William Sanford Perry, born in Goshen, New York

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, was an American

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 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

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. He also toured with Garth Hudson

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 and Levon Helm

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 around the same time.

In 1995, he was signed for an unprecedented five-album deal with the Pointblank/Virgin label. The Bill Perry Blues Band consisted of Bill Perry (lead vocals, lead guitar

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), John Reddan (guitar

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 and vocals), Tim Tindall (bass guitar

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), and Rob Curtis (drums

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). The band released a total of seven albums between 1995 and 2006.

He died in Sugar Loaf, New York

Sugar Loaf, New York

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 on July 17, 2007, at the age of 49.
He is survived by a son Aaron and a large family.

Discography

Bill Perry Blues Band

• Love Scars (Pointblank, 1995; Virgin
  Virgin Records
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  , 1996)
• Greycourt Lighting (Virgin, 1998)
• High Octane "Live at Manny's Car Wash" (independent release, 1999)
• Fire It Up (Blind Pig, 2001)
• Crazy Kind of Life (Blind Pig, 2002)
• Raw Deal (Blind Pig, 2004)
• Don't Know Nothing About Love (Blind Pig, 2006)

External links

• Goodbye, Brother Bill