Perry Richardson
Perry Richardson | |
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 Richardson with Stryper in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 7, 1958 |
| Origin | Conway, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Genres | Hard rock, glam metal, heavy metal, Christian metal |
| Occupation | Bassist |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Member of | Stryper |
| Formerly of | FireHouse |
Perry Richardson (born July 7, 1958) is an American bass guitarist who played in the hard rock band FireHouse until 2000 and is currently the bassist of Stryper.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Richardson graduated Conway High School in Conway, South Carolina and went on to graduate from the University of South Carolina/Coastal Carolina in 1980 with Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management.
Richardson met C. J. Snare in North Carolina and started a band called Maxx Warrior. Eventually they met with Bill Leverty and Michael Foster (who were playing with a band called White Heat). The four got together in Charlotte and started FireHouse in 1989. While with the band, they sold over 7 million albums worldwide and won an American Music Award in 1991 for "Favorite New Artist Heavy Metal/Hard Rock". He was inducted into the South Carolina Entertainment Hall of Fame in 1995.
After leaving FireHouse in 2000, Richardson played bass for country music performers Craig Morgan and Trace Adkins.
On October 30, 2017, Christian metal band Stryper announced that Richardson would be their new bass player to replace Tim Gaines.[2]
Discography
[edit | edit source]with Maxx Warrior
[edit | edit source]- Maxx Warrior (1985)
with FireHouse
[edit | edit source]- FireHouse (1990)
- Hold Your Fire (1992)
- 3 (1995)
- Good Acoustics (1996)
- Category 5 (1998)
- Best of Firehouse (1998)
- Super Hits (2000)
- Bring 'Em Out Live (1999)
with Stryper
[edit | edit source]- God Damn Evil (2018)
- Even the Devil Believes (2020)
- The Final Battle (2022)
- To Hell With The Amps (Acoustic) (2024)
- When We Were Kings (2024)
References
[edit | edit source]External links
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