This week’s Featured Artist has a distinctive voice that makes him instantly recognizable whether he sings solo, duet or feature as a background singer for other artists. Meet soul, R&B and jazz vocalist – Phil Perry and listen to his music.
Born in Springfield, Illinois
Genre: Soul; R&B, Jazz
All of the great singers possess certain distinctive qualities that cannot easily be replicated or denied. It could be a highly personalized style that makes them instantly recognizable, a unrivaled sense of interpretation and phrasing, an otherworldly sense of soul or an ability to employ subtle vocal nuances that take a song to new heights. Aretha and Stevie have it and Michael and Marvin did too.
Singer Phil Perry, one of the greatest balladeers of our time, certainly fits the bill. Born in Springfield, Illinois and raised in East St. Louis, he settled in the Los Angeles area after moving there in 1979 to record two albums as a duo (Perry and Sanlin) for Capitol Records with writing partner, Kevin Sanlin. Later, Perry wrote songs for the late Noel Pointer, and three songs for Aretha Franklin, including her hit United Together.
Biographical information courtesy of Phil Perry; for more reading check out link below.
