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Carl Perkins

real name Carl Lee Perkins

United States · 1932-04-09 – 1998-01-19

Carl Perkins is credited on 7,878 releases across 1,597 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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7,878

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1,597

Albums

8

Decades active

1,418

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Carl Perkins (born April 9, 1932, Tiptonville, Tennessee, USA - died January 19, 1998, Jackson, Tennessee, USA) was an American rockabilly musician and songwriter, nicknamed "the King of Rockabilly".
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll, the Rockabilly, and the Nashville Songwriters Halls of Fame; and was a Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipient.
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7,878 releases · 1,597 albums · active 1955–2026

  • Performance · 11,211
  • Other credits · 133
  • Production · 2

Studios: Star-Club Hamburg · Electric Lady Studios · Sun Studios · EMI Studios

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