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Jeff Apter is the author of than 30 books many dealing with the world of music He has written biographies of Keith Urban Malcolm and Angus Young of AC DC Jeff Buckley and the Bee Gees As ghostwriter he has worked with ARIA Hall of Famers Kasey Chambers and Richard Clapton and AC DC s Mark Evans He was also the creative consultant for the award nominated live production A State of Grace The Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley and spent four years on staff at Rolling Stone Australia The definitive and fascinating biography of the musical trailblazer who wrote the classic Blue Suede Shoes and was the influence behind countless other legendary hits a rock and roll legend in his own right and the original rockabilly cat Carl Perkins He was the King of Rockabilly and one of rock and roll s true pioneers A groundbreaking guitarist singer and songwriter Carl Perkins inspired countless musicians in country rock and pop music His influence is enormous As Paul McCartney said If there were no Carl Perkins there would be no Beatles One Beatle was such a fan that he gave himself the stage name Carl Harrison Now acclaimed music writer Jeff Apter recounts Carl Perkins s remarkable life story the triumphs tragedies and career highlights that include some of the most pivotal moments in music history Born in Tennessee to poor sharecroppers Carl grew up listening to gospel and country music learned blues guitar from a fellow field hand and started writing songs at age fourteen He plied his trade in rough and rowdy honky tonks performing with his brothers before beginning his recording career at the legendary Sun Studio in Memphis It was there that Carl became a member of the fabled Million Dollar Quartet alongside Elvis Presley Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis In 1955 he wrote and recorded Blue Suede Shoes the first record by a Sun artist to sell over a million copies But then a fateful car crash stalled his career one of many tragedies in Carl s life Over the following decades Presley Cash and countless other artists from the Beatles Tom Petty and Bob Dylan to Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix performed and recorded his songs and became Carl s friends collaborators and champions Rich with insider detail and background into Carl s private battles humanitarian work and personal inspirations this is a fascinating in depth look at Mr Blue Suede Shoes and his one of a kind legacy Carl Perkins The King of RockabillyWell written and researched biography A lot of interesting details about Perkin s life that were new to me 080654354X