"Carl Perkins story is what legends are made of in the music industry, and his legacy will be remembered alongside rockabilly greats like Elvis Presley. It was actually Presley that indirectly led to Perkins' first break in the business. Perkins was born the son of sharecroppers close to Tiptonville, Tennessee, near Memphis on April 8, 1932. He worked the farm with his family and eventually learned how to play the guitar from John Westbrook, a field hand. He soon urged his siblings to join him in making a band and the Perkins Brothers Band was born. The day that he heard Presley sing ""Blue Moon of Kentucky,"" he knew that he wanted to write songs like that.He went to Sun Records and auditioned in 1954. The audition went well and he soon started releasing songs. Perkins was becoming friends with other up-and-coming artists like Johnny Cash and honing his songwriting skills. He wrote ""Blue Suede Shoes"" in 1955 and the song became an instant hit and was covered by a variety of artists. Soon after, he was in a serious car accident and he took some time to recover. Although Perkins continued to write songs, he did not find the same success as ""Blue Suede Shoes"" in any of his other singles. Some of his tip hits besides ""Blue Suede Shoes"" are ""Matchbox,"" ""Your True Love"" and ""Everybody's Trying to By My Baby.""One of Perkins greatest contributions to the music industry was as a songwriter. He wrote Patsy Cline's ""I Was So Wrong,"" Johnny Cash's ""Daddy Sang Bass"" and the Judds' ""Let Me Tell You About Love."" He also toured with Cash later in his career, which helped him to end his longtime dependence on alcohol. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Carl Perkins died in January of 1998."