Oh yes, I've watched the Quartet several times. Great stuff.
As far as being a member, it has taken me 60 years to approach duplicating a small portion of the stuff they invented back then!
It's amazing what you can do with three chords!
Back to Carl Perkins, a lot of people don't know that his brother Luther was Johnny Cash's lead guitarist, famous for his simplicity and originality. Carl performed with them a lot, generally taking a back seat to big John.
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