Paul McCartney and Carl Perkins Fondly Share Stories and Rockabilly Riffs Backstage in 1993

After performing a concert in 1993 at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee, the great Paul McCartney was surprised to find legendary musician and McCartney’s idol Carl Perkins at his backstage door with guitar in hand. The pair fondly talked and exchanged rockabilly riffs for an hour. It must have been magical.

Ol’ Tennessee himself, Carl Perkins, one of Paul McCartney’s idols, knocked on the backstage door at one of Paul’s concerts at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, TN on April 27, 1993. …With guitar in hand and a million stories in his head, Carl engaged Paul for an hour, playing all the rockabilly songs they both loved

Paul McCartney Carl Perkins 1993 Backstage
Lori Dorn
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