At 93, a Delta blues legend carries on Nov 14, 2008
He won a Best Traditional Blues Album Grammy last year for "Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live in Dallas!," which documents a 2004 concert featuring Edwards, Pinetop Perkins, and their now-deceased colleagues Henry James "The Mule" Townsend and Robert Lockwood Jr.. While Edwards and his nonagenarian peers came to personify the notion of the blues as African-American roots music, the truth is more complicated. (Boston Globe)
Weekend picks Oct 17, 2008
Tonight's double bill is strictly old-school, leading with legendary soul singer Bettye LaVette followed by ninetysomething blues pianist Pinetop Perkins, who makes you believe when he sings Got My Mojo Working. Highlights this season include next week's Songwriters Special featuring Lyle Lovett, Guy Clark, John Hiatt and Joe Ely; and in the new year, the beguiling duo of Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova from the music-infused Irish indie film Once. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
New Haven Folk Fest goes Green Sep 11, 2008
Koko Taylor and Pinetop Perkins are legends in the blues field. The legendary piano man Pinetop Perkins leads the ticket ... (860) 742-9348 The Ridgefield Playhouse: Saturday, Koko Taylor, Pinetop Perkins, Shemekia Copeland, Bob Margolin; Ridgefield. (Middletown Press, CT)
Annual picnic features true blue musicians Jul 18, 2008
Stallings, who recently opened for legendary performer Pinetop Perkins, says being a member of a blues society opens the doors of opportunity to rub elbows with seasoned veterans such as Perkins ... "Take Pinetop Perkins. He is 94 years old, but when he comes on stage, he takes care of business, and then you understand why he is who he is.". (NJ.com -- Times)
Profile: Piano Man Pinetop Perkins Jul 1, 2008
BLUES SINGER PINETOP PERKINS STILL PLAYING AT AGE 94 - New York Post ... PIANO MAN PINETOP PERKINS STILL LOVES TO HIT THE ROAD ... PINETOP Perkins still got his mojo working. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
CD release, local briefs — and a fond so long (6/5) Jun 6, 2008
1 through 7 are Marcia Ball, Jeff Healey, JW-Jones, Michael Burks, Pinetop Perkins, Eden Brent and Tab Benoit. Nice company. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Buoyed by the blues Jun 1, 2008
Each rambling shack pays tribute to a blues legend; ours was dedicated to boogie-woogie pianist Pinetop Perkins, who once worked at this same plantation ... com The Pinetop Perkins shack costs $70 a night, a bit more during blues festivals. (Boston Globe)
Jewel, Aimee Mann, Weezer have new CDs May 31, 2008
$7 online stock trades. Also, new releases from Ashanti, Jakob Dylan, Disturbed, Fleet Foxes. (MSNBC -- Music)
Donna Summer's Crayons May 21, 2008
Short clips from Donna Summer, Submarines, Foxboro Hot Tubs and Pinetop Perkins ... How Long Blues/Come Back Baby by Pinetop Perkins, from Pinetop Perkins & Friends (Telarc). (Globe and Mail)
Sean Costello May 14, 2008
He performed at shows headlined by BB King, Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Pinetop Perkins, Bo Diddley and many others. The ravaged intensity lately introduced into his music was no less evident on the album he released in February, We Can Get Together. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
'Honeyboy' Edwards, Delta bluesman, outlasts them all May 12, 2008
He was in Tunica on Thursday for the Blues Music Awards, in Jackson on Friday, and in Crystal Springs on Saturday to play a festival on a bill that included Pinetop Perkins, one of the few musicians who can claim to have known Edwards when he was a young man. Edwards, who turns 93 on June 28, will get a day to rest when he returns to Chicago, and then it's off to Europe for 10 dates. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Last of the Delta bluesmen May 11, 2008
He was in Tunica on Thursday for the Blues Music Awards, in Jackson on Friday, and in Crystal Springs on Saturday to play a festival on a bill that included Pinetop Perkins, one of the few musicians who can claim to have known Edwards when he was a young man. -- Advertisement. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
"Simply The Blues' headliner dies Apr 19, 2008
DAILY DEMOCRAT - News. Weather in Fort Madison, IA. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Vast experienceThe 90-somethings avoiding retirement to keep working Apr 11, 2008
Bluesman Pinetop Perkins is another musician defying the years. He made his name playing piano behind the Rnd Muddy Waters. (BBC News -- UK)
Grammys Good for Carrie Underwood Feb 12, 2008
And blues pioneers Koko Taylor, Pinetop Perkins and Honeyboy Edwards brought the lesson home. In addition to tossing off the evening's funniest line to Kanye West about being handed a Grammy by a Beatle, Vince Gill perhaps encapsulated the experience with this quote: "Music is the true place where democracy lives. Every note is equal.". (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Winehouse dominates Grammys from afar Feb 12, 2008
Perkins, a former sideman with Muddy Waters, was nominated in the traditional blues category with another album, Pinetop Perkins on the '88's - Live in Chicago. Johnson, who wrote and recorded such blues staples as Crossroads and Sweet Home Chicago, is considered one of the most influential figures in rock music, with artists from Muddy Waters to the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton owing their careers to him. (Xinhuanet, China)
Tough acts to follow Feb 12, 2008
The version of Let the Good Times Roll, featuring Best Traditional Blues Album winners Koko Taylor, Dave Honeyboy Edwards, 92, and Pinetop Perkins, 94, was so good it deserved to be on the prime-time show. Perkins and Edwards are likely the oldest musically active co-winners in any category in Grammy history. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Winners List Feb 11, 2008
Send news tip to FOXNews. List of Winners at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. (Fox News)
Absent Amy wins 5 Feb 11, 2008
30-day news archives. " AP WEB EXTRAS Top winners Winners at Sunday's 50th Annual Grammy Awards:Album of the Year: Herbie Hancock, "River: The Joni Letters. (Florida Today)
Amy Winehouse grabs 5 Grammys, but Herbie Hancock takes top album Feb 11, 2008
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Performances, presentations Feb 11, 2008
List of Grammy winners - CNN.com. (AP) -- Here is a list of winners at Sunday's 50th Annual Grammy Awards. (CNN)
Backstage notes Feb 11, 2008
Backstage at the Grammys - Entertainment News, Grammy Awards, Media - Variety. Noms will be announced Tuesday, Jan. 22. (Variety)
Barack Obama wins Grammy Feb 11, 2008
One hundred Grammys were handed out in the two-hour, 45-minute "pre-tel ceremony," which was expanded to include performances by new artist nominee Ledisi, zydeco accordionist-singer Terrance Simien and Zydeco Experience and blues legends Honeyboy Edwards, Pinetop Perkins and Koko Taylor. The pre-tel was also streamed live on the Recording Academy's website grammy. (Variety)
Backstage at the Grammys Feb 11, 2008
Noms will be announced Tuesday, Jan. 22. Check back later to see how you did. (Variety)
The blues awards Feb 11, 2008
I caught a segment featuring Koko Taylor, David "Honeyboy" Edwards and Pinetop Perkins -- three legendary performers who represent a giant chunk of blues history ... Best Traditional Blues Album "Pinetop Perkins On The 88's - Live In Chicago," Pinetop Perkins "Live...And In Concert From San Francisco," Otis Rush "10 Days Out: Blues From The Backroads," Kenny Wayne Shepherd Featuring Various Artists "Old School," Koko Taylor (Winner)"Last Of The Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas,"... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Black History Preserved by Blues Education Project; Education Charity Garners Grammy Nomination Feb 9, 2008
You no longer need to remember symbols. Simply type in a company name or stock symbol for instant results. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
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Blues legend Pinetop Perkins plays Ground Zero during the 22nd Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival ... With the Blues Music Awards being held in the Delta, a blues mainstay, Pinetop Perkins, is up for a Blues Foundation Award and two Grammies ... The albums nominated are "Pinetop Perkins On the 88s: Live In Chicago" and "Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live in Dallas.". (Helena Daily World, AR)
Ike Turner died of cocaine overdose Jan 17, 2008
He learned at the feet of blues legends like Pinetop Perkins and played guitar and piano with Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and B.B. King before his mid-20s. In 1951, Turner's band, the Kings of Rhythm, recorded what is widely considered the first rock 'n' roll song, "Rocket 88," though the label issued what would become a hit song under the singer's name, Jackie Brenston. (North County Times)
Ike Turner, rock 'n' roll pioneer, dead at 76 Dec 14, 2007
Turner began taking lessons from that piano player, Pinetop Perkins, at a pool hall, and the two men became close friends. At 18, he worked as a talent scout for Chess Records in Chicago and Modern Records in Los Angeles. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
More of this story Dec 13, 2007
Ike Turner dies in his San Marcos home North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County News. Editions of the North County Times Serving San Diego and Riverside Counties. (North County Times)
Ike Turner dies in his San Marcos home Dec 13, 2007
Editions of the North County Times Serving San Diego and Riverside Counties. Last modified Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:08 PM PST. (North County Times)
Ike Turner, musician and songwriter in duo with Tina Turner, dies at 76 Dec 13, 2007
He grew up around Delta musicians like the bluesman Robert Nighthawk Jr. and the pianist Pinetop Perkins, who gave him boogie-woogie lessons, and he learned to play guitar. In high school he formed a group called the Kings of Rhythm. (International Herald Tribune)
Ike Turner dead at 76 Dec 13, 2007
Ike Turner's musical career had its origins in the late 1930s, where as a child growing up in Mississippi he was taught piano by the legendary blues man Pinetop Perkins. After forming his band, The Kings of Rhythm, in the late 1940s, Turner settled in St Louis, Missouri, where he worked as a scout for labels including Sun Records, helping to sign talent such as Howlin' Wolf and Elmore James. (iAfrica.com)
Rock icon Ike Turner dies Dec 13, 2007
Mr. Turner began taking lessons from that piano player, Pinetop Perkins, at a pool hall and the two men became close friends. At 18, he worked as a talent scout for Chess Records in Chicago and Modern Records in Los Angeles. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
50th annual Grammy Awards nominations (part II) Dec 7, 2007
TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM Pinetop Perkins On The 88's - Live In ChicagoPinetop Perkins [Sagebrush Productions/Vizztone Label Group]Live. And In Concert From San FranciscoOtis Rush [Blues Express, Inc.]10 Days Out: Blues From The BackroadsKenny Wayne Shepherd Featuring Various Artists [Reprise Records]Old SchoolKoko Taylor [Alligator Records]Last Of The Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In DallasHenry James Townsend, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Robert Lockwood, Jr. "Honeyboy" Edwards [The... (Variety)
Weekend hot list Sep 27, 2007
Band members touring are Bob Margolin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Calvin Jones, Mojo Buford and Pinetop Perkins. Perkins and Edwards are both into their 90s, and have direct links to the beginnings of the blues almost a century ago (sure makes it sound like a long time). (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
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Previous recipients of the "Sonny" are Robert Lockwood Jr. and Houston Stackhouse (posthumously) in the award's inaugural year of 2002, Sam Carr and Pinetop Perkins (2003), Cedell Davis and John Weston (2004), James Cotton and David "Honeyboy" Edwards (2005) and Michael Burks and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (2006). Sumlin, named as honoree for the sixth annual presentation, is possibly best known for his amazing, influential guitar work for Howlin' Wolf on Chess Records, particularly in the... (Helena Daily World, AR)
Blues band playing fundraiser for Genesis House Aug 28, 2007
I have shared the stage with such greats as Pinetop Perkins, Artie 'Blues Boy' White, Duke Tumatoe, Southside Denny and Larry McCray. "With the Genesis Project, I feel I'm on a mission from God. By supporting men in recovery, we are supporting their wives, especially their children, and our entire community. I'm passionate about everyone being able to enjoy life, free of the chains of addiction.". (Dowagiac News, MI)
Jeff Jensen's Blues Band rocks the house Jul 25, 2007
The band competed in the 2005 International Blues Challenge representing the Santa Clarita Blues Society, and in 2006 representing the Pinetop Perkins Blues Society. For more information about Jeff Jensen and his band and his upcoming concerts, visit the website at or. (Los Angeles Daily News)
A musician's life for Sweany Jun 22, 2007
Happily, in addition to the aforementioned trials and tribulations, the life of a full-time working musician can also include teaching guitar at former Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna guitarist Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch in Ohio, having perspective-altering conversations with sage musicians such as legendary Muddy Waters pianist and still-working nonagenarian Pinetop Perkins, and, perhaps most importantly, getting to do exactly what you want with your life. Sweany and his band (baritone... (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Father-Son Team Brings Delta Music Into Classrooms May 14, 2007
Last year, Edwards, Robert Lockwood Jr., Pinetop Perkins and Henry Townsend -- all bluesmen over the age of 90, played for schoolchildren as part of a Blue Shoe program. The four also performed at the Palace Theatre, an intimate setting in Grapevine. (CBS 11, TX)
Carey Bell, 70; harmonica player for top bluesmen May 8, 2007
He recorded with guitarist Earl Hooker in 1968 and the next year, he cut his first album as a leader, "Carey Bell's Blues Harp," which featured guitarists Eddie Taylor and Jimmy Dawkins and pianist Pinetop Perkins. He cemented his reputation through his work with Waters and Dixon. (Boston Globe)
Guitarist hits the back roads Apr 6, 2007
The tour, featuring Shepherd, Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins, Bryan Lee, Buddy Flett, Chris Layton and Noah Hunt, will make a stop at House of Blues Cleveland on April 15 ... They include Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins, Calvin ``Fuzz'' Jones, and Willie ``Big Eyes'' Smith. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Hymns of Canada's rap master Mar 24, 2007
Back to today's shameless but well-intentioned plugs: My colleague, Mike Kinsman, has a revealing interview in today's Nightth Kenny Wayne Shepherd, who performs tonight at Viejas DreamCatcher with blues legends Hubert Sumlin and Pinetop Perkins. We also have interviews with jazz guitarist Pat Metheny and bass great Dave Holland, along with reviews of the new Amy Winehouse and Joss Stone albums. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Blues singing blues on charts Feb 1, 2007
The DVD "10 Days Out: Blues From the Backroads" features 80-year-old B.B. King, Henry Townsend (97), Pinetop Perkins (93), Honeyboy Edwards (91) and the youngster, Hubert Sumlin (75), who played guitar in Howlin' Wolf's greatest bands. Many of the musicians in Shepherd's film, directed by Noble Jones, also appear in Jay Levy's fine docu "Blues Story," which Shout Factory released in 2003. (Variety)
Austin Music CD soon to be released Jan 31, 2007
Featured on this year's CD are Vallejo, Doug Moreland, Ian McLagan and the Bump Band, Kacy Crowley, Voxtrot, Blaze, Eric Johnson, Pinetop Perkins with Marcia Ball, Sunny Sweeney, Patrice Pike, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Spoon, Haydn Vitera and Jimmy LaFave. Related Industry stories. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Blues drummer Chico Chism dies Jan 30, 2007
The drummer recorded with Bo Diddley, R.L. Burnside, Jimmy Rogers, Henry Gray, Louisiana Red, Pinetop Perkins and others in sessions organized by harmonica player Corritore. Chism, who died Sunday, is survived by a daughter. (Washington Times, DC)
Beloved drummer Chism dies at 79 Jan 29, 2007
The drummer recorded with Bo Diddley, R.L. Burnside, Jimmy Rogers, Henry Gray, Louisiana Red, Pinetop Perkins and others in sessions organized by Corritore. Chico Chism's West Side Chicago Blues Party, an album of 1970s recordings, was recently released by Corritore. (AZCentral -- News)
Loss of one gift leads to another Jan 27, 2007
"That was where a beer bottle caught him. He said it wasn't meant for him, but I think it was." She also loves Pinetop Perkins of Clarksdale and describes him as the 'sweetest man I know. Perkins, she said, loves McDonald hamburgers, only he calls them McDaniels hamburgers. (Grenada Daily Star, MS)
Riverside trails toward the blues Jan 23, 2007
" Included in the 120 scheduled markers, Coahoma County will be host to more markers than any other area in the state. There will be Muddy Waters at the Stovall Plantation, Little Junior Parker in Bobo, Ike Turner, Sam Cooke, WROX and the entire New World District in Clarksdale, Robert Nighthawk in Friars Point, Bertha Lee, Sam Carr and Frank Frost at Lula, and Pinetop Perkins at Hopsons Plantation. "So, there are a lot of things planned for Clarksdale and Coahoma County and we're very proud to... (Clarksdale Press Register, MS)
Hingham coffeehouse presents blues duo Jan 18, 2007
"So good it hurts," according to Pinetop Perkins. The former "Little Annie Raines" keeps growing, and together the duo thrills audiences far and wide. (The Standard-Times, MA)
