Editing Carl Perkins (section)

===Later years===
The rockabilly revival of the 1980s helped bring Perkins back into the limelight. In 1981, Perkins recorded the song "Get It" with [[Paul McCartney]]. According to one source, he fully co-wrote the song with McCartney.<ref>[[#legends|Naylor, p. 145.]]</ref> This recording was included on the chart-topping album ''[[Tug of War (Paul McCartney album)|Tug of War]]'', released in 1982.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpgr.co.uk/pctc259.html |title=Tug Of War |publisher=Jpgr.co.uk |access-date=2011-11-25}}</ref>  During 1985, Perkins re-recorded "Blue Suede Shoes" with [[Lee Rocker]] and [[Slim Jim Phantom]] of the [[Stray Cats]] as part of the soundtrack for the film ''[[Porky's Revenge]]''.

In October 1985, Perkins performed on stage in [[London]] for a television special, ''[[Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session]]'', with [[George Harrison]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Dave Edmunds]], Lee Rocker, [[Rosanne Cash]] and [[Ringo Starr]]. The show was taped live at the [[Limehouse Studios]]. It was broadcast on [[Channel 4]] on January 1, 1986. Perkins sang 16 songs plus two encores, in an extraordinary performance. He and his friends ended the session by singing "Blue Suede Shoes", his most famous song, 30 years after its writing, which brought Perkins to tears. The concert special was a highlight of his later career. Fans praised it for Perkins and his guests' spirited performances. The concert was released for DVD by Snapper Music in 2006.<ref>DVD ''Carl Perkins & Friends''. Released by Graham Nolder/Snapper Music. 2006. Cat:SDVD514</ref>

Perkins was inducted into the [[Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 1985. Wider recognition of his contributions to music came with his induction into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1987. The Hall chose "Blue Suede Shoes" as one of its [[500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll|500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll]]. The song also received a [[Grammy Hall of Fame Award]]. Perkins was inducted into the [[Rockabilly Hall of Fame]] in recognition of his pioneering contributions to the genre.

Perkins's only notable film performance as an actor was in [[John Landis]]'s 1985 film ''[[Into the Night (1985 film)|Into the Night]]''. The cameo-laden film includes a scene in which characters played by Perkins and [[David Bowie]] die by each other's hand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089346/fullcredits#cast|title=Into the Night (1985): Full Cast & Crew|publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=2015-08-17}}</ref>

Perkins returned to the Sun Studio in Memphis in 1986, joining Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and [[Roy Orbison]] on the album ''[[Class of '55]]''. The record was a tribute to their early years at Sun and, specifically, the Million Dollar Quartet [[jam session]] involving Perkins, Presley, Cash, and Lewis in 1956.

In 1989, Perkins co-wrote and played lead guitar on [[the Judds]]' number-one country hit, "[[Let Me Tell You About Love]]".<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=River of Time |others=The Judds |year=1989 |type=cassette liner |publisher=RCA/Curb |id=9595-2-R}}</ref>  That same year, he signed a record deal with Platinum Records for the album ''Friends, Family, and Legends'', featuring performances by [[Chet Atkins]], [[Travis Tritt]], [[Steve Wariner]], [[Joan Jett]], and [[Charlie Daniels]], along with [[Paul Shaffer]] and [[Will Lee (bassist)|Will Lee]]. The song "Wild Texas Wind" became the title track to a made-for-TV [[Wild Texas Wind|movie]] featuring [[Dolly Parton]] and [[Gary Busey]].  In 1996, [[Willie Nelson]], who also appeared in that movie, would join Carl in a duet version of the song. During the production of this album, Perkins was diagnosed with [[Esophageal cancer|throat cancer]]. 

Dolly Parton had a Top 20 Country hit in 1991 with [[Silver and Gold (Dolly Parton song)|"Silver and Gold"]] which she and Perkins co-wrote.  [[Mark O'Connor]] recorded a version of the Perkins classic [[Restless (Carl Perkins song)|"Restless"]] in 1991 and had a #25 Country hit with it in the US, (#19 in Canada).

Perkins again returned to Sun Studio to record with Scotty Moore, Presley's first guitar player, for the album ''706 ReUNION'', released by Belle Meade Records which also featured [[D. J. Fontana]], Marcus Van Storey, and [[the Jordanaires]]. In 1993, Perkins performed with the [[Kentucky Headhunters]] in the music video for a re-recording of his song "Dixie Fried" filmed in [[Glasgow, Kentucky]]. In 1994, he teamed up with [[Duane Eddy]] and [[the Mavericks]] to contribute Matchbox to the [[AIDS]] benefit album ''[[Red Hot + Country]]'', produced by the [[Red Hot Organization]].

His last album, ''[[Go Cat Go!]]'', released by the independent Dinosaur Records label in 1996 showcases Perkins singing duets with [[Bono]], Johnny Cash, [[John Fogerty]], George Harrison, Paul McCartney, [[Willie Nelson]], [[Tom Petty]], [[Paul Simon]], and [[Ringo Starr]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theband.hiof.no/albums/go_cat_go.html |title=Carl Perkins/Various Artists: Go Cat Go! |publisher=Theband.hiof.no |access-date=2011-11-25}}</ref><ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Carl Perkins|chart=all}} ]{{dead link|date=November 2011}}</ref>

His last major concert performance was the [[Music for Montserrat]] all-star charity concert at London's [[Royal Albert Hall]] on September 15, 1997, four months before his death.