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{{short description|American jazz musician}}
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'''Oliver Hazard "King" Perry''' (October 10, 1914, [[Forest City, Arkansas]] - February 5, 1990, [[Bakersfield, California]]) was an American [[jazz]] saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, and [[bandleader]].
{{For|the album by Lee "Scratch" Perry|King Perry (album)}}
{{Infobox artist
| name = King Perry
| birth_name = Oliver Hazart
| birth_date = {{birth date|1914|10|10}}
| birth_place = [[Forrest City, Arkansas]], United States
| death_date = {{death date and age|1990|02|05|1914|10|10}}
| death_place = [[Bakersfield, California]], United States
| image = File:King Perry.jpg
}}


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'''Oliver Hazart "King" Perry''' (October 10, 1914 – February 5, 1990)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/126587/originals|title=King Perry|website=Secondhandsongs.com|access-date=October 4, 2021}}</ref> was an American [[jazz]] saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, and [[bandleader]].
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Perry played violin as a child, but switched to alto sax when he wished to join a local band. He attended [[Starr College]] in [[West Virginia]], studying piano there, and had his own band in [[Gary, Indiana]] by 1940. In 1945 he went to [[Los Angeles]], appearing in a show with [[Dorothy Donegan]] and [[Nat King Cole]]; while there he made his first recordings as a leader. He led a band called the Pied Pipers through the middle of the 1950s, making many records and touring across the United States multiple times (as well as Canada in 1951). He recorded for [[Melodisc]], [[United Artists]], [[Excelsior Records|Excelsior]], [[De Luxe Records|De Luxe]], [[Specialty Records|Specialty]], [[Dot Records|Dot]], [[RPM Records|RPM]], [[Lucky Records|Lucky]], [[Unique Records|Unique]], [[Look Records|Look]], and [[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]] during this period. After ca. 1954 Perry went into a hiatus from music, but returned to play after moving to Bakersfield in 1967. In the 1970s he played as a [[one-man band]] with organ, saxophone, and percussion. Around this time he also released a number of comedy albums for his own label, Octive.

== Biography ==
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Perry was born in [[Forrest City, Arkansas]], United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.45worlds.com/78rpm/record/m107us|title=78 Record: King Perry Quintet - King Perry Blues (1945)|access-date=3 October 2021|website=45worlds.com}}</ref> He played [[violin]] as a child, but switched to [[alto saxophone]], after witnessing [[Johnny Hodges]] playing with [[Duke Ellington]]'s Orchestra,<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=1919}}</ref> and then wishing to join a local band. He attended [[Starr College]] in [[West Virginia]], studying piano there, and had his own band in [[Gary, Indiana]], by 1940. In 1945, he relocated to Los Angeles, appearing in a show with [[Dorothy Donegan]] and [[Nat King Cole]]; while there he made his first recordings in July that year as a leader.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He led a band called the Pied Pipers through the middle of the 1950s, making many records and touring across the United States multiple times (as well as Canada in 1951). He recorded for [[Melodisc]], [[United Artists]], [[Excelsior Records|Excelsior]], [[De Luxe Records|De Luxe]], [[Specialty Records|Specialty]], [[Dot Records|Dot]], [[RPM Records (USA)|RPM]], [[Lucky Records|Lucky]], [[Unique Recording Studios|Unique]], [[Look's Music International|Look]], and [[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]] during this period.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> After ca. 1954 Perry went into a hiatus from music, but returned to play after moving to Bakersfield in 1967.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> In the 1970s, he played as a [[one-man band]] with organ, saxophone, and percussion. Around this time he also released a number of comedy albums for his own label, Octive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://campber.people.clemson.edu/fleming.html|title=The King Fleming Discography|website=Campber.people.clemson.edu|access-date=October 4, 2021}}</ref>

He later moved into selling real estate.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He died in [[Bakersfield, California]], aged 75.


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hzfuxqrsldke King Perry:1950-54] review, [[Allmusic]]
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*Howard Rye, "King Perry". ''[[The New Grove|The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz]]'' online.

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*Howard Rye, "King Perry". ''[[The New Grove|The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz]]'' online
*[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/king-perry-mn0000770521/biography King Perry] at [[AllMusic]]

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Latest revision as of 15:30, 24 January 2024

For the album by Lee "Scratch" Perry, see King Perry (album).
King Perry
Born
Oliver Hazart

(1914-10-10)October 10, 1914
Forrest City, Arkansas, United States
DiedFebruary 5, 1990(1990-02-05) (aged 75)
Bakersfield, California, United States

Oliver Hazart "King" Perry (October 10, 1914 – February 5, 1990)[1] was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, and bandleader.

Biography

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Perry was born in Forrest City, Arkansas, United States.[2] He played violin as a child, but switched to alto saxophone, after witnessing Johnny Hodges playing with Duke Ellington's Orchestra,[3] and then wishing to join a local band. He attended Starr College in West Virginia, studying piano there, and had his own band in Gary, Indiana, by 1940. In 1945, he relocated to Los Angeles, appearing in a show with Dorothy Donegan and Nat King Cole; while there he made his first recordings in July that year as a leader.[3] He led a band called the Pied Pipers through the middle of the 1950s, making many records and touring across the United States multiple times (as well as Canada in 1951). He recorded for Melodisc, United Artists, Excelsior, De Luxe, Specialty, Dot, RPM, Lucky, Unique, Look, and Hollywood during this period.[3] After ca. 1954 Perry went into a hiatus from music, but returned to play after moving to Bakersfield in 1967.[3] In the 1970s, he played as a one-man band with organ, saxophone, and percussion. Around this time he also released a number of comedy albums for his own label, Octive.[4]

He later moved into selling real estate.[3] He died in Bakersfield, California, aged 75.

References

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Footnotes
  1. ^ "King Perry". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "78 Record: King Perry Quintet - King Perry Blues (1945)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1919. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  4. ^ "The King Fleming Discography". Campber.people.clemson.edu. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
General references
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=King_Perry&oldid=1198608140"