A life-sized silhouette of him and other music legends will be ringed around a monument shaped like a Epiphone guitar next month. He was buried at burial place. Following the death of his brother Jay in 1958, Carl signed a … Carl J Perkins, 1930 - 1984 Carl J Perkins 1930 1984 Kentucky Kentucky. Carl Perkins was born on April 9, 1932 in Tiptonville, Tennessee, USA as Carl Lee Perkins. Val Perkins was the widow of Carl Perkins, who preceded her in death January 19, 1998. He died on January 19, 1998 in Jackson, Tennessee. Carl Perkins, founder and guitarist of New Zealand reggae band House Of Shem, died on May 9 at age 59. The monument is meant to honor the musical greats who played at clubs along U.S. 67 in the early days of rock ’n’ roll. He was married to Valda Crider. Carl Lee Perkins was born on April 9, 1932 in Tiptonville, TN .Carl Perkins was The King of Rockabilly. Privately, Perkins’ emotional troubles continued to … Dolly Parton's husband of 53-years Carl Dean was caught in a rare public sighting late last month. Perkins drew raves for the role, in which, in one classic scene, his character stabbed to death actress Janet Leigh in a shower scene. A post on their Facebook page gave bowel cancer as the cause of death.. On January 19, 1998, Carl Perkins died at the age of 65. Legacy.com is the leading provider of online obituaries for the newspaper industry. It was then that Carl began performing with other Sun Records legends such as Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. Mr. Perkins, in his final days, spoke to his sons about issuing a note upon his death, and the boys wrote down their father's words. Legacy.com enhances online obituaries with Guest Books, funeral home information, and florist links. Carl Perkins, who scrawled his trademark song, "Blue Suede Shoes," on the back of a paper bag and spelled it "swade," died yesterday in Nashville, Tenn., of … Latter day pop artists who would acknowledge the influence of Carl Perkins include Rick Nelson, John Fogerty, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and Paul McCartney, who said "If there were no Carl Perkins, there would be no Beatles." In October of 1954, Carl Perkins auditioned for Sam Phillips at Sun Records. Her life revolved around her beloved Carl and their children. Almost 15 years after his death, rock legend Carl Perkins is set to receive one more honor. Carl passed away of cause of death on month day 2017, at age 83 at death place, Tennessee. (Valda and Carl married in January 1953) After the death of Carl Perkins, Val remained actively involved in all of their business affairs.