Pinetop Perkins

Biography

Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins was a renowned American blues pianist born on July 7, 1913, in Belzoni, Mississippi. After an injury forced him to switch from guitar to piano, he began touring with Earl Hooker and recording at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, including the classic tune "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie." He received numerous honors, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and induction into the Blues Hall of Fame. Perkins' legacy endures as a respected figure in blues music.