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'''Ray Perry''' (February 25, 1915 – 1950) was an American [[jazz]] [[violin]]ist and [[saxophonist]].<br />
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Perry was born in 1915 to a musical family and began playing the violin at a young age, while his brothers Joe and Bay became a baritonist and drummer, respectively. Perry sang during his violin solos, inspiring [[Slam Stewart]] to continue the practice on bass.<br />
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He performed more frequently on [[alto saxophone]].<br />
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He worked bread and butter gigs with the best in the business, including Dean Earl (1935), Clarence Carter (1937–39, [[Clarence Carter|not the R&B singer]]), [[Blanche Calloway]] (1940), and [[Lionel Hampton]] (1940–43). Despite his short career, Ray Perry worked with many jazz artists, including:<br />
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*[[Shadow Wilson]]<br />
*[[Illinois Jacquet]] (1946–47, 1950)<br />
*[[Vernon Alley]]<br />
*[[J. C. Heard]] (1946)<br />
*[[Joe Newman (trumpeter)|Joe Newman]]<br />
*[[Fred Beckett]]<br />
*[[Sabby Lewis]] (1948)<br />
*[[Sir Charles Thompson]]<br />
*[[Irving Ashby]]<br />
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Many of his records failed to gain a wide following, but he was very successful until poor health prevented him from touring. Two of Perry's albums remain popular - ''Jumpin' Jacquet'' and ''50 Sublimes Chanteurs de Jazz''. Some of his more famous songs are ''Flyin' Home'', ''How High the Moon'', ''Love is the Thing'', ''Boog It'', and ''I Want a Little Girl''.<br />
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