Neil Perry

The Band Perry’s Pumpkin Pie

November 10, 2010 at 10:37 am , by Sonia Harmon

Kimberly, Reid and Neil Perry have lots to be thankful for. The twenty-something siblings from Mobile, Alabama make up country music’s hot new act, The Band Perry. They’re currently on tour with Alan Jackson, and just last month their self-titled album debuted at #2 on Billboard’s Country Chart. Tonight the band is nominated for Vocal Group of the Year at the Country Music Awards—not too shabby considering that last year, they watched the show from a hotel room.

In a few weeks, the band will spend Thanksgiving—their favorite holiday—in Tennessee with family and friends. We asked them to share their must-have Thanksgiving recipe (and—bonus!—we got the funny story that goes along with it).

Kimberly’s (then Reid’s, then Neil’s) Traditional Pumpkin Pie

“We got the recipe from a great aunt of ours, who’s now passed away, but was almost like a grandmother to us. She was an amazing cook and one of her favorite recipes was pumpkin pie. I’ve made it since I was 10 years old. I called it ‘Kimberly’s Traditional Pumpkin Pie,’ and we had it every Thanksgiving. Read more