The Latest Breaking News from Carl Perkins

Singer wore footwear on and off stage during 1950s before giving them to a friend when called up to US army

Lessons we can learn from an archetypal lead guitarist

Giles Oakley writes: He was a first-class rocker, who kept the joint jumping

Phillips launched the careers of legends including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. The rock and roll pioneer spoke to Morning Edition in 1993, a decade before his death.

The Minnesota icon riffs about 66 songs and his philosophies on war, marriage and money.

Jerry Lee Lewis, the untamable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and sustained a career otherwise upended by personal scandal, died Friday morning at 87. The last survivor of a…

Beloved for his music but also known for his off-stage extremities, the late singer leaves behind a difficult legacy

Lewis was part of the Hall of Fame’s first class in 1986, alongside other greats including Buddy Holly, James Brown and Elvis Presley.

Nicknamed “The Killer”, Lee Lewis was as well known for his controversial private life as his music.