- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJoe Willie Perkins
- Pinetop Perkins was born on July 7, 1913 in Belzoni, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Les Blues Brothers (1980), Benny & Joon (1993) and Angel Heart : Aux portes de l'enfer (1987). He died on March 21, 2011 in Austin, Texas, USA.
- He is a legendary Delta and Chicago blues pianist. He worked with John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters, among others.
- Won the following Grammy Awards; 2005 Lifetime Achievement; 2007 and 2009 for Best Traditional Blues Album.
- When he received his 2009 Grammy Award in February 2010, he became the oldest Grammy winner at age 97.
- Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2003.
- Won 12 consecutive Blues Music Awards from The Blues Foundation as best blues pianist from 1992-2003. The following year his name was removed from competition and the award was renamed the Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year.
- I grew up hard. I picked cotton and plowed with the mule and fixed the cars and played with the guitar and the piano.
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