(person) by pingouin Sat Nov 13 1999 at 10:21:35
  • Singer/guitarist, 1932-1998. Part of the birth of the Rock and Roll Age, a Sun Records recording artist (Jerry Lee Lewis was sometimes his pianist). Is his version of "Blue Suede Shoes" the definitive one, or Elvis'? Answer: Perkins got to keep the shoes. Also wore a beyond-toupee wig for decades. His "Matchbox" was later recorded by The Beatles (he was there), et al.

  • West Coast jazz pianist of The Fifties; he recorded with Dexter Gordon and led his own groups.

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