Perry Richardson is the former bassist

Bassist

A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...

 of rock band FireHouse until 1999.

Richardson met C. J. Snare

C. J. Snare

C J Snare is a rock singer best known for being the frontman and founding member of the band FireHouse. He co wrote most of the band's songs and has had 7 songs chart in the Billboard Hot 100 Charts, five of which were top 40. He also appears periodically with the band Scrap Metal and works as a...

 in North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

 and started a band called Max Warrior. Eventually they met with Bill Leverty

Bill Leverty

William G. Leverty II is an American guitarist, who is a founding and current member of the American rock band FireHouse. Leverty, along with vocalist C.J. Snare, was responsible for writing many of the band's hit songs including "Don't Treat Me Bad"...

 and Michael Foster

Michael Foster (musician)

Michael Foster is the drummer of rock band FireHouse.-Biography:Michael Foster was born in Richmond, Virginia to James Earnest and Patricia Valenti Foster. He has a younger brother called Daniel Sean. Since he was a kid, his parents gave him pots and pans to beat on. Later on, he would receive a...

 (who were playing with a band called White Heat). The four got together in Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

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 and started FireHouse in 1988.

FireHouse enjoyed success in the U.S.

United States

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 and Japan

Japan

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 and won an American Music Award in 1991. Richardson quit the band in 2000. He is currently playing with Country Music star Craig Morgan.

He attended Conway High School

Conway High School

Conway High School is a public school located in Conway, South Carolina at 2301 Church Street. As of 2010-2011, the school's enrollment was 1,592. The school's principal is Mr. Steven Fitch...

 in Conway, South Carolina

Conway, South Carolina

Conway is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 16,317 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Horry County and is part of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area. It is the home of Coastal Carolina University....

.

With FireHouse

• FireHouse
  FireHouse (album)
  FireHouse is the debut album of the band FireHouse. It was released in 1990 and launched the band into stardom. It was certified 2x Platinum in the United States, and Gold in Canada, Japan, and Singapore....
  
   (1990)
• Hold Your Fire
  Hold Your Fire (FireHouse album)
  Hold Your Fire is the second studio album of the hard rock band FireHouse. It was released in June 1992. The album spent thirty weeks in the Billboard 200 Top Albums chart peaking at # 23....
  
   (1992)
• 3
  3 (FireHouse album)
  3 is the aptly titled third studio album of the rock band FireHouse. It was released in 1995.The album featured a softer sound than their previous two albums. It also spawned another hit signature power ballad in "I Live My Life for You"....
  
   (1995)
• Good Acoustics
  Good Acoustics
  Good Acoustics is the fourth album of the rock band FireHouse. It was released in 1996.The album featured acoustic versions of several of the band's biggest hits. However, it also featured four new songs.-Track listing:...
  
   (1996)
• Category 5
  Category 5 (album)
  Category 5 is the fifth album of the rock band FireHouse. It was originally released in 1998 in Japan and in 1999 in the United States by Lightyear Records....
  
  (1998)