The Early Days
I hope you enjoy my collection of photos from my earliest days, throughout my period playing with The Mystics and The Shades.
The Mystics Promotional poster
A young Al Perkins performing on stage
The Shades Promotional Shot
The Mystics Performing on stage
Happy Trails!
Steel Lessons for a young Al Perkins
The Shades backing Carl Bunch aka K C Grand
A Family Portrait (AP Bottom Left)
Al Perkins ready to hit the road
The Shades Promotional Shot
What others have said ...
"Exquisite!"
"The most influential dobro player in the world."
"He is the best country-rock guitarist I've heard!"
"... Al Perkins could play a pedal steel and sound as good as every great guitar player alive ..."
"You play a style like no other ... and very soulful!"