The great blues  classic by Memphis Slim. Don't get sassy on me now!

Mother Earth Blues

A Real Bad Lie © Joy Perrin.  I wrote this one.. I surely had fun playing this with Phil Shimmel, Jon Diamond, and Brian Mitchell.  Well, KB and Ann Klein were pretty swell, too. And I recently had a lot of fun playing this with my North Carolina friends, Woody Mitchell, David Floyd, Joe Smith, Bob Dunlap, and Shelia Carlisle, who did as BANG UP A JOB ON IT AS ANYBODY HAS EVER DONE.  

A Real Bad Lie © Joy Perrin

I love the New Orleans feel. Great fun song I borrowed it  from Tracy.Nelson and she borrowed it from Irma Thomas. Thank you, Ladies, for a lifetime of inspiration.

I Did My Part

A Bessie Smith song. Google Bessie Smith. Then google Ma Rainey, and Memphis Minnie. They were so brave and authentic. 

Empty Bed Blues

Written by my dear friend and cosmic twin, Gary Dorfman. We recorded this whole CD at his studio, The Batcave, on E.17th Street. I lived in the attached apartment for my first 7 years in NYC, as well. Love you Gary. Where the heck are all your recordings??? Get up here!

Big Dreams, Empty Pockets, Broken Heart

I learned  this song off a cassette dub somebody gave me, of an obscure album (which I've never actually seen), called Women at the Apollo. Aretha, my dear, was singing it; Gary and i wrote another verse...if you're lookin' for trouble...

Evil Gal Blues

A beautiful Willow Wray song, recorded by Willow and Joy, in Willow's home studio at Muir Beach, circa 2004. Willow Wray, lead and harmony vocals, harmonica, engineering. Joy Perrin, harmony vocals, guitars, bass,drums

Muir Beach, by Willow Wray

Joy Perrin with Moore & Perrin, live, circa 1978

YouWinAgain(Live)

Nicholas, Glover, and Wray, Live (CD) featuring the fabulous and entertaining  Sheilah Glover. Julie Nicholas and Willow Wray. Award winning vocal trio, from San Francisco Bay area, for over 35 years, until Willow's passing in 2014. This CD can be purchased thru http://www.ngwmusic.com/
In addition, Willow's amazing solo CD, she completed while in hospice, is available at http://wilianniemusic.com/

Ces Petites Choses

Original tune by Willow Wray, performed with her vocal trio of  35 years, Nicholas, Glover, and Wray, on their "Live" CD
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Cosmic CowGirl by Willow Wray

Can't help loving that big fat daddy of mine! Joy Perrin band. Joy on bass and vocals, Phil Shimmel on drums, John Diamond on Guitar, Brian Mitchell on piano. 

Big Fat Daddy

Joy with Chilly Whilly in NYC; produced, recorded and mixed at the Batcave, Gary Dorfman engineering. Jon Diamond; guitars, Phil Shimmel; drums and vocals, Brian Mitchell, piano.  Don Castellow; horn arrangements and baritone sax, More info forthcoming:

BrickyardBlues

Joyous Perrin with Chilly Whilly live in NYC at Dan Lynch Blues Bar on 2nd Ave, circa 1995, Jon Diamond guitar and vocals, Phil SHimmel drums and vocals, Brian Mitchell keys and vocals. Occasionally varied live with Arther Neilson or Alexander Rastopchin on guitas, rusty Cloud on keys, Dave Jenson on Sax

Baby What You Want Me To Do

WARNING! This is a dirty song so don't play it for your kids!  Joy and Chilly Whilly, NYC live, mid-90s. What a great rave-up. I believe this was about my 14th blues gig night in a row, and it was 3:00 AM at Dan Lynch, and so the 'roughness' you hear in my voice, is come by entirely honestly. ha.

Those 12-Bar Blues

Life long musician and singer. Pro electric bass player since 1971, harmony and lead singer. Based in St Louis, Kalamazoo, and Charlotte, on the road with various bands in the 1970s. Professional musician in NYC from 1984-2003. Northern California, doing singles day gigs for special audiences 2003-current. 
Currently seeking major players with whom to work, in North Bay, San Francisco Bay Area.
Incredibly well-rounded player, well-versed in music American music of the 19th and 20th Centuries, rock, blues, swing, country, folk, bluegrass, big band, vocal standards, jazz standards, klezmer,calypso, reggae, pop, punk, funk. Lead singer and great harmony singer. 
AVAILABLE AS BASSIST w/vox. Entire Bay Area. Paid situatlons or gigging bands only. Also seeking duo partner for evening restaurant gigs in Marin.

Joy Perrin

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