Photo: Carl Lender / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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.
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
- Occupation
- pianist / singer / blues musician / musician
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2005 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- Blues Music Award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Pinetop Perkins born?
July 7, 1913 – March 21, 2011.
Where is Pinetop Perkins from?
Pinetop Perkins is from Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States.
What does Pinetop Perkins do?
Pinetop Perkins works as pianist, singer, blues musician, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
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.