The album includes recordings from all four ex-Beatles, with Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr recording new material, while John Lennon's version of "Blue Suede Shoes" comes from his album Live Peace in Toronto 1969.

Jimi Hendrix's version of the same song is also an archive recording.

Also performing with Perkins on the album are Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Bono, Paul Simon, and John Fogerty.

[3] AllMusic wrote that Perkins sings and plays "in a most masterful and rockin' way.

[5][6][7][4][8] Credits for John Lennon's contribution from the liner notes for Live Peace in Toronto 1969.