Carl Perkins LOST 1967 Interview...UNEARTHED After More Than 50 YEARS! 

Brad, Exceeded my expectations! I'm thrilled with your treatment of this. The work and love you put into this makes the two year wait worth it. When I first heard this tape it was barely 20 years old, I thought it was significant even then but had no clue what to do with it. After having my reel to reel repaired and unpacking my box of tapes I immediately thought you would be perfect person to have it. You did not disappoint my friend. Thank you!

The world is fortunate for the existence of both carl Perkins and Elvis ,they both rocked the world... The magic of Elvis is hard to surpass.. Elvis was a complete orchestra that needed no conductor..

I'm a cousin to Elvis and I know that he was always a fan of Carl's and thought he was a musical genius.... I personally love all of them from back in the early days...

Great to See Carl Perkins getting some attention here. He probably always deserved more.

If you listen closely, you can hear Johnny Cash playing onstage in the background.

We as guitar players owe Carl Perkins and many others for being pioneers and leading music in directions still recognizable in artist’s around the world. Thanks Brad great stuff.

Carl Perkins a very humble person, sad story, major tragedy losing his brother major disappointment missing his opportunity to be the first rock artist on TV, amazing recording.

Carl Perkins was a Titan. A pioneer of rock and roll, rockabilly, and even country. He was a BADASS guitar picker. Thanks man. That was pure gold.

Brad, thanks for sharing this document instead of hoarding or selling it. Like this, there is a lot of lost recordings that may never see the light of day. This is awesome.

The Beatles rendering of Matchbox still gives me dancing feet. I have always loved Carl Perkins. So much of modern music owes a great debt to those early Sun Records rockers and troubadours.

I can’t wait. I’m really glad you’re letting us get a chance to hear these pieces of history.

Thanks Brad! Fascinating stuff. That tape should be preserved in the Smithsonian. Carl Perkins was a super picker and a huge influence to many early rock-n-roll artists. A shame he never really got the public recognition he deserved.

I agree with this, Carl would've had a very different career had that car accident not happened, but Elvis Presley was a one off, a human that had something no other human had, or ever has had that we know of in recorded history, and I'm talking about his looks mostly. He was like a Greek God with looks like that, and then on top of that he had a natural coolness about himself. So to be honest, I think Elvis could've come last on the scene and still would've become the King due to having looks like he did, a voice sounding like he did, and a personality of natural coolness like he did. His natural coolness includes his natural rhythm as well. In other words he had it all and I've never seen any other human to have it all like that, no one. I've seen more talented musicians, better dancers, etc etc, but never have I seen a human have it all like he did. For instance, Jerry Lee Lewis was so musically talented that he would blow the minds of awesome musicians within seconds of sitting down at a piano, but he didn't have the looks, didn't have the voice, and didn't have the natural coolness that Elvis did. I'm not picking any of them apart at all, I deeply respect all of them, I'm just saying what I've thought for many many years. They are all American gems who I so deeply respect and am grateful for, all of them.

Carl was a first-rate singer-songwriter, an exceptional guitarist, and above all, a first class gentleman.

Great interview, many thanks for posting. With respect to Carl, who I saw with Johnny Cash, and with respect to Cash, who was being nice to Carl, he would never have neared Elvis' success, Perry Como or not. Carl was a unique rockabilly talent with a good enough voice, an interesting picking style and a knack for writing songs. But he was also a balding, skinny, gawky guy without the chops to truly advance much beyond the career he enjoyed. Elvis had a world-quality voice, was movie star handsome, and had an undefinable magnetism that drew people to him. I respect Carl Perkins, and when I became a musician played his songs. But he reached the level of success he reached as a result of the abilities he had. Same with Elvis and Johnny Cash.

I am so glad you let us know about this. My brother came back from the service in the early 70's with a sony reel to reel with a wealth of "stuff" on it. R&B, Motown stuff. You never know what anyone put on reel to reel! This is lost history recovered! Thanks Brad!

Wonderful,wonderful historical insight into the man. Thank you for sharing this archive, I feel very privileged hearing it.

Brad, that was absolutely badass! I'm an older feller and I've spent a lot of time fooling with reel to reel machines. I've had tapes half that old degrade to the point the oxide was falling off the mylar. How that lasted until it got to you and sounded that good with so few dropouts is nothing short of a miracle. Thanks so much for letting me hear that.(and Johnny Cash in the background was icing on the cake!)

Thanks for sharing, and providing context. The quality is outstanding.

Thanks for posting.So sad a story of losing his brother in the accident that prevented him from appearing on the Perry Como show.I lost my brother last year to cancer,he was the drummer of our band.Still not over it.Thanks again for posting.

I love Carl but , what Elvis Presley did with the Sun record's era was the greatest representation of rock n roll ever created, the look, the sound, nothing was ever cooler or greater than Elvis 1956

This is a treasure trove, Brad! Perkins is one of my favorites. That accident wiped out his new 1956 Cadillac. After he recouped there’s a photo of Sam Phillips from Sun Records handing him the keys to another new Caddy. Thank you for sharing, brother!

Wow! Great to hear this interview, even now after all these years. Undoubtedly one of the greats.

Hey thanks for posting this Brad! I love hearing interviews from back in the day. There is something magical about the old artists and the way things were done in music back then. Simple and sweet! Thanks again!

It's so interesting listening to these guys from a by gone era. The way they spoke and articulated their words seem so thought out and careful. This is why I love that generation, they make everything sound like it's gonna be alright 👍.

Carl was scheduled to be on the Perry Como Show on March 24, 1956. However Elvis made his first national tv appearance on Jan. 28, 1956. It was on The Stage Show hosted by the Dorsey Brothers. Elvis did "Shake, Rattle An Roll" and "I Got A Woman." He did five more performances on that show in the first three months of 1956. Then he did the Milton Berle Show twice April and June. He came on the Steve Allen Show July 1. Then he went on the Ed Sullivan Show in September and October of that year. His only tv appearance was his last Ed Sullivan Show in Jan. of 1957.

Brilliant work Brad. Even though I don't know a great deal about Carl this is indeed a fascinating piece of history, especially with what sounds like Johnny playing in the background. Can't wait for the Johnny and Carter family interviews.

thank you to you and the guy who gave it to you for this history! im so happy for this

I saw Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and June Carter Cash in Viet Nam right after they were married. Still have an autographed picture of Johnny to me signed by all three. It still hangs in my office. What a night, I was on the front row and we had a little set to with some remfs behind me. Johnny loved it and gave me the picture afterwards.

Thanks for sharing these recordings Brad, historic stuff. I enjoyed the Johnny Cash part a few months back and this one today.

A bit haunting to hear the mans feeling after having a taste of success. We really would be in another world had he never been in that accident. Thanks for sharing both you and the viewer

This was great, thank you Brad! I'll bet Joe at The Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville would be interested in this or a copy. They have a youtube channel also, you probably know. Joe is the nicest guy ever and replies back to every comment I make there. Anyhow Brad, this is really cool man, thanks for sharing!

I love Carl, and have done for many years. But bigger than Elvis, no he never could have been. Elvis had something extra which no one else had. Whether you love him or hate him, it's true.

6 dislikes,,,,what the fuck is wrong with some people,,,hate to be their neighbor or married to them,,,,this is pure gold Brad, thanks for taking the time to share,,,God Bless You and Yours

Man, so awesome Brad. Thank you so much for posting this. Your commentary is great and I can't wait for the rest of it.

Thanks Brad.I hope this gains traction with the algorithm .. a real gem of history that deserves a much bigger audience.

Awesome history! Thanks for sharing this with us Brad!

What a great treasure this tape is. Thanks for the upload. May the rock-gods grant you many blessed years.

Thank you Brad for laboring on the repair of the Sony (those pesky jacks) and to your viewer who sent you this piece of History. Loved every minute of this video and look forward to the upcoming interviews.

I think this just made my day! Some incredible bits of History here. I was a bit worried about the sound quality of a 55 year old tape but aside from a tiny drop out this was better than I could have hoped. Looking forward to the rest. Thank you and Dave Massey for bringing this into the spotlight.

Cool video.... 6 years ago my wife who was 33 had just gotten done with a major battle with breast cancer for the 2nd time in her life... I was working 3 weeks straight away from home and would get home the morning after she had her chemo treatments and would stay home with our 3 kids and run the house for 3 to 5 days until she was feeling well enough to take back control of the house and I'd take off again hauling livestock all over the country.. going days without much sleep or much to eat cause I was putting her through nursing school until cancer had came back which she eventually graduated with no money owed for schooling or books etc. Anyway she had just gotten done with her last radiation course and her doctor said it looked like everything was good to go.. I had called home to see what she found out and once I got the great news I asked her how she wanted to celebrate her victory.. she always enjoyed Nashville but had never been anywhere else in Tennessee and said she wanted to go to Nashville for the weekend.. I told her that I'd be home in a few days and to get everything together so we could go to Nashville and I told her that I'd take care of the vacation arrangements... we went to Nashville for 4 days and she had a great time but she wasn't looking forward to having to leave.. I surprised her and told her that we were leaving Nashville but we weren't heading home just yet.. we spent 10 or 11 days in Nashville and heading east... spent a few days at Loretta Lynn's campground in a small cabin and we spent a day in Jackson Tennessee the home of Carl Perkins and the rockabilly Hall of Fame which was pretty cool and we finished up our vacation staying in Memphis going to Graceland and several other things she wanted to do... Carl Perkins doesn't get enough credit for the talent he had imo..

This is so special. Thank you for sharing this!

That's really cool and a great piece of history,, Carl was a very talented guy but under no circumstances would he have been bigger than or even in the same league as Elvis,,, no one was and that's not a put down of Carl or anyone,, but Elvis was Elvis.

thanks Brad , I appreciate you posting this.

This is amazing. Thank you for saving and sharing it.

Amazing archive! Thank you for posting!

Incredible. Thank you for making this interview with Carl Perkins to the historical record. And thank you to the person that preserved this invaluable tape for posterity.

Thanks for posting this Brad.

Made all my hair stand up. R.I.P. Carl. I recall dancing around like a maniac to Matchbox, being the first song I heard that moved me when I was an infant here in England.

I was lucky enough to see Carl Perkins on tour with Johnny Cash, June Carter and Maybelle Carter I can't rember the other musicians. This was in Greens Playhouse Glasgow around 1970. Greens Playhouse was the biggest cinema in Europe and hosted every major star you could think of. Fond memories

You do a real fine job on these documentary type videos Brad. Thanks very much. I appreciate it👍🏻🇺🇸

Very cool Brad I really enjoyed it thank you. It took me way down memory lane.

Perkins did not invent the style of music as such but he was one of the first to make the electric guitar the "star" of the style of music. Combining that with his style of songwriting, it all fell in place. In this interview I can hear he was a very humble man.

This is a precious recording...thank you very much for sharing this.

Fantastic. Thanks for putting it up 👍

Yesterday was also the anniversary of Carl Perkins and friends being filmed in london in 1985. One of the best TV concerts ever.

This is awesome! Thanks Brad!!

Thank you so much for posting! It is a jewel for rock n roll history!

Super cool! Thanks for including all of us.

thanks for sharing this with us Brad!

thank you so much for sharing this

Very Cool! Thanks for playing this.

Carl got it right. When he saw a picture of Elvis hanging on Sun records wall. Carl went there because Elvis had.Carl saw that picure and thought he had no chance when he saw the picture. Carl was partly right. He would never be the heartthrob of the world. He would never sing like Elvis and sell billions. Looks are so important. Carl was very good singer and song writer. He never had the soulful singing , gorgeous movie star looks etc as Elvis or , dance moves,, magnetic charisma Nobody else has either. Carl was a very nice man and very talented. He was a fan of Elvis and vice versa. Elvis only sang Bliue Suede Shoes months after it dropped off the charts. He would not. Elvis was a considerate man.

Thanks for this, Brad

Fascinating. This seems like this should be getting more attention than it has. These kinds of recordings are often lost to time completely. All I can say is thank you for your help in saving another part of our history and making it available to everybody. We owe you.

A wonderful interview with Carl! Thank you for sharing! 👏🏻👏🏻❤️🌟

Really cool interview! Thank you

Wow!!! Thank you for sharing this!!!

Thanks for sharing Brad, and hope you’re keeping well. Carl Perkins, one of my guitar heroes since I first heard him.

Wow this is a gem. A lost treasure Thank you for playing this. I think a big thank you needs to go out to the person that sent you this tape. In doing so he has preserved a piece of history for the rest of us to enjoy. I am a huge Perkins fan and tried to get all I could find, but like most I had to settle for the performers like Elvis that recorded the songs that Perkins wrote. I am so excited to hear the future videos you have in store for us.

Great piece of musical history, Brad! Thanks for sharingl

Thank you for sharing this recording this is a nice piece of music history and may have never been heard if not for you

Released Blue Suede shoes on Jan 1st 1956, and I'm listening on January 1st 2022. Great interview, I love hearing this stuff! Thanks for putting it up! Great to hear Carl's voice!

perfect sparkling great interview thank you Brad

This is pure GOLD ! Thank you!

I saw him on tour with Chuck Berry and The Animals in 1964 in Glasgow. After the show I went into a hotel across the road to use the toilet. The door opened and in came Carl with Kingsize Taylor. Kingsize was a Liverpool singer who made the famous tape of the Beatles performing at the Star Club in Hamburg. They signed autographs for me which I still have. Good memories.

Tremendous!!! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to more. Really great stuff.

Awesome presentation. Thanks for sharing!

thanks so much for this brad

Cool interview Brad! Thanks!👍😎🎸🎶

This is absolutely fantastic. I remember those old videos! I watch the old ones more than anything else.

Thank you Brad, refreshing too hear an interview where the interviewer lets the man talk,

Brad, that was very moving and wonderfully edited. I am particulary touched by the humility of these truly gifted men. Can't wait for further episodes! I hope we can all learn a little more about the gentleman who sent you this tape. He certainly chose the right man to give it the respect it deserved. Thank you, from a rainy night in London.

How awesome - couldn’t have fallen in better hands. Glad to see your continued success. Really enjoy your channel.

This is excellent! Thanks.

Really cool! There's so much good stuff in the Carl Perkins rabbit hole this sent me on too. Great stuff with George Harrison, Clapton, Brian Setzer, et al. Thanks, Brad!

Brad, I had no idea. Thanks for this!

Moments and conversations that could of been lost too time..listening to stories told by artists own mouth is so much better..conveys their life experiences and times..thank you for sharing much appreciated..peace to all

Thanks for this Brad. This is a real treasure trove

Man this is some serious Rock’n’Roll documentation wow thank you for posting it . Australia

Great! One of my heroes! Go, Brad! Love your channel. Best regards from Berlin, germany.

Just wonderful. This made my day, hearing Carl lay down his heartfelt feelings. Priceless.

What a great find Thanks for uploading it!. I never knew that Mr Carl Perkins was actually there in the studio during the recording of Matchbox. That's pretty cool the Beatles invited him.

Man that is some great history there.,thanks for posting this brad..

Great step back in time. Thanks for sharing.

He was such a sweetheart! Thank you so much for this, Guitologist.

Thank you for posting this. would love to hear the other interviews

That was really cool! I'm looking forward to the rest of these tapes. You should make some copies, to make sure these interviews are around for a long time.👍

Thanks for sharing!

I once saw an Interview with Carl. He eluded to the fact that he just wasn't as good looking as Elvis and even if he hadn't had the accident. He wouldn't have been as big...