Nick Perri is the lead guitarist of the Blues-rock band Silvertide. Lead guitar refers to a role within a popular music band, especially a rock band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. ... Blues Rock or Blues-rock is a fusion genre of music which combines elements of the blues with rock and roll. ... Silvertide is an American blues rock band. ...

Perri was born and raised in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia suburb. He attended Father Judge High School for his first three years of high school and was very involved in the theater department, and in his junior year starred in The King and I. Bensalem Township is a township located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. ... The King and I is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, with a script based on the book Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. ...

Always dreaming of becoming a rock star, Perri began forming his band, and quickly finished his senior year at Bensalem High School.

While at Father Judge, a Catholic high school, he was known to offer special intentions for his favorite rock bands, AC/DC and the Goo Goo Dolls. He is reputed to have even one time raised his hand and say, "I have two special intentions today. One for rock. And one for roll."

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