King Perry
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Oliver King Perry, born October 10, 1914, in Forrest City, Arkansas, was an American saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, and bandleader. He started playing violin as a child and later focused on the alto saxophone, inspired by Johnny Hodges of Duke Ellington's orchestra. Perry began his career with the local band Steel City Melodians and studied at Storer College in West Virginia. In the early 1940s, he formed his own band, performing in Detroit and Chicago, and later toured with notable artists. Relocating to Los Angeles, he gained local popularity and recorded for Melodisc Records. Throughout the early 1950s, Perry released R&B titles for labels such as Specialty, Dot, and Deluxe Records. He died on February 5, 1990, in Bakersfield, California.
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