Red Perkins (country singer) explained

Red Perkins
Birth Date:	August 3, 1920
Label:	King Records De Luxe Records Cattle Records (Germany)
Associated Acts:	Red Perkins and the Kentucky Redheads Bill Boyd (Cowboy Ramblers) Light Crust Doughboys

Red Perkins (August 3, 1920 – August 15, 1990) was an American country music singer from Ohio, United States.^{[1] [2]}

Early life

Perkins was born in Kentucky.

Career

Perkins worked from a home base of Dayton, Ohio.

Selected discography

As Red Perkins, Red Perkins and the Kentucky Redheads who recorded with De Luxe Records and King Records^[3]

• 1948: "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)/I Live The Life I Love", 78rpm single (De Luxe Records/King Records 5047)
• 1948: "Someday You'll Call My Name/You're Gonna Regret It All Someday", 78rpm single (De Luxe Records/King Records 5052)
• 1949: "Aggravating Lou From Louisville/Hoedown Boogie", 78rpm single (King Records 792)
• 1949: "I Know Better Now/Too Long", 78rpm single (King Records 823)
• 1950: "Crocodile Tears/I Hate You", 78rpm single (King Records 836)
• 1950: "One At A Time/I'm So Happy I Could Cry", 78rpm single (King Records 850)
• 1950: "Big Blue Diamonds/Rag Man Boogie", 78rpm single (King Records 903)
• 1951: "I'm Gonna Rush Right Down To Macon/A Long Necked Bottle", 78rpm single (King Records 920)

Former members (partial list)

• Jim Alexander
• Jesse Ashlock
• Cecil Brower (alumni of the Milton Brown Band)
• Fred Calhoun
• Harry Fooks
• Clarence Gray
• Jay Green
• Wilbert H. (Bill) Osborne
• Jabbo Smith, trumpet
• Anna Mae Winburn, singer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Red Perkins and His Kentucky Redheads . Hillbilly Music . 16 February 2020.
2. Web site: Xavier. Red Perkins, Paul Howard's front man: 'The boogie's fine tonight' (1948-1950). Bopping. 20 February 2016. 18 July 2015.
3. Web site: Ruppli. Michel. Red Perkins. Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies. 20 February 2016. 8 October 2009.