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    • Jan 15, 1959
    Carl and Valda Perkins have their fourth child, Gregory Jay Perkins. He joins his dad and older brother, Stan, in writing Dolly Parton's "Silver And Gold"
    Feb 27, 1962
    Mel Tillis and Danny Dill help Carl Perkins finish writing "So Wrong" in Nashville. Patsy Cline records it the next day
    May 9, 1964
    Chuck Berry kicks off his first tour of the United Kingdom, with Carl Perkins, The Animals and The Nashville Teens in tow. In the audience: The Rolling Stones
    Jun 1, 1964
    Carl Perkins is invited to Abbey Road in London to observe one of The Beatles' recording sessions. They record his song "Matchbox"
    Oct 26, 1964
    The Beatles remake Carl Perkins' "Honey Don't"
    Jan 12, 1966
    Carl Perkins retires from the music business to take up farming. But not for long. Johnny Cash soon invites him to go on a tour, and Perkins plays as a member of Cash's band for the next decade
    Jan 11, 1968
    Johnny Cash begins two days of rehearsals for his Folsom Prison concert at the El Rancho Motel in Sacramento, California, with June Carter, The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers and Carl Perkins
    Jan 13, 1968
    Johnny Cash records the live album "Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison" in California, remaking "Folsom Prison Blues" in the process. Cash employs his usual entourage, including June Carter, The Carter Family, Carl Perkins and The Statler Brothers
    Jul 30, 1968
    Johnny Cash records the Carl Perkins-penned "Daddy Sang Bass" at the Columbia Recording Studios on Music Row in Nashville, with The Statler Brothers and Jan Howard providing additional voices
    Aug 7, 1968
    Funeral services are held for Johnny Cash guitarist Luther Perkins, who was killed by a fire at home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Pallbearers include Cash, Carl Perkins, W.S. Holland and Marshall Grant
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