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Bill Perry

"Greycourt Lightning"

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Wow! Bill Perry’s second CD is a "must have" for fans of guitar based blues. Bill is making quite a name for himself these days and this disc will do nothing to take away from that. He takes us through the gamut of blues stylings from shuffles like Gettin’ Down and the instrumental title tune; both fueled by great horns and keys, to unique and very different arrangements of the only 2 cover tunes, Carl Perkins’ Blue Suede Shoes and Robert Johnson’s come In My Kitchen. George Clinton would be proud of Bill for these.

Bill dedicates this disc to, among others, Johnny "clyde" copeland and Luther Allison. He pays his respects with the Texas flavor of My Life and About Me, the scorching slow burner Sneaking Around calls to mind the emotion and intensity Luther put into everything he did.

Bill’s at home with an acoustic guitar as well. The classic acoustic stylings and national steel work on Trust In You and Evil Woman evoke thoughts of times long past of sitting on a porch playing a guitar. R ‘n’ B overtones and some great guitar work highlight In Pain and Your Smile, while a fiery slide dominates The Other Night.

To say I liked this release would be an understatement. As a blues guitar freak, this was just my cup of tea!

Larry Lisk

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