Pebbles (musician)

Perri "Pebbles" Reid
Birth namePerri Arlette McKissack[1]
Also known as
  • Pebbles
  • Perri
  • Peb
  • P.
Born (1964-08-29) August 29, 1964 (age 60)[2]
Oakland, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • businesswoman
  • music executive
  • pastor
  • producer
Years active
  • 1980–present
Labels
Spouses
unknown
(m. 1982; div. 1983)
George L. Smith
(m. 1983; div. 1987)
(m. 1989; div. 1996)
(m. 2000; div. 2004)
Excel Shariff
(m. 2012)
Websitesisterperri.com

Perri Arlette Reid (née McKissack; August 29, 1964), known professionally as the recording artist Pebbles, is an American singer-songwriter, businesswoman, pastor, record producer, and music executive. Reid is known for her hit songs during the late 1980s and early 1990s such as "Girlfriend" (1987), "Mercedes Boy" (1988), "Giving You the Benefit" (1990), "Love Makes Things Happen", (1990), and "Backyard" (1991). In addition to a recording career, Reid helped develop the successful contemporary R&B group TLC. She is now an Atlanta-based minister, known as "Sister Perri".

  1. ^ "No Neanderthal, Pebbles Is Now a Yabba-Dabba-Do Pop Success". People. October 3, 1988. ISSN 0093-7673.
  2. ^ "Year of birth confirmation". Familysearch.org. Retrieved April 7, 2015.