Pinetop Repost from Last Year
Pinetop Perkins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pinetop Perkins (born Joseph William Perkins, July 7, 1913) is an American Blues musician. Perkins, whose specialty is the piano, currently shares the distinction with one of his lifelong friends, David Honeyboy Edwards, as being the eldest living Delta blues performers who continue to tour and perform from the past century...
UPDATE: Pinetop Perkins died on March 21 aged 97
David Honeyboy Edwards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David "Honeyboy" Edwards (born June 28, 1915) is a Delta blues guitarist and singer from the American South.
Comments
A very fine musician and he played until he dropped.
Posted by: Colin Campbell | March 22, 2011 11:10 PM
No rest in peace for you, Pinetop.
The Big Guy Upstairs will want some good gigs out of you now!
Posted by: JJM | March 23, 2011 3:07 PM