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The Sparkletones' story should have been a movie. For a lot of listeners, they were and are what rockabilly music was really all about -- four kids from South Carolina, none older than 16 and one as young as 13 when they started, getting together and making fast, sometimes raunchy sounds, literally the soundtrack to their own teen years, and having a lot of fun doing it. Their music at its best sounded as freewheeling as their approach to it and they were rewarded in October of 1957 with a number 17 placement on the Billboard charts, "Black Slacks."
Perry Richardson is a world-class musician who has spent his entire life building a resume and reputation any pro player would covet. Hailing from South Carolina, he has spent a lifetime traveling around the world and now has returned to his home state and family. The biggest take-away from his story and accomplishments is how he knew exactly what he wanted to do and without failure, how he proceeded to make it happen.
A very special thank you to Roger Yale for his wonderful interview/article with Perry and to Pete Banko and the Grand Strand Magazine for allowing me to use it for Perry's showcase page. This article is the most comprehensive over view of Perry's career and personal life to be found online anywhere. Please enjoy -
Tina Turner called Kenny Moore the “Ambassador of the Tina Turner band”. She would dismantle and rebuild her world class live performing backing band many times over the years but the one constant that always remained with her and by her side was Kenny Moore. He affectionately called her “Mother” and remained loyal to her until his passing during their 1997 Sydney tour.
A true professional both artistically and as a live performer, I am proud to showcase his life and work on this website so visit his page, learn about his life and milestones then sample a few tracks of his music!
