Pinetop Perkins

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.

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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

Origin

Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States

Occupation

pianist / singer / blues musician / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Ox

Awards & achievements

• 2005 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
• Blues Music Award

• Official sitehttps://www.pinetopperkins.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinetop%20Perkins
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q458229

Tags

• Mississippi
• pianist
• singer
• blues musician

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.