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 | July 7, 1913 Belzoni, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | March 21, 2011 (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.