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The Role of the Bluesman in The Way of War

posted 16 years ago by deltablues
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Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry plays the Bluesman in the Way of War. The role of the bluesman is that of a nightclub owner. The club is located in Washington DC and is frequented by political personalities. Bill plays in two scenes with Cuba Gooding, Jr. Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry is from Abbeville, Mississippi. In addition to the role of the Bluesman, Bill performs two of his original blues songs in the movie. Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry has a top CD "Reason I Sing the Blues". More info can be found about him at www.mississippideltabluesinfo.com. He is a regular at the nightclub Ground Zero in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Bill Perry is one of the real deal bluesmen from the Mississippi Delta. He plays the blues locally, regaionally and internationally.

[–] huckinthewoods 16 years ago

Billy Perry will be the next Delta Blues Icon, the man is pure genius on guitar. He's been at it for fifty years and is a true authentic original. Anyone who can get to Clarksdale, Mississippi to Morgan Freedman's place there should do it, whether you are into the blues or not...I guarantee that you will be tapping your foot before he's done. Billy teaches at the Blues Museum there, also. He plays locally, regionally and internationally, and he plays well. The man has always been a legend in my book and I'm lucky to have met him years ago, as he is becoming famous these days. I'll be able to tell my grandchildren I shook hands with Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry one day.

[–] ndenton-1 12 years ago

It would have been nice if he actually played or sang in the movie. The soundtrack music drowned him out.