Bill Perry

Bill Perry

Ein viel zu früh verstorbener Bluesmusiker im Stile von Popa Chubby

Bill Perry (December 25, 1957 - July 17, 2007)^[1] 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.^[2]
William Sanford Perry was born in born in Goshen, New York, United States. In 1957, he was signed for an unprecedented five-album deal with the Pointblank/Virgin label.^[3] The Bill Perry Blues Band consisted of Bill Perry (lead vocals, lead guitar), John Reddan (guitar and vocals), Tim Tindall (bass guitar) and Rob Curtis (drums). The band released a total of seven albums between 1995 and 2006.^[1]
He died of a heart attack in Sugar Loaf, New York on July 17, 2007, at the age of 49.^[1][4] He is survived by a son Aaron and a large family.

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Im Alter von 49 Jahren ist der Bluesgitarrist Bill Perry am 17. Juli in Sugar Loaf, N.Y., gestorben, als Todesursache wird Herzversagen angegeben. Perry war sowohl als Saitenkünstler anerkannt, dessen Spiel vom Guitar One Magazine als „kraftgeladener als eine Lokomotive“ beschrieben wurde, wie auch als Vokalist, der mit einer rauen, dramatischen Stimme ausgestattet war. Seine Laufbahn begann in den 1980ern als Bandmusiker von Richie Havens, in den Neunzigern startete er eine Solokarriere zunächst mit CDs beim Label Pointblank, später bei Blind Pig Records. Sein letztes Werk, das 2006 erschienene „Dont Know Nothin’ About Love“, wurde von Popa Chubby produziert.

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Bill Perry Band - 30 minute video 5 songs 

Veröffentlicht am 11.03.2012

The Bill Perry Band - Bill Perry Lead Guitar & Vocals, Dean Scala Rhythm Guitar & Vocals, Gil Cruz Bass Guitar, Papa John Mole Drums. From a private party

1. Poker Game of Life
2. Fade to Blue
3. Going to New York
4. Out of Sight
5. Greycourt Lightning

Bill Perry Band live recording High Octane available on Ebay

 

 

Raw Deal Bill Perry    | Format: Audio CD 

 

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Bill Perry Band - Fade Into Blue 

 

 The Bill Perry Blues Band, performing "Let The Good Times Roll," recorded live 1988 at

The Gate Nightclub, Vails Gate, N.Y. Videoclip is from Mike Raab's Rock & Roll Museum
of the Hudson Valley, www.jellybeanbandits.com/museum

Bill Perry - Harlem Child HD