▁Angeles , ▁appearing ▁in ▁a ▁show ▁with ▁Dor othy ▁Don eg an ▁and ▁Nat ▁King ▁Cole ; ▁while ▁there ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁record ings ▁as ▁a ▁leader . ▁He ▁led ▁a ▁band ▁called ▁the ▁P ied ▁P ip ers ▁through ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁making ▁many ▁records ▁and ▁tour ing ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁multiple ▁times ▁( as ▁well ▁as ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ). ▁He ▁recorded ▁for ▁Mel od isc , ▁United ▁Art ists , ▁Excel si or , ▁De ▁Lux e , ▁Special ty , ▁D ot , ▁R PM , ▁L ucky , ▁Un ique , ▁Look , ▁and ▁Hollywood ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁After ▁ca . ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Perry ▁went ▁into ▁a ▁hi atus ▁from ▁music , ▁but ▁returned ▁to ▁play ▁after ▁moving ▁to ▁B akers field ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁he ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁one - man ▁band ▁with ▁organ , ▁sa x oph one , ▁and ▁per cussion . ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁also ▁released ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁comedy ▁albums ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁label , ▁Oct ive . ▁He ▁later ▁moved ▁into ▁real ▁estate . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁B akers field , ▁California , ▁aged ▁ 7 5 . ▁ ▁References ▁[ ▁King ▁Perry : 1 9 5 0 - 5 4 ] ▁review , ▁All music ▁Howard ▁R ye , ▁" K ing ▁Perry ". ▁The ▁New ▁Gro ve ▁Dictionary