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Luther Perkins

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Musician

The Resume

    (January 8, 1928-August 5, 1968)
    Guitar player for Johnny Cash (1954-1968)
    With bass player Marshall Grant, known as ‘the Tennessee Two'
    Played on the Cash songs ‘Folsom Prison Blues,' ‘I Walk the Line,' ‘Ring of Fire,' ‘Don't Take Your Guns to Town,' ‘Hey Porter,' ‘Cry Cry Cry,' ‘Get Rhythm,' ‘Give My Love to Rose' and ‘I Got Stripes'

Why he might be annoying:

    One critic called his guitar playing ‘woefully limited.'
    His musical style didn't really evolve over the years.
    He was a stiff and amateurish stage performer.
    Johnny Cash used to say ‘Luther's been dead a couple of years, but just doesn't know it.'
    He died from severe burns after falling asleep while smoking.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a mechanic who had no professional music experience when he teamed up with Johnny Cash.
    He played on numerous hit records for Cash, including the legendary ‘At Folsom Prison.'
    He stayed loyal even after Cash became a drug-addled maniac.
    He worked hard to improve his guitar technique over the years.
    His style, although accidental, influenced many other country musicians.
    Some have suggested he was actually murdered.
    Johnny Cash liked him so much, he wrote a song called ‘Luther Played the Boogie.'

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 29.41% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 53 Votes: 67.92% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 31 Votes: 67.74% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 34 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 80 Votes: 66.25% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 214 Votes: 60.28% Annoying