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Pinetop Perkins

パイントップ・パーキンズ　/　ぱいんとっぷ・ぱーきんず

American pianist

July 7, 1913 – March 21, 2011　・　Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States

Mississippi
pianist
singer
blues musician

My Take

Pinetop Perkins is the one on this list who moves me most. Born in Mississippi in 1913 and performing nearly until his death in 2011, he was a living thread connecting the very roots of the blues to the modern stage, crowned by a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. I am awed by the sheer span of his life and the history his hands carried across the keys. There is a warmth and unhurried wisdom in players who keep going past ninety that no younger talent can fake. To me he embodies the pure, enduring joy of music itself, and that legacy deserves to be treasured.

Overview

Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins (July 7, 1913 – March 21, 2011) was an American blues pianist. He played with some of the most influential blues and rock-and-roll performers of his time and received numerous honors, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and induction into the Blues Hall of Fame.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Pinetop Perkins
Name (Japanese): パイントップ・パーキンズ
Reading: ぱいんとっぷ・ぱーきんず
Born: July 7, 1913 – March 21, 2011
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Ox
Origin: Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: pianist / singer / blues musician / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2005 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Blues Music Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.pinetopperkins.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA

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