Guitarist

Carl Perkins – Cause of Death, Age, Date, and Facts

The guitarist Carl Perkins passed away at age 65, this age of death has to be considered respectable. What was the cause of death? Below is all you want to know regarding the death of Carl Perkins and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Rockabilly musician who worked with Sun Records Studio and wrote “Blue Suede Shoes.”

He learned the guitar from a black farmhand named John Westbrook. He grew up listening to the Grand Ole Opry.

On his final album, which was released two years before he died, he sang with Bono, Paul Simon, and Tom Petty.

How did Carl Perkins die?

Carl Perkins' death was caused by laryngeal cancer.

Carl Perkins, the pioneering rockabilly singer, songwriter and guitarist who wrote ”Blue Suede Shoes,” died yesterday in Jackson, Tenn., where he lived. He was 65. He died of complications related to a recent series of strokes, said a family spokesman, Albert Hall.

Information about the death of Carl Perkins
Cause of deathLaryngeal cancer
Age of death65 years
ProfessionGuitarist
BirthdayApril 9, 1932
Death dateJanuary 19, 1998
Place of deathJackson-Madison County General Hospital
Place of burialRidgecrest Cemetery, Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Quotes by Carl Perkins

"That rockabilly sound wasn't as simple as I thought it was."

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"If it weren't for the rocks in its bed, the stream would have no song."

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"If it helped you get your music off the ground, I'm glad you done it."

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"After all those days in the cotton fields, the dreams came true on a gold record on a piece of wood. It's in my den where I can look at it every day. I wear it out lookin' at it."

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