Did you know? Carl Perkins recorded “Matchbox” as a rockabilly track with Jerry Lee Lewis on piano in December 1956. The song dropped on Sun Records on January 1, 1957, alongside its flip side, “Your True Love.” Both went on to be covered by The Beatles and many others after that. While only the A-side hit the charts that year, “Matchbox” quickly became one of Perkins’ most iconic songs, breaking into the charts within weeks of its release. The brand-new Carl Perkins album, “Some Things Never Ch

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Pinetop Perkins, the rollicking Blues pianist who spent many years in Muddy Waters' band, passed away on March 21st 2011 https://www.allaboutbluesmusic.com/pinetop-perkins/ His early career as a guitarist had been cut short by an injury so Joe Willie (Pinetop) Perkins took up piano and developed a rolling Boogie style, which won him a Grammy at the age of 97! | All About Blues Music