Pinetop Perkins | |
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![]() Perkins at the Riverwalk Blues Festival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2006 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Joe Willie Perkins |
Born | Belzoni, Mississippi, U.S. | July 7, 1913
Died | March 21, 2011 Austin, Texas, U.S. | (aged 97)
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.
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