When mid-western bandleader King Perry found himself and his quintet abandoned in L.A. at the end of a 1945 tour, the misfortune soon proved itself to be very fortunate indeed; the West Coast was in the midst of an explosion of war-time entertainment opportunities and aside from the wealth of nightclub positions available, Perry found for the first time in his life that he was in demand as a recording artist. Tracks: THE MAN I LOVE /KING PERRY BLUES /CHICKEN AIN"T NOTHIN" BUT A BIRD /SONG OF THE ISLANDS /LAUGHING AT LIFE /TILL THE VERY END OF MY DAYS /VOOT ROCK /MELLOW REENI RIFF /BABY BABY BLUES /PUTTIN" YOU DOWN BLUES /STARDUST /KILROY WAS HERE /KEEP A DOLLAR IN YOUR POCKET /ROCKS IN MY BED and others. Remaining tracks: VAL-HALLA /I LOVE HER /LET "EM ROLL BLUES /THE ICE MAN /PERRY"S WIGGLE WOOGIE /HOLD YOUR GOLD /WAIT NOW /FAT MAMA /GOING TO CALIFORNIA BLUES /SARAH, SARAH!