Bill Perry (December 25, 1957 – July 17, 2007) 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.
William Sanford Perry was born in Goshen, New York, United States. In 1957, 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), John Reddan (guitar and vocals), Tim Tindall (bass guitar) and Rob Curtis (drums).
Good friend and labelmate Popa Chubby produced Perry’s most recent release, Don’t Know Nothin’ About Love. “The best thing about Bill was that his talent was effortless,” he said. “He was a natural. He could sing the phone book and draw you in. He didn’t have a mean or a bad bone in him. I never heard him say a bad word about anyone. He was a brother and I’ll miss him dearly.”
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Going Down To Memphis
I’m Leaving You
Down
Gotta Serve Somebody
Pressure
Big Ass Green Van
Terrorists
Thinkin’ Of You
Can’t Afford to Die
Ball Of Confusion
Clean Thing
Five Hundred Miles
I Ain’t Lying