{"name":"Carl Perkins","title":"Carl Perkins","id":717,"slug":"carl-perkins","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/717/?format=json","bio_short":"Carl Lee Perkins of (April 9, 1932-January 19 1998) originally of Tiptonville, Tennessee, made his mark with his prodigious pioneering career as a songwriter, singer and guitarist performing early <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/rockabilly\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">rockabilly</a> and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/rock%20n%20roll\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">rock n roll</a> along with more traditional <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/country\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">country</a> and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/gospel\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">gospel</a> music for decades before his death at age 65. His best known song was the platinum &quot;<a title=\"Carl Perkins &ndash; Blue Suede Shoes\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Carl+Perkins/_/Blue+Suede+Shoes\" class=\"bbcode_track\">Blue Suede Shoes</a>&quot; in 1956 which was the first single to top three charts listed by Billboard Magazine - <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/popular\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">popular</a>, <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/country%20and%20western\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">country and western</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/rhythm%20and%20blues\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">rhythm and blues</a>.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/CarlPerkinscp.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":19889,"title":"All The Way Together","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/all-the-way-together/"},{"id":1158,"title":"Blue Suede Shoes","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/blue-suede-shoes/"},{"id":19121,"title":"Daddy Sang Bass","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/daddy-sang-bass/"},{"id":10508,"title":"Drink Up And Go Home","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/drink-up-and-go-home/"},{"id":24397,"title":"Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/everybodys-trying-to-be-my-baby/"},{"id":22710,"title":"Honey Don’t","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/honey-dont/"},{"id":20893,"title":"Let The Jukebox Keep On Playing","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/let-the-jukebox-keep-on-playing/"},{"id":11215,"title":"Man Without A Home","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/man-without-a-home/"},{"id":21588,"title":"Rise,Shine","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/riseshine/"},{"id":21677,"title":"Silver,Gold","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/silvergold/"},{"id":15183,"title":"Tennessee","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/tennessee/"},{"id":18811,"title":"Till I Couldn´t Stand No More","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/till-i-couldn-t-stand-no-more/"},{"id":13627,"title":"Turn Around","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/turn-around/"}]}