Perri "Pebbles" Reid

Pebbles is a name that instantly transports me to the late-1980s and early-1990s R&B and new jack swing era. Songs like Girlfriend and Mercedes Boy had that crisp, danceable confidence that defined the sound of the time, and I still find them irresistibly catchy. What fascinates me beyond the hits is how multidimensional her path became: singer, songwriter, businesswoman, record producer, and eventually pastor. That arc from chart star to executive to ministry is not a typical pop trajectory, and I respect the reinvention. The Oakland-born artist clearly understood the business side of music as much as the performing, and that ambition stands out to me.

Name (English)

Perri "Pebbles" Reid

Name (Japanese)

ペブルズ

Reading

ぺぶるず

Born

November 6, 1966 (age 59)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Horse

Origin

Oakland, California, United States

Occupation

singer / songwriter / recording artist / musician

• Official sitehttps://www.sisterperri.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/pebbles2day
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebbles%20(musician)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9A%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6363428

Tags

• California
• singer
• songwriter
• recording artist

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.