Pinetop Perkins

Pinetop Perkins
Perkins at the Riverwalk Blues Festival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2006
Background information
Birth name	Joe Willie Perkins
Born	(1913-07-07)July 7, 1913 Belzoni, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	March 21, 2011(2011-03-21) (aged 97) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Piano blues, boogie-woogie, Delta blues, Chicago blues
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer
Instrument(s)	Piano, vocals, keyboards
Years active	1920s–2011
Labels	Blind Pig, Antone's

Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins (July 7, 1913 – March 21, 2011) was an American blues pianist. He played with some of the most influential blues and rock-and-roll performers of his time and received numerous honors, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and induction into the Blues Hall of Fame.