"exactly 44 years after the group's first appearance on ""The Ed Sullivan Show"". Joan Jett honoured the Dave Clark Five by performing ""Bits and Pieces"" with John Mellencamp's band. To perform ""Glad All Over"", Jett was joined by John Fogerty, John Mellencamp, Billy Joel and other artists who performed throughout the evening. In March 2008 a 28-track collection, ""The Dave Clark Five: The Hits"", was released on iTunes. The Dave Clark Five comprised: The Dave Clark Five's UK Top Ten singles (1963–70) were as follows: ""Glad All Over"" (No.1 for 2 weeks from 14 January 1964); ""Bits and Pieces"" (No.2,"
"Weekend in London Weekend in London is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Dave Clark Five. It contains the single ""Come Home"" and covers of ""Blue Suede Shoes"" by Carl Perkins and ""Little Bitty Pretty One"" by Thurston Harris. The album also features ""Hurting Inside"" and ""'Till the Right One Comes Along"", both of which later appeared on ""The Dave Clark Five"" (1971) compilation album. In Canada, it was released as ""Encores"" on Capitol Records. In his retrospective review for AllMusic, Greg Adams described ""Weekend in London"" the band's own songs in the album ""vacillate between"
"Carl Perkins Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998) was an American singer-songwriter who recorded most notably at the Sun Studio, in Memphis, beginning in 1954. His best-known song is ""Blue Suede Shoes"". According to Charlie Daniels, ""Carl Perkins' songs personified the rockabilly era, and Carl Perkins' sound personifies the rockabilly sound more so than anybody involved in it, because he never changed."" Perkins's songs were recorded by artists (and friends) as influential as Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash and Eric Clapton which further established his place in the history of popular music. Paul"
"biopic ""Walk the Line"". The following recording by Carl Perkins was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, which is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least 25 years old and that have ""qualitative or historical significance"". Carl Perkins Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998) was an American singer-songwriter who recorded most notably at the Sun Studio, in Memphis, beginning in 1954. His best-known song is ""Blue Suede Shoes"". According to Charlie Daniels, ""Carl Perkins' songs personified the rockabilly era, and Carl Perkins' sound personifies the rockabilly sound more"
"the pretty Beatlesque pop of ""Your Turn to Cry"" and moody rockers similar to early Zombies"" and that as the band released three albums around that time, ""Weekend in London sounds like they were being stretched a little too thin."" All tracks written by Dave Clark and Mike Smith, except were noted. The Dave Clark Five Weekend in London Weekend in London is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Dave Clark Five. It contains the single ""Come Home"" and covers of ""Blue Suede Shoes"" by Carl Perkins and ""Little Bitty Pretty One"" by Thurston Harris. The"
"Your True Love ""Your True Love"" is a 1957 song written by Carl Perkins and released as a single on Sun Records. The single was released as a 45 and 78 backed with ""Matchbox"" in February, 1957. The recording, Sun 261, reached no. 13 on the ""Billboard"" country and western chart and no. 67 on the ""Billboard"" pop singles chart that year. The song was recorded on Tuesday, December 4, 1956 when Elvis Presley made a surprise visit to Sun Studios at 706 Union in Memphis, Tennessee. Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis also participated in the impromptu jam session"
"to paper. Carl was already sending demos to New York record companies, who kept rejecting him, sometimes explaining that this strange new style of country with a pronounced rhythm fit no current commercial trend. That would change in 1955 after recording the song ""Blue Suede Shoes"" (recorded 19 December 1955) on Sam Phillips' Memphis-based Sun Records. Later made more famous by Elvis Presley, Perkins' original version was an early rock 'n' roll standard. In the early 1950s there was heavy competition among Memphis area bands playing an audience-savvy mix of covers, original songs, and hillbilly flavored blues. One source mentions"
"This had previously been the B-side to Douglas' 1969 release, ""Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"", a cover of the B.J. Thomas song. Douglas' 2011 album, ""The Craig Douglas Project"", included his versions of ""Auberge"" and ""Creep"". Craig Douglas Craig Douglas (born Terence Perkins, 12 August 1941) is an English pop singer, who was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His sole UK chart-topper, ""Only Sixteen"" (1959), sold more copies in the UK than Sam Cooke's original version. Born a twin, in Newport, Isle of Wight the former Terence Perkins was employed as a milkman before becoming a"
"""Fluke"" Holland on drums. Both sides failed to chart. That's Right (Carl Perkins song) ""That's Right"" is a 1957 rock and roll song written by Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash. The song was released as a single on Sun Records by Carl Perkins in August, 1957. ""That's Right"" was released as Sun 274, Matrix #U-259, backed with ""Forever Yours"", Matrix #U-258. The song was recorded at Sun Records studios at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. ""That's Right""was published by Hi-Lo Music while ""Forever Yours"" was published by Knox Music. The personnel on the session were Carl Perkins, vocals and"
"a successful rock ‘n’ roll singer in the 1950s and 1960s, under the name of Thomas Wayne. In his autobiography, Johnny Cash wrote that Perkins was mildly addicted to amphetamines. They started taking drugs together in the late 1950s. Perkins' nickname was ""L.M"", the initials of his first and second name ""Luther Monroe"". Singer-guitarist Carl Perkins, who was also a member of Cash's touring show, was not related to Luther Perkins. During the early morning hours of August 3, 1968, Perkins returned from fishing on Old Hickory Lake to his newly constructed home on Riverwood Drive in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He"
"the Dave Clark Five and the Yardbirds. After their second LP, ""Reflections"", Knight left the band to pursue a frustrated solo career as producer and singer. The Pack continued without Knight with even less success, releasing a few more 45 RPM singles under the names The Pack and The Fabulous Pack. The band was largely forgotten until Farner and Brewer formed the nucleus of Capitol Records' best-selling act of the early 1970s, Grand Funk Railroad, initially managed and produced by Knight. All recordings by Terry Knight and the Pack have been out of print since 1973, except for ""I (Who"
"same title in 1938. Perkins recorded his song with the same title with similar music but an updated arrangement in 1956 for Sun Records. The Perkins song was featured on the 1957 Sun LP ""Dance Album of Carl Perkins"", which was also released in the UK on London. The album was later re-released as ""Teen Beat: The Best of Carl Perkins"". Perkins' recording was subsequently covered by the Beatles in 1964. The Beatles' recording, the best-known version of the song, is attributed to Carl Perkins. Lyrically, the Perkins and Griffin songs are similar, but musically, the arrangement is more modern."
"That's Right (Carl Perkins song) ""That's Right"" is a 1957 rock and roll song written by Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash. The song was released as a single on Sun Records by Carl Perkins in August, 1957. ""That's Right"" was released as Sun 274, Matrix #U-259, backed with ""Forever Yours"", Matrix #U-258. The song was recorded at Sun Records studios at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. ""That's Right""was published by Hi-Lo Music while ""Forever Yours"" was published by Knox Music. The personnel on the session were Carl Perkins, vocals and guitar, Jay Perkins, guitar, Clayton Perkins, bass, and W.S."
"a RCA in November, and on December 19, 1955, Phillips, who had begun recording Perkins in late 1954, told Perkins, ""Carl Perkins, you're my rockabilly cat now."" Released on January 1, 1956, ""Blue Suede Shoes"" was a massive chart success. In the United States, it reached number 1 on ""Billboard"" magazine's country music chart (the only number 1 success he would have) and number 2 on the ""Billboard"" Best Sellers popular music chart. On March 17, Perkins became the first country artist to reach number 3 on the rhythm and blues charts. That night, Perkins performed the song on ABC-TV's"
"starred Barbara Ferris, and was released in the United States as ""Having a Wild Weekend"". The short film ""Hits in Action"" highlighted a series of Dave Clark Five hits. Other than the songs ""Inside and Out"", ""Maze of Love"" and ""Live in the Sky"", the band did not follow the psychedelic music trend. The Dave Clark Five disbanded in 1970, having had three singles on the UK chart that year, two of which reached the Top Ten. In 1970, Davidson, Huxley and Payton left, and Alan Parker and Eric Ford joined on lead guitar and bass. That line-up, renamed ""Dave"
"Dixie Fried ""Dixie Fried"" is a 1956 song written by Carl Perkins and Howard ""Curley"" Griffin and released as a single on Sun Records. The song was released as a 45 and 78 single, Sun 249, in August, 1956 backed with ""I'm Sorry, I'm Not Sorry"". The single reached no. 10 on the ""Billboard"" country and western chart in 1956. The single was also released in Canada on the ""Quality"" label as #1557. The record was reissued as a 45 single in 1979 on the Shelby Singleton-owned Sun Golden Treasure Series as Sun 10. Howard ""Curley"" Griffin was a singer"
"Because (The Dave Clark Five song) ""Because"" is a song by The Dave Clark Five from their third studio album ""American Tour"" (1964). Originally the B-side to ""Can't You See That She's Mine"" in the UK, ""Because"" was released as a single in the United States and reached number three on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. Julian Lennon released a version of the song which peaked at number 40 on the UK Singles Chart in 1985. ""Because"" was written with the intention of being the Dave Clark Five's fifth US single, but the band's label, Epic Records, was initially"
"had begun burning. Clayton had been thrown from the car but was not injured seriously. Another Perkins song, ""Gone Gone Gone"", released by Sun in October 1955, was also a regional success. It was a ""bounce blues in flavorsome combined country and r.&b. idioms"". It was backed by the more traditional ""Let the Jukebox Keep On Playing"", complete with fiddle, ""Western boogie"" bass line, steel guitar and weepy vocal. Commenting on Perkins's playing, Sam Phillips has been quoted as saying, ""I knew that Carl could rock and in fact he told me right from the start that he had been"
"Carl Perkins (pianist) Carl Perkins (August 16, 1928 – March 17, 1958) was an American jazz pianist. Perkins was born in Indianapolis but worked mainly in Los Angeles. He is best known for his performances with the Curtis Counce Quintet, which also featured Harold Land, Jack Sheldon and drummer Frank Butler. He also performed with Tiny Bradshaw, Big Jay McNeely in 1948-49, and played dates with Miles Davis in 1950. Following a short stint in the Army (January 1951 to November 1952), he worked intermittently with the Oscar Moore Trio (1953-1955) and the Clifford Brown–Max Roach group in 1954. He"
"Zoom / Big Feet 1960 5017 Marsha Renay (with The Don Juans?) It's Nice / Our Cha-Lypso Of Love 1960 5018 John Lee Hooker Big Fine Woman / Blues For Christmas 1960 5019 Dave Hamilton and his Peppers Cooter Bug / Donna's Cha-Cha 1961 5020 Tino Cairo Wow Baby Sitter / Love In Portofino 1961 5021 The Creators Wear My Ring / Booga Bear 1961 5022 Karol Jackman Sometimes I Get Lonely / I Wanna Cry 1962 5023 Bobby Allen I Sent You Roses / You're My Love 1962 5024 Dave Kirk Oh, Baby / Those Lonely Blue Nights 1962"
"Matchbox (song) ""Matchbox"" is a blues song written and recorded by Blind Lemon Jefferson in 1927. It was recorded as a rockabilly song by Carl Perkins in December 1956 and by Jerry Lee Lewis in 1958. The Carl Perkins tune shares some lyrics with 1920s blues songs by Ma Rainey and Blind Lemon Jefferson. Sam Phillips and Sun Records released the Carl Perkins version as the B-side to ""Your True Love"". Although only the A-side became a record chart hit in 1957, ""Matchbox"" is one of Perkins' best-known recordings. A variety of musicians have recorded the song, including the Beatles."
"in a heavy rain to hear Perkins and Briggs at the Brockton Fair in Massachusetts. Sun issued more Perkins songs in 1956: ""Boppin' the Blues""/""All Mama's Children"" (Sun 243), the B side co-written with Johnny Cash, and ""Dixie Fried""/""I'm Sorry, I'm Not Sorry"" (Sun 249). ""Matchbox""/""Your True Love"" (Sun 261) came out in February 1957. ""Boppin' the Blues"" reached number 47 on the ""Cashbox"" pop singles chart, number 9 on the ""Billboard"" country and western chart, and number 70 on the ""Billboard"" Top 100 chart. ""Matchbox"" is considered a rockabilly classic. The day it was recorded, Elvis Presley visited the"
"Go Cat Go! Go Cat Go! is a 1996 album by American rockabilly musician Carl Perkins. For most of the songs, Perkins performs with other artists. The album includes recordings from all four ex-Beatles, with Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr recording new material, while John Lennon's version of ""Blue Suede Shoes"" comes from his album ""Live Peace in Toronto 1969"". Jimi Hendrix's version of the same song is also an archive recording. The album was produced by Bob Johnston. Also performing with Perkins on the album are Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Bono, Paul"
"Birth of Rock and Roll ""Birth of Rock and Roll"" is a 1986 song written by Carl Perkins and Greg Perkins. The song was featured on the ""Class of '55"" album which included performances with Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and Jerry Lee Lewis. ""Birth of Rock and Roll"" was released as a 7"" single with a picture sleeve, 885 760-7, on the Smash/America label copyrighted by PolyGram Records produced by Chips Moman. The single reached no. 31 on the ""Billboard"" country chart and no. 44 on the Canadian country chart in 1986. The B side was ""Rock and Roll (Fais-Do-Do)"""
"Liverpool"" (1964), a tribute album dedicated to music of the British Invasion. Julian Lennon recorded the song for the soundtrack to Dave Clark's musical ""Time"" (1986). Released as a single in 1985, Lennon's version reached number 40 on the UK Singles Chart, and number eight on the Belgium Singles Chart. Because (The Dave Clark Five song) ""Because"" is a song by The Dave Clark Five from their third studio album ""American Tour"" (1964). Originally the B-side to ""Can't You See That She's Mine"" in the UK, ""Because"" was released as a single in the United States and reached number three"
"chart in October 1972 with a recording of the song, with the lyrics changed considerably. Nelson performed the song on the ""Ozzie and Harriet"" TV show on ABC in 1957, along with ""Your True Love"", another Carl Perkins hit on Sun. The song was featured on the 1970 album ""Carl Perkins' Greatest Hits"", Columbia LP CS 9833 and the 1986 Rhino Records collection ""Carl Perkins: Original Sun Greatest Hits"", RNCD 75890. Perkins also performed the song on the ""Town Hall Party"" syndicated TV series in 1959 and with Dave Edmunds and The Stray Cats on the 1985 HBO/Cinemax special """"."
"Restless (Carl Perkins song) ""Restless"" is a 1968 song written by Carl Perkins and released as a single on Columbia Records. The song was recorded on September 27, 1968, and released as a 45 single, 4-44723, on Columbia, in December, 1968, backed with ""11-43"", reaching no. 20 on the ""Billboard"" country chart. The recording, produced by Bill Denny and Larry Butler, also appeared on the May, 1969 Columbia LP ""Carl Perkins' Greatest Hits"". The song also appeared on the 1992 Carl Perkins compilation album ""Restless: The Columbia Recordings"". The song became a major hit again in 1991 in a new"
"Delmore Brothers, the Maddox Brothers and Rose, Merle Travis, Hank Williams, Hank Snow, and Tennessee Ernie Ford. Curtis Gordon's 1953 ""Rompin' and Stompin'"", an uptempo hillbilly-boogie included the lyrics, ""Way down south where I was born / They rocked all night 'til early morn' / They start rockin' / They start rockin' an rollin'."" Sharecroppers' sons Carl Perkins and his brothers Jay Perkins and Clayton Perkins, along with drummer W. S. Holland, had been playing their music roughly ninety miles from Memphis. The Perkins Brothers Band, featuring both Carl and Jay on lead vocals, quickly established themselves as the hottest"
"Everybody Knows (Dave Clark Five song) ""Everybody Knows"" is a 1967 song by the Dave Clark Five, also known as ""Everybody Knows (You Said Goodbye)."" It is not to be confused with their 1964 song, ""Everybody Knows (I Still Love You)."" The song features lead vocals by Lenny Davidson, unusual among their songs. The song was a major hit in their native UK, where it reached number two. It was also a Top 10 hit in Ireland and New Zealand, peaking in both nations at number six. ""Everybody Knows"" narrowly missed the Top 40 in the U.S., where it reached"
"of the song in 1973 entitled ""(Let's Get) Dixiefried"" from the ""My Kind of Country"" album which reached no. 61 on the ""Billboard"" country chart. Dixie Fried ""Dixie Fried"" is a 1956 song written by Carl Perkins and Howard ""Curley"" Griffin and released as a single on Sun Records. The song was released as a 45 and 78 single, Sun 249, in August, 1956 backed with ""I'm Sorry, I'm Not Sorry"". The single reached no. 10 on the ""Billboard"" country and western chart in 1956. The single was also released in Canada on the ""Quality"" label as #1557. The record"
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"(No.1, 25 December 1965), ""At the Scene"" (No.1, March 1966), ""Try Too Hard"" (No.5, May 1966), ""Please Tell Me Why"" (No.5, July 1966), ""Satisfied With You"" (No.32, September 1966), ""Nineteen Days"" (No.23, November 1966), ""I've Got To Have A Reason"" (No.31, February 1967), ""You Got What It Takes"" (No.7, May 1967), ""You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby"" (No.37, July 1967) and ""Red And Blue"" (No.42, December 1967). Studio albums The Dave Clark Five The Dave Clark Five were an English rock and roll band formed in Tottenham in 1957. In January 1964 they had their first UK top ten"
"Boppin' the Blues ""Boppin' the Blues"" is a 1956 song written by Carl Perkins and Howard ""Curley"" Griffin and released as a single on Sun Records in May 1956. The single was released as a 45 and 78, Sun 243, backed with ""All Mama's Children"", a song co-written by Perkins with Sun labelmate Johnny Cash. The single reached no. 9 on the ""Billboard"" country and western chart, no. 47 on the ""Cashbox"" pop singles chart, and no. 70 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 pop singles chart. The single was also released in Canada on the ""Quality"" label as #1570. The"