According to Charlie Daniels, "Carl Perkins' songs personified the rockabilly era, and Carl Perkins' sound personifies the rockabilly sound more so than anybody involved in it, because he never changed."
Menurut Charlie Daniels, "lagu-lagu Carl Perkins mempersonifikasikan era rockabilly, dan suara Carl Perkins mempersonifikasikan suara rockabilly ketimbang siapapun yang terlibat di dalamnya, karena ia tak pernah berubah."