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-1990's, with the short-lived Point Blank / Virgin Record label.
Born and raised in Chester, N.Y., Perry got his first guitar at age five. He quickly learned the theme from "Batman" on his guitar and grew up in a music-filled household. Perry's grandmother played organ in the church, but Perry was attracted to his father's Jimmy Smith albums, which featured jazz/blues guitarist Kenny Burrell. During his formative years, his favorite guitarists were Jimi Hendrix, Duane Allman and Johnny Winter. He also loved Albert Collins, B.B. King and Freddie King.
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