Pinetop Perkins obituary

Grammy-winning blues pianist who played with Muddy Waters for 11 yearsThe blues pianist and singer Pinetop Perkins, who has died aged 97, was not only one of the oldest musicians in the blues community, but also still an active one, playing regularly in clubs around his home in Austin, Texas. In February he received a Grammy for the best traditional blues album of 2010 – the oldest person ever to receive the award. Pinetop's CV was formidable. Over some seven decades, he had played with Sonny ...

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