Showing posts with label Bill 'Howl-N-Madd' Perry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bill 'Howl-N-Madd' Perry. Show all posts

Friday, November 29, 2024

Bill 'Howl-N-Madd' Perry - Blues Is Not Exclusive

Album: Blues Is Not Exclusive
Size: 116,0 MB
Time: 49:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2011
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Blues Is Not Exclusive (4:34)
2. Blues Will Get U Down (5:14)
3. Came Out To Party (4:24)
4. Devil's Child (3:10)
5. I've Got The Blues (5:37)
6. Roller Coaster (3:37)
7. Satisfied (2:49)
8. Slow Down (3:39)
9. Song From Hell (5:23)
10. Willie Mae (4:29)
11. The Way Of Blues (3:03)
12. Santa's Got The Blues (3:47)

Billy Joe Perry (better known as Howl-N-Madd) was born in Tula, MS. Howl-N-Madd's slave ancestors lived in the same shack where he was born. His mother always worked, and she carried him on her cotton sack while she picked cotton. His father was a sharecropper and pulp wood hauler. But his dad's real job was moonshining. Howl-N-Madd's family moved up north to Chicago and that's where he really began to cut his teeth in music. At only 14 years old, he got the opportunity to play and record with gospel greats like the Clefs Of Calvary and The Salem Travelers. Howl-N-Madd recorded "Keep On Marching" with the Clefs of Calvary (HOB Records 268) and “Wait On The Lord” with The Salem Travelers (Chess Records). The Salem Travelers played at The Apollo Theatre for 12 days.

He worked with Mildred Clark and the Melodyaires on ABC Records ("Changing The World"), Rev. Columbus Mann, Rev Earnest Franklin, The Violenaires, and Albertina Walker ("I'm Leaving The Choice To You" and "It Sure Is Good"). Little Milton Campbell gave Howl-N-Madd his first opportunity to sing and play professionally in a blues band. He's had an extremely impressive career working with musicians like Johnnie Taylor, Little Johnnie Taylor, Freddie King, Cash McCall, and T-Bone Walker to name a few.

Howl-N-Madd went by the name Billy Easton in the 1960s and had a song that got major airplay called “I Was A Fool” with Dispo. He was one of the first people to be on the long running TV show Soul Train as Billy Easton. He led his own bands like Bill Perry and Rammit with Fantasy Records. After a few years away from music while living in California, Howl-N-Madd decided to go back to his roots. He and his family moved to Mississippi where he joined a group called The Relaxations. He inspired his kids to play music and started a family band called The Perrys'. Howl-N-Madd was on lead guitar, his son Bill was on lead keys, his daughter Sharo played bass keyboard, and a drummer. The Perrys performed for 5 months in Hong Kong, China and 3 months in Jakarta, Indonesia. They toured across America and played many festivals and tours.

Bill then formed The Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry band. He also performed as a duo with his daughter Shy Perry, becoming one of the most popular duo groups performing in clubs and festivals nationally and internationally. Howl-N-Madd is noted on several Mississippi Blues Markers. He is also the subject of an exhibit at the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale. He was a music teacher at the Delta Blues Museum for 5 years and he helped educate many young children about the blues.

Bill’s last performance was in Luanda, Angola. Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry with his son Bill Perry and Shy Perry performed at the International Jazz Festival 2023 in Luanda, Angola. Pauline Perry accompanied them on the trip. The show was an astounding success, which is not a surprise for those who know the Perry’s. They represented all that is true and great about the Blues and about Mississippi. Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry passed away in May 2023.

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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Bill 'Howl-N-Madd' Perry - Thankful For The Blues

Album: Thankful For The Blues
Size: 87,9 MB
Time: 37:48
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. I'm Not Tired Yet (4:26)
2. Jook Joint Player (2:31)
3. Thankful For The Blues (3:52)
4. Spell On Me (2:57)
5. My Girlfriend, My Woman, My Wife (5:44)
6. Jook Joint JesseBell (3:13)
7. Lied To You (3:22)
8. Take A Ride (3:32)
9. The Party Song (2:33)
10. Wonderful Woman (5:33)

Billy Joe Perry (better known as Howl-N-Madd) was born in Tula, MS. Howl-N-Madd's slave ancestors lived in the same shack where he was born. His mother always worked, and she carried him on her cotton sack while she picked cotton. His father was a sharecropper and pulp wood hauler. But his dad's real job was moonshining. Howl-N-Madd's family moved up north to Chicago and that's where he really began to cut his teeth in music. At only 14 years old, he got the opportunity to play and record with gospel greats like the Clefs Of Calvary and The Salem Travelers. Howl-N-Madd recorded "Keep On Marching" with the Clefs of Calvary (HOB Records 268) and “Wait On The Lord” with The Salem Travelers (Chess Records). The Salem Travelers played at The Apollo Theatre for 12 days.

He worked with Mildred Clark and the Melodyaires on ABC Records ("Changing The World"), Rev. Columbus Mann, Rev Earnest Franklin, The Violenaires, and Albertina Walker ("I'm Leaving The Choice To You" and "It Sure Is Good"). Little Milton Campbell gave Howl-N-Madd his first opportunity to sing and play professionally in a blues band. He's had an extremely impressive career working with musicians like Johnnie Taylor, Little Johnnie Taylor, Freddie King, Cash McCall, and T-Bone Walker to name a few.

Howl-N-Madd went by the name Billy Easton in the 1960s and had a song that got major airplay called “I Was A Fool” with Dispo. He was one of the first people to be on the long running TV show Soul Train as Billy Easton. He led his own bands like Bill Perry and Rammit with Fantasy Records. After a few years away from music while living in California, Howl-N-Madd decided to go back to his roots. He and his family moved to Mississippi where he joined a group called The Relaxations. He inspired his kids to play music and started a family band called The Perrys'. Howl-N-Madd was on lead guitar, his son Bill was on lead keys, his daughter Sharo played bass keyboard, and a drummer. The Perrys performed for 5 months in Hong Kong, China and 3 months in Jakarta, Indonesia. They toured across America and played many festivals and tours.

Bill then formed The Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry band. He also performed as a duo with his daughter Shy Perry, becoming one of the most popular duo groups performing in clubs and festivals nationally and internationally. Howl-N-Madd is noted on several Mississippi Blues Markers. He is also the subject of an exhibit at the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale. He was a music teacher at the Delta Blues Museum for 5 years and he helped educate many young children about the blues.

Bill’s last performance was in Luanda, Angola. Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry with his son Bill Perry and Shy Perry performed at the International Jazz Festival 2023 in Luanda, Angola. Pauline Perry accompanied them on the trip. The show was an astounding success, which is not a surprise for those who know the Perry’s. They represented all that is true and great about the Blues and about Mississippi. Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry passed away in May 2023.

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Saturday, November 23, 2024

Bill 'Howl-N-Madd' Perry - The Clarksdale Sessions

Album: The Clarksdale Sessions
Size: 102,5 MB
Time: 44:16
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

1. Saturday Night (3:44)
2. Burglary In Progress (5:08)
3. Oh What A Feeling (3:59)
4. It's Your Life (4:29)
5. Delta Women (3:32)
6. Miss Mary (5:08)
7. Jook Nanny (4:08)
8. Banks Of The River (3:18)
9. Find A Reason To Believe (4:03)
10. Wanna Cook For Ya (3:34)
11. Over The Rainbow (3:12)

Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry is the delta blues musician who’s incredible story find him rubbing shoulders and playing behind Little Richard, J.J Taylor, & Little Milton, working as a session musician on Chess Records, honored with a blues trail marker, and being an integral part of the blues for decades. The latest from Perry, The Clarksdale Sessions, finds the singer exploring his depths while keeping a familiar feel to his trademark sound.

“Saturday Night” is a righteous cross between jump blues and a rock n roll throwback – all around a lot of fun to listen to. The combination of Mandolin and harmonica on “Oh what a Feeling” make the track a valuable & powerful addition to the album. Several of the tracks are staunchly traditional blues. “Delta Woman”, which Perry performed live at the recent celebrated Blessissippi Crossroads Concert, is a great little number about, what else?! A number of tracks are deftly enhanced by a horn presence, which graces the album with a soulful feeling.

Overall, The Clarksdale Sessions are both a representation of Perry’s well-known live energy, and a further exploration of the depth of the artist’s abilities. Two standout tracks are a pair of brilliantly picked covers, “Reason to Believe”, made famous by Rod Stewart, and “Over the Rainbow”, which was a fitting choice for Perry’s unique vocals and personality, accented by a beautiful piano backing. “Believe”, with it’s pronounced horn, B3, and backing vocals, is the perfect fit for Perry’s endearing, gravelly voice. The album was recorded in the heart of downtown Clarksdale at Clarksdale Soundstage Recording Studio, which is owned by Gary Vincent, who also produced Sessions and contributed to several tracks. Perry’s band is a family affair, with his daughter, Sharo Perry and son, Bill Perry, Jr. contributing on vocals and piano. /Matt Marshall, American Blues Scene

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Bill 'Howl-N-Madd' Perry - The Way Of Blues

Album: The Way Of Blues
Size: 106,7 MB
Time: 46:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2008
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

1. The Way Of Blues, Part 1 (3:05)
2. The Way Of Blues, Part 2 (5:07)
3. A Shot Of Whiskey (5:05)
4. Back To The Crossroads (5:57)
5. Jack, Johnny Or Jim (5:33)
6. Song From 'Hell' (5:26)
7. I Got The Blues (5:39)
8. Five Dollars And A Dime (4:16)
9. Madd In Paradise (Further South Than The Blues) (6:01)

Billy Joe Perry (better known as Howl-N-Madd) was born in Tula, MS. Howl-N-Madd's slave ancestors lived in the same shack where he was born. His mother always worked, and she carried him on her cotton sack while she picked cotton. His father was a sharecropper and pulp wood hauler. But his dad's real job was moonshining. Howl-N-Madd's family moved up north to Chicago and that's where he really began to cut his teeth in music. At only 14 years old, he got the opportunity to play and record with gospel greats like the Clefs Of Calvary and The Salem Travelers. Howl-N-Madd recorded "Keep On Marching" with the Clefs of Calvary (HOB Records 268) and “Wait On The Lord” with The Salem Travelers (Chess Records). The Salem Travelers played at The Apollo Theatre for 12 days.

He worked with Mildred Clark and the Melodyaires on ABC Records ("Changing The World"), Rev. Columbus Mann, Rev Earnest Franklin, The Violenaires, and Albertina Walker ("I'm Leaving The Choice To You" and "It Sure Is Good"). Little Milton Campbell gave Howl-N-Madd his first opportunity to sing and play professionally in a blues band. He's had an extremely impressive career working with musicians like Johnnie Taylor, Little Johnnie Taylor, Freddie King, Cash McCall, and T-Bone Walker to name a few.

Howl-N-Madd went by the name Billy Easton in the 1960s and had a song that got major airplay called “I Was A Fool” with Dispo. He was one of the first people to be on the long running TV show Soul Train as Billy Easton. He led his own bands like Bill Perry and Rammit with Fantasy Records. After a few years away from music while living in California, Howl-N-Madd decided to go back to his roots. He and his family moved to Mississippi where he joined a group called The Relaxations. He inspired his kids to play music and started a family band called The Perrys'. Howl-N-Madd was on lead guitar, his son Bill was on lead keys, his daughter Sharo played bass keyboard, and a drummer. The Perrys performed for 5 months in Hong Kong, China and 3 months in Jakarta, Indonesia. They toured across America and played many festivals and tours.

Bill then formed The Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry band. He also performed as a duo with his daughter Shy Perry, becoming one of the most popular duo groups performing in clubs and festivals nationally and internationally. Howl-N-Madd is noted on several Mississippi Blues Markers. He is also the subject of an exhibit at the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale. He was a music teacher at the Delta Blues Museum for 5 years and he helped educate many young children about the blues.

Bill’s last performance was in Luanda, Angola. Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry with his son Bill Perry and Shy Perry performed at the International Jazz Festival 2023 in Luanda, Angola. Pauline Perry accompanied them on the trip. The show was an astounding success, which is not a surprise for those who know the Perry’s. They represented all that is true and great about the Blues and about Mississippi. Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry passed away in May 2023.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Alphonso Sanders & Bill 'Howl-n-Madd' Perry - Twice As Nice - Down In Mississippi

Size: 245 MB
Time: 38:58
File: Flac
Released: 2010
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Jook Joint Jumpin' (3:21)
2. Delta Sun (4:36)
3. Devil's Child (2:50)
4. She's A Three In One Lover (3:40)
5. Wishing Want Make It True (4:26)
6. I Wanna Cook For Ya (3:30)
7. Slow Down (3:40)
8. Boo-Ga-Loo (4:21)
9. Willie Mae (4:33)
10. Mississippi (3:57)

Dr. Alphonso Sanders is the director of the B.B. King Recording Studio at Mississippi Valley State University. He is a songwriter, performer and educator. Bill 'Howl'n Madd' Perry has worked for Chess Records in Chicago. We wrote songs for and recorded for Paula Records before starting his own band. This CD captures the spirit and history of Mississippi with a unique blues sound (check out the list of instruments). Unique and original. ALPHONSO SANDERS - voc/sax/flute/flugelhorn/perc, BILL 'HOWL'N MADD' PERRY - voc/gtr.

Twice As Nice - Down In Mississippi FLAC