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Phil Perry Visits Cunningham
 On
November 21, 2003, former resident and Cunningham alumni
Phil Perry came to visit his old home. Perry is a soul
and jazz songwriter and recording artist from Los Angeles
who was in town to perform at the Urban League's Annual
Gala.
 Perry
grew up in East St. Louis and lived at Cunningham Children's
Home for two years as a teenager in the late 1960's.
From his childhood days singing gospel music with his
mother to his first professional work with the 70's
soul group the Montclairs, Perry has become known for
his musical versatility. Perry has recorded five albums/CDs
which include Heart of the Man, Pure Pleasure, One Heart,
One Love, My Book of Love and Magic. Perry's most common
subject to sing about is love because "whatever
era of time we're talking about, people will always
want to hear great love songs," he explains.
While at Cunningham Children's Home, Perry visited with
Cunningham youth who are interested in music and toured
the Cunningham campus to learn how it has changed since
he left as teenager. You can learn more about Phil Perry
by visiting his website, www.philperry.net.
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