Reposted from @thelegendsofmusic Carl Perkins playing “Honey Don’t” Live in 1956 Remembering the legendary Carl Perkins who passed away on this day in music history in 1998 As a member of the original rock ’n’ roll wave of the ‘50s, Carl Perkins did a lot to bridge the gap between White County picking music, Rockabilly and the commercial Rock ’N’ Roll music that was the new craze in that decade. If there’s one album that should be celebrated as the greatest Rock ’N’ Roll Album of the ‘50s, it should be his debut album. That record is filled with 12 songs that did so much for Rock ’N’ Roll, that a single post isn’t enough to pay justice to this man’s legacy. As a guitarist, Carl introduced many tricks via his guitar playing that are now considered to be standards for guitarists worldwide. These tricks include finger picking, imitations of the pedal steel guitar, palm muting, arpeggios, advantageous use of open strings, single and double string bending, chromaticism, country and blues licks, and tritone and other tonality clashing licks. He also possessed a rich vocabulary of chords including sixth and thirteenth chords, ninth and add nine chords, and suspensions, show up in rhythm parts and solos. What do you think of Carl’s legacy in music? Leave a comment, I’d love to hear your thoughts! #Music #RockNRoll #CarlPerkins iiii]; )'