Pinetop Perkins
Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins (July 7, 1913 - March 21, 2011) was an American blues musician. He died in Austin, Texas. He was 97 years old when he died. Perkins was a famous pianist. He helped form the style of other musicians. He played with B. B. King for a short time and was part of Muddy Waters' band for more than ten years. He won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.
Selected discography
1976: Boogie Woogie King (recorded 1976, released 1992)
1977: Hard Again (Muddy Waters)
1988: After Hours
1992: Pinetop Perkins with the Blue Ice Band
1992: On Top 1993: Portrait of a Delta Bluesman 1995: Live Top (with the Blue Flames)
1996: Eye to Eye (with Ronnie Earl, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith and Calvin "Fuzz" Jones)
1997: Born in the Delta 1998: Sweet Black Angel 1998: Legends (with Hubert Sumlin)
1998: Down In Mississippi 1999: Live at 85! (with George Kilby Jr)
2000: Back On Top 2003: Heritage of the Blues: The Complete Hightone Sessions 2003: All Star Blues Jam (with Bob Margolin et al.)
2004: Ladies Man 2007: 10 Days Out: Blues From The Backroads (with Kenny Wayne Shepherd and the Muddy Waters Band--Live)
2008: Pinetop Perkins and Friends 2010: Joined At the Hip'' (with Willie "Big Eyes" Smith)
References
American pianists
Blues pianists
Grammy Award winners
1913 births
2011 deaths