Bill Perry (New York musician)
- Bill Perry (New York musician)
Bill Perry William Sanford Perry, (born in Goshen, New York) on December 25, 1957, was an American blues musician. The guitarist, songwriter and singer toured throughout the U.S. and Europe. In the 1980s, he was the main guitarist for Richie Havens. He also toured with Garth Hudson and Levon Helm around the same time. [cite web|author= Jack Walton|url=http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060331/Ent05/603310499/-1/ENT/CAT=Ent05|title=Headliner at blues fest 'Experienced'|publisher=South Bend Tribune|date= March 31, 2006]
In 1995, he was signed for an unprecedented five-album deal with the Pointblank/Virgin label. [cite web|author=Maria Bainer|url=http://www.blues.co.nz/features/article.php?id=67|title=Bill Perry: Fire It Up|publisher=Blues News (New Zealand)|date=June 12, 2001]
He died in Sugar Loaf, New York on July 17, 2007, at the age of 48. [cite news|url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070718/ENTERTAIN/70718008/0/NEWS|title=Local guitarist Bill Perry, dead at 48|publisher=The Times Herald Record|Date=July 18, 2007] He is survived by a son Aaron and a large family.
Discography
*Love Scars (Pointblank, 1994)
*Greycourtlighting (Virgin, 1998)
*Fire It Up (Blind Pig, 2001)
*Crazy Kind of Life (Blind Pig, 2002)
*Raw Deal (Blind Pig, 2004)
Myspace Pagehttp://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=145679684
References
External links
* [http://www.billperry.com/ Bill Perry Blues Band Home Page]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:4jdjvwnta9lk Bill Perry] at Allmusic
* [http://strausnews.com/articles/2007/07/21/the_chronicle/news/1.txt Goodbye, Brother Bill]
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