Perry passed at his home today at age 50. He'd been in poor health for more than a decade, but was able to reunite with the group when they received an AMA lifetime achievement award a few years back

Sounds like with the Kidney problems that life was tough.

If You are not smiling by the end of this Jason & The Scorchers on Conan YouTube then you might be Dead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p3xi8WHVgs&sns=em

I think I've seen that YouTube - it's great. J&TS were a great band who always seemed on the brink of popularity, but just never got over the hump for a variety of reasons.

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The earth is a Brian

RIP