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