Ernie Chaffin

Some Things Never Change - Out Now

Previously Unreleased Music by Carl Perkins

The King Of Rockabilly Carl Perkins returns to Sun Records with the landmark release of his never-before-heard album, Some Things Never Change. Tracked in Nashville and his Jackson poolhouse, Perkins shines as produced by Bill Lloyd. Arriving in celebration of 70 years of “Blue Suede Shoes,” the album features new originals and versions of John Hiatt's "Memphis In The Meantime" and Johnny Cash's "Get Rhythm," backed by sons Stan and Greg Perkins and studio aces Jerry Douglas and Pete Finney.

Ernie Chaffin Biography

Ernie Chaffin was born in Water Valley, North Mississippi in January, 1928 . He recorded what can only be described as the most original music to come out of the famous SUN Studio. Sam Phillips must have heard and seen something great in Ernie to release 4 singles, this during the heydey of the major Rockabilly explosion in the South. Ernie’s friend and manager Pewee Maddux was the main reason Ernie recorded at Sun and the man who saw the talent in Ernie and encouraged him to believe in what he was doing.