Croce: 1950s Performer

The performer I discovered in learning about 1950's rock was Carl Lee Perkins. I particularly noticed his song, "Let The Jukebox Keep on Playin'" because I found it to be very expressive. As another classmate already pointed out, Perkins's career flourished more as a songwriter, and Elvis Presley recorded Perkins's biggest hit, "Blue Suede Shoes." I thought it was really cool that Perkins kept his music career family oriented and played with his brothers, when you listen to the lyrics you can tell he is connected to his roots. Since I enjoyed Perkins own playing so much, I was saddened to read in the text that his own performing was cut short by an accident, I think rock could have benefited from more of his energy, not only his songwriting. A more upbeat song of his that I really enjoyed was "Honey Don't!"