For more than 10 years Steve Perry has battled the double-edged sword of commercial success. It was about that time that Perry and his band, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, used the strength of the swing music revival and their compilation album Zoot Suit Riot: The Swingin’ Hits of the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies to soar to No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseeker’s chart and No. 17 on the Billboard Top 200. It earned them a nomination for an MTV Video Music Award and produced a parody from Weird Al Yankovic. It also pegged them as strictly a swing band, a fact that has gnawed at Perry ever since.
