An original Mississippi Delta bluesman, Pinetop Perkins played with Muddy Waters

Austin American-Statesman ^ | 21 March 2011 | Michael Corcoran

[Mr. Silverback]

RIP, Pinetop.

Heck of a blues man.

[I see my hands]

[OldDeckHand]

RIP Pinetop.

Blues, Dixieland, Bluegrass are all uniquely American musical forms and it's a shame that they aren't more popularly appreciated.

[I see my hands]

Listen, see.

[dep]

that’s too bad. joe willie was an interesting guy — every piano he encountered he said was out of tune. here’s a picture i took of him a couple of years ago:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/depscribe/4975650142/in/set-72157624920207830/

[ReverendJames]

Pinetop Boogie. My favorite.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XngXWmVQ-B0

[Liberty Valance]

I’m sorry to hear of his passing. Rest in peace Mr. Perkins.

[HiTech RedNeck]

The guy still smoked at that age... phewee. Wonder how old he would have gotten if he hadn’t.

[OldDeckHand]

"The guy still smoked at that age... phewee. Wonder how old he would have gotten if he hadn’t."

I'm reminded of a Dennis Leary joke from way back...

They say smoking takes 10-years off your life. Sure. But, they're the worst 10-years.

[dfwgator]

To think he outlived Jack LaLanne.

[myprecious]

I saw Pinetop in Austin a year ago in a little blues club. It was great! My daughter was 20 years old last spring break and we just stumbled onto the legend by accident. What a treat.

RIP

I have a photo on my photobucket if someone could help me.

[Mr. Mojo]

One of the last of the old guard.

[Mr. Mojo]

lol...he did indeed. All-night blues jams in smoke-filled rooms beats veggie juice and jumping jacks any day.

[myprecious]

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[myprecious]

Can’t get it right from phone. I will try tomorrow when my daughter and laptop come home for spring break. The picture is from last year’s spring break. What irony.

[Fester Chugabrew]

“Joined at the Hip”: A fine ending to this guy’s career. Will miss him. RIP, Mr. Perkins. Ya done good for the blues.

[spyone]

Here’s a classic blues performance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1FK620bS7A

[cynwoody]

Last August:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SwtO4ZDB1s

I'll miss him!

[Boogieman]

Great tune, but did you know that he’s not the original “Pinetop” and he didn’t write the song? It was originally done by Pinetop Smith, one of the original boogie woogie masters, but Perkins recorded it later and had a hit with it, and since the song was called “Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie”, people started calling him Pinetop!