Bill Perry

Born: Dec 25, 1957 in Chester, NY

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Died: Jul 17, 2007 in Chester, NY

Genre: Blues

Biography: Veteran guitarist, singer, and songwriter Bill Perry was one of the most inventive storytellers in the modern blues idiom, yet sadly, he passed away from a heart attack in the summer of 2007. He was 50. He burst upon the national blues touring circuit in the mid-'90s with the short-lived Point Blank/Virgin ...Read full biography

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Love Scars

Released: 1996

Label: Virgin

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Love Scars is an impressive debut from Bill Perry, a singer-songwriter that fuses '70s folk with blues. Perry occasionally can sound too earnest -- which could be expected from a former supporting musician ...Read full review

Greycourtlightning

Released: 1998

Label: Point Blank

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On his second album, Greycourtlightning, Bill Perry stakes out new territory by delivering a tight, focused effort where the songs are fleshed out by other instruments as much as his guitar. Perry's songs ...Read full review

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