Go, Cat, Go!: The Life and Times of Carl Perkins, the King of Rockabilly
- ISBN-10
- 0786882379
- ISBN-13
- 9780786882373
- Category
- Rock musicians
- Pages
- 464
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-06-01
- Publisher
- Hyperion
- Authors
- Carl Perkins, David McGee
Description
He wrote the songs that made rock immortal--including the all-time classic "Blue Suede Shoes." Now, in a book that "reads like timeless Southern fiction" (Washington Post Book World), Carl Perkins beautifully tells his story. From a life beset with tragedies--including the suicide of his brother--Perkins emerges as a man made stronger through trial and sustained by his lifelong love affair with music. of photos.
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