How a Freak Accident Nearly Incapacitated “Blue Suede Shoes” Songwriter Carl Perkins a Decade After His Major Hit

A guard-less metal fan nearly ended Carl Perkins’ career (and life) in a matter of seconds during a 1962 outdoor concert in Tennessee.

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