An original Mississippi Delta bluesman, Pinetop Perkins played with Muddy Waters
Entertainment • March 2011 • Views: 841
Legendary piano player Joe Willie “Pinetop” Perkins , who gave Austin a walking, talking monument to the blues when he moved here in 2003, died from cardiac arrest Monday at his home in North Austin. The oldest-ever Grammy winner, Perkins was 97 when he accepted the award for best traditional blues album last month .