gene Vincent. But Perkins was playing his style of music since 1952!
@garyt1957 That's All Right was only a reginal hit for Elvis. It did not even chart on the BillBoard Country or Pop Charts for that matter. It was only heard on the radio in parts of the south and southwest and not nation wide. I'm talkin about nation wide hits that made the Billboard charts and were played all over the country.
@garyt1957 Don't say before anyone even knew who Chuck Berry was because Chuck Berry was performing in clubs in and around St. Louis as far back as the early 50s and had a huge following in that area. While at the same time Elvis was driving a truck for a local Memphis Electrical parts company. Chucks first single Maybellene hit the National Charts in August of 1955. Elvis used to sing that song in his live appearances on the Louisiana Hayride in the fall of 55 which can be found and heard right here on TH-cam, so don't tell me Chuck Berry was not an early influence Elvis. Gary get your facts straight.....
@garyt1957 Well then you can't tell me that Elvis was not influenced by Bill Haley and his Comets cause Rock the Joint was released in 1951 and Crazy Man Crazy was released in 1953. Beat that one Gary......
Carl Perkins was a rock 'n roll pioneer and true American treasure.
@russieross I have to say you are wrong about that. The second after Carl and his band recorded Blue Suede Shoes at Sun Studios on December 24th 1955, Sam Phillips rushed out of the control room shouting, thats a hit, thats a hit record for sure! You boys have got yourselfs a hit. You can find this info in the book Go Cat Go written by Carl in 1996. He should have used another song like "Perkins Wiggle" or "Dixie Fried" as the B-side and issued Honey Dont as another A-side later on.
What a cool cat Carl Perkins was.
Actually Scotty Moore was first, Elvis was the first rockabilly but Carl became the king of rockabilly when Elvis was dubbed rock and roll king, I like to play the guitar like Carl perkins He was great. God bless glennis
Incredible different class
When I was a kid and Carl Perkins came on TV my dad always said “that’s the real king of rock n roll right there”
An American treasure
One of the greats👍
Another 10 sec. and dave could've got 14 more questions in.
A music Legend!!
🎤🎸
Carl Perkins was a great musician. In my opinion, as much as I love Elvis' music, and anything Jerry Lee ever did, Carl P could have been bigger than either of them.
Bigger than Elvis no. Bigger than Jerry Lee yes. He is my 4th favorite singer.
Kenny Dobbins
He was in terms of guitar talent, writing, and he was the most respected of the bunch - by the Industry, Elvis, and Johnny.
Jerry Lee never respected anyone -
Pamela Crist Elvis was all marketing, talented, but well marketed IMO...
Especially as he wrote his own music/songs.
How many folks have heard the story after the auto accident and Carl was lying in bed recovering when Carl heard on the radio Elvis singing/playing to Carl's song, Blue Suede Shoes. Did Elvis steel the song from Carl when Carl was hospitalized and recovering from the auto accident?
That was a magnificent
What a treat
Carl was awesome. One of the founders of rock and roll. Check out his Austin City Limits performance from 1990. Fantastic
Que grande !!!
thanks :)
@Gunfighter200077 This is the last time Im gonna say this. Dude, don't take my word for it. Just go read the book, GO CAT GO written by Carl Perkins himself, and you will see that he was playing Elvis's kind of music, (rockabilly) before he ever heard the name of Elvis. Carl says it in his book. Go to page 79 where Carl's wife says to Carl they play the same style that you do, after they both here Elvis's record of Blue Moon of Kentucky on the radio. Carl had been playing that stlye since 1947!
At Elvis Presley concerts, when Carl Perkins was playing with Elvis for 2 shows, Carl Perkin's name was screamed out and Elvis never played with Carl Perkins again.
Great song.
No, he was on his way to perform on the Perry Como Show.
April 12, 1990.
So many loved Carl yet no one would ever be honest with him and tell him how awful that rug looked!
I think that particular model came with a chin strap!!
Pure Gold
Went to Carls Grave In Jackson with my Girlfriend...cried my eyes out.......then went and got married at the town hall in Jackson Tennessee!!
THE MAN ..
Brilliant man Brilliant music bad wig
@aluragranddad I never claimed to be an expert on Rockabilly or to know it all. That's what you said. But I will say, when it comes to the History of Rock n Roll, Rockabilly Music and Carl Perkins, I do know my facts. And that's for sure!
Without Carl Perkins, Scotty Moore, and Buddy Holly, the future of rock music from the British invasion would've been slightly different, for the worse.
+SisterRayVU68 ... and Mr. Hank Garland.
Scotty moore might be the greatest electric guitar picker that ever lived, those rifs man
Hank Garland was a brilliant jazz guitarist compared to his chicken pickin' days with Billy Byrd. I know Gibson made a guitar in Byrd's name, but before Garland's car accident, his pure joy was playing jazz guitar. Garland was as good as Grant Green and Wes Montgomery.
he is amazing love you carl, i listen to you everyday, have this on tape in my car!
SisterRayVU68 Uh can't forget Chuck Berry and little Richard
Ha! Letterman introduces it as if Carl Perkins is going to play, "Blue Suede Shoes" and then plays, "Honey Don't".
Carl Perkins and Chuck Berry were two of the greatest guitar singers to not get credit for these skills.
Why would you say something so stupid and clueless as to say these two didn’t get credit for their skills? What planet are you from? Planet of the apes? Did you happen to notice that he’s on the Letterman show? They are both renowned the world over as original architects of rock and roll. There isn’t a single rock and roll musician that came out of the 60s-70s who doesn’t honor and respect them for the musical force they created. . There isn’t a single rock and roll guitarist in the world who doesn’t know Chuck Berry’s and Carl Perkins’s classic riffs from having grown up with them on AM radio. There isn’t a single rock and roll band for the last 60 years that doesn’t include songs by these guys in their repertoire. He is considered a legend among legends. A legend does not have to be a superstar, superstars come and go - Where is Mariah Carey now? Where is Whitney Houston? George Michael and Wham? Nobody cares about them, they didn't even write their own songs. Chuck Berry's and Carl Perkins's legacies live on 65 years and counting, you hear their music everywhere.
@@outerrealm exactly!
Well said 👍
@Gunfighter200077 No! you sir could not be more wrong. Carl Perkins WAS playing rockabilly way before he ever even heard of Elvis. At the time, (1951 to 1953) the term rockabilly was not widley used so hence, Carl had never heard of it. Just read the book Go Cat Go written by Carl Perkins in 1997 and you will learn for yourself that Carl and his brothers were indeed playing that style of music (rockabilly). Carl never copied anybodys style. So don't go getting your cowbells in an huff.
@@bradhuskers Hey Brad, Carl Perkins was performing rockabilly music live on local radio and in the tonks as far back as 1952 before Elvis ever stepped into Sun Records to record My Happiness on acetate for his mother and before he ever stepped in front of a live audience period. Your comparing Elvis's success to Carl's. They both on an individual basis had qualities that the other did not. Carl Perkins composed most of his own songs where as Elvis did not. Could Elvis have ever written a song like Blue Suede Shoes or Honey Don't on his own. No! Because he did not have that song writing ability that Carl had. Carl Perkins was as exceptional electric guitarist where as Elvis was not. Carl Perkins wrote and recorded Blue Suede Shoes which became the first recording to top all three charts, (Pop, Country and R&B) at the same time, for the first time in the history of recorded music. None of Elvis's songs was ever able to accomplish this feat to the best of my knowledge. Now as far as Elvis goes, yes, he was a handsome guy and certainly had the looks which drove the girls wild and with the looks came a great deal of charisma all of which Carl did not possess. However Elvis had the backing of RCA one of if not the most powerful Record Company in the world. While Carl was at 706 Union Ave. in a small one room studio with just good ol Sam Philips behind the window next to the tape machine. Elvis had some of the best song writers and composers at his disposal where as Carl did not. Elvis had that fat cigar smokin Col. Tom Parker (former Carnaval Barker) to manage and guide him where as Carl really had no manager at all. Several of Carl's songs which he wrote were recorded by such big names as Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, Bill Haley and the Comets, Elvis himself, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pat Boone, Ricky Nelson, Patsy Cline, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Jimmy Hendix, Johnny Rivers, The Judds, and Dolly Parton just to name a few. I don't recally andbody ever doing any cover versions of any thing Elvis ever wrote, do you? So yes, Elvis had tons more success then Carl ever did however he also had the backing of a giant record label, a cunning manager, the best studio musicians and song writers that money could buy where as Carl Perkins had to rely on just himself and what ever good fortune would or would not come his way. Both were very talented in their own way. And of course the car accident that Carl and his band were involved in on their way to do the Perry Como Show on live TV in late March of 1956 did not help any. So after saying all of that, maybe it's you that needs to get educated.
@@moviemagg As someone who didn't appreciate Elvis until after he passed in 1977, and only have discovered these past few months how fantastic Carl is, I agree with everything you wrote but will add this: Elvis was gifted with a phenomenal voice and his live shows with extraordinary band members (Scotty Moore and James Burton), the Jordanaires, the backup singers like Cissy Houston were powerful roof raisers.
Now THAT is a rug!
Cos he had a bad car accident..but yeah man ...dont look good!
Scotty Ro
Exelente
Legend
A beautiful head of hair .....................................
The hair was fake, but the music was as real as it gets.....
He was on his way to perform on the Ed Sullivan Show wasn't he? To Elvis's credit, he refused to release a version of this record until Carl's version was headed down the charts
Badass.
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@moviemagg Moviemagg YOU are right on 'bout the Comets AND Chuck Berry! But ya gots to give Lil Richard credit to!
And the funny thing is today that wooley sheep is now on David Lettermans head.
This is real rock'n roll!