Carl Perkins Part 1

Carl recalls the early crossover success of "Blue Suede Shoes"; his 1956 car accident and subsequent recovery; the story behind Elvis' cover of "Blue Suede Shoes"; on a 1964 UK tour with Chuck Berry, Carl meets "them long-haired boys", the Beatles. Recorded at the EXPO 86 "Legends of Rock'n'Roll" show in Vancouver in 1986. Carl was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Sun Records founder Sam Phillips in 1987. Carl Perkins died in January 1988 in Jackson, Tennessee. He was 65.