Elvis Presley, The Clash, Hughie Feran, Nev Nicholas, Lucinda Williams,
Bob McCarthy, Roy Orbison, Patterson Hood, Frank Hyde, William Christophy, Derek Dougan, Rebecca-Jean Stewart, Lionel Rose,
Dave & Serge, Ed Wood K.Ruse, Rick McCosker, Carson McCullers, I.N.Simmonds, Elvis Costello, Chimpy Busch, George McRae, Eric Simms, The Rolling Stones, Jeffrey Tweedy, Dennis Pittard, Slammin' Hot Daminin ' Donnie Vegas,
Robert Lowell, Suzi Quatro, Det Sgt Harry Ree, Nelson Algren, Phil Flash, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Bobby Womack, Barry Ross, Lou Reed,
Brute Bernard, John Ford, The Rampling Brothers, Jack Dempsey, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, Jack Little, Ken Loach, Prince Planet.
Perry hails from the inner-city of Sydney. He formed legendary Sydney band The Stolen Holdens in '89.
Having played for the most part only in or around Sydney, the band finished up in the mid-nineties. They never toured. They released no records.
"The Stolen Holdens played lots and lots...mostly at the 1 place! Then it kinda stopped. I then spent a lot of time at the Drive-In and the Waterloo fountain...
the Drive-In shut down and the fountain dried up..."
In late 2003 Perry began playing live again. This time it was low key acoustic shows that would often involve Perry playing 3 full sets of songs - all his own compositions and mostly made up of material written since the demise of the Stolen Holdens.
It was at one of these shows that Bek-Jean Stewart - singer/songwriter for Sydney band Eva Trout - approached Perry about the possibility of putting a band together and doing an album. With the help of ex-Honeys / Catherine Wheel / Eva Trout member, Grant Shanahan - who provided his studio at Spencer, on the Hawkesbury River, north-west of Sydney - they set about recording the songs that would make up the bulk of Perry's debut double album, Meter.
"Songs are great. They help you fall in love. They help you get drunk. They help you with all kinds of stuff. For me, maybe the most important thing they can do is help you to hear the voices of people that don't generally have much of a voice out there. They can help you to walk in another person's shoes for a while, in places you may not otherwise wanna go..."
I'm really glad to let you all know that we've just agreed a deal with a major broadcaster which will see AmericanaOK selected tunes on air, worldwide, 24/7 from January 2010. Watch this space for details.
.. Just to let you know you're on the current show. If you get a chance check it out - syndicated around the clock, around the world. On air 35 hours a week in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK.
We are very excited about our first CD compilation - Now Thats AmericanaOK - of music featured on the AmericanaOK radio show. Gina Villalobos has contributed an exclusive track (Sun In My Eyes) from her much anticipated new album "Days On Their Side" which is due for release in the summer. Plus we have 14 other great contemporary Americana classics. Please check out the web site for details www. americanaok. com/aokcd. htm
Hi Perry, I was kind of hoping of all the things you could do this Thursday that coming to see me play at el Rocco, Bar Me with Karl Broadie, Jason Walker and Leroy Lee from 7.30pm might be right up there on the list. Love and light, Andy
I hear what you're saying about songs.. "They can help you to walk in another person's shoes for a while, in places you may not otherwise wanna go..." Love your work :-)
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