Pinetop Perkins
Chicago blues, Musical Artist
1913 – 2011
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Who was Pinetop Perkins?
Joseph William Perkins, known by the stage name Pinetop Perkins, was an American blues pianist. Perkins played with some of the most influential blues and rock and roll performers in American history and received numerous honors during his lifetime, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and induction into the Blues Hall of Fame.
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- Born
- Jul 7, 1913
Belzoni - Also known as
- Pine Top Perkins
- Joe Willie 'Pinetop' Perkins
- Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins
- Joe Willie Perkins
- Joe Willie "Pine Top" Perkins
- Joseph William Perkins
- Willie Perkins
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Mar 21, 2011
Austin
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on July 23, 2013
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