Mississippi hill country bluesman - Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry

Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry’s recognitions are many. Early in his career Bill
spent time in Chicago writing for musicians such as Little Johnny Taylor,
Ted Taylor, and Cash McCall. He worked for Phil chess as a studio
musician and for Stan Lewis writing for Jewel Paula Records. Bill did a
stint writing for J.J. Taylor on a Willie Dixon Label. Later Bill joined Little
Milton’s band and then started his own band.

Bill Has traveled extensively sharing his music, his stories, and his humor
with fans around the world.

Mississippi has honored Bill by noting him on two of the Mississippi Blues
Highway Markers for his contribution to the blues. Bill is honored with a
display about his life and professional career in the Delta Blues Museum
in Clarksdale, MS.

Bill performed with Cuba Gooding Jr. in the movie the Way of War and
played the devil at the Crossroads in the Gene Simmons Family Jewels
show. Bill is noted in the book “Mississippi State of Blues” by Ken Murphy
& Scott Barretta and is a featured musician in artist H.C. Porter’s project
“The Legends of the Blues @ Home.”

As a blues educator with the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, MS, Bill
was featured in the Voice of America video “Passing Down The Blues.”

A “Howl-N-Madd” performance keeps blues lovers on their feet. Bill and
the “Howl-N-Madd” Band perform regularly at Ground Zero Blues Club in
Clarksdale, MS.

Partial List of Press: Includes articles & photos in Blues Magazines such as
Blues & Rhythm, IL Blues, Blues Revue, and Big City Rhythm and Blues

The Clarksdale Sessions released April 2012 was produced at the
Clarksdale Sound Stage in Clarksdale, MS by Gary Vincent. Gary Vincent is
a record producer, musician, engineer, and song writer. His songs have
been recorded by, Mickey Gilley, John Anderson, The Crickets, Gary
Morris, Tompal Glaser, Chris LeDoux, Leon Redbone, and many others. He
was recently nominated for a Grammy for his co-production of a song on
Elvin Bishop’s CD “The Blues Rolls On”. Gary Vincent is currently the
President of Ground Zero Blues Club Music, a
co-venture film company with Morgan Freeman and he is also the owner of
The Clarksdale Sound Stage, a unique recording studio and soundstage
located in Clarksdale MS


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