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Rockabilly icon Carl Perkins dies at 65 in Jackson
Rockabilly pioneer Carl Perkins, Sun Records star of Blue Suede Shoes, dies at 65 in his hometown Jackson Tennessee from complications after strokes. A Hall of Fame inductee, Perkins wrote the 1956 hit that topped pop country and R B charts and influenced Elvis Presley and The Beatles.
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