JOYOUS PERRIN, critically acclaimed Blues Singer/Bassist/Songwriter, has toured the club/concert circuits for some three decades. She now enjoys playing her Taylor 410-CE guitar and singing hot old-timey blues & jazz for hundreds of Senior Citizens every week.
Recording since 1968, her most current CD is "Cruisin' For A Bluesin' (Little Judy Bee Records). Besides many releases of her own, Joyous has done national jingles and backup for numerous artists, including; Roy Orbison (on movie soundtrack), The Drifters, The Coasters, Maurice Williams &The Zodiacs, Jeannie C. Riley, Rusty Cloud & S'killit, Island Records' (4th & Brdwy subsid-label) Wanda & The Way It Is, plus...(see recording bio).
***Joyous is a featured personality in the Cinema Verite' classic film Sherman's March.***You can get it or ask them to get it for you at Blockbuster and other major chains. Film is by Ross McElwee.
In her travels Perrin has performed beside and shared billing with : John Lee Hooker, B.B.King, Mary Wells, John Prine, Bo Diddley, Tracy Nelson, Laverne Baker, InkSpot's Charles Ward, Roomful of Blues, Catfish Hodge, Debbie Davies, Shemekia Copeland, Johnny 'Clyde' Copeland, Bob Margolin,George Thorogood, Jimmy Spruill, Roscoe Gordon, Iron Butterfly,
Bill Sims, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and... (see performance bio).
JOY: " I'm incredibly busy doing concerts and specialized singalongs (click on 'MusicTherapy for Seniors). I sometimes work 7 days a week, 2 or 3 places a day. I've re-invented myself to this
new facet of work. I have real empathy for these folks and love being able to establish a great rapport. My heart has always 'been in the music', and all these years of club and concert experience have helped me become a better communicator.
When I'm not performing, practicing, programming rhythm, or recording...I like to paint watercolors, teach myself PC art and webdesign. In my time off...puff,puff... I like to teach circus tricks to my dogs, The Little Naughties!"