CLARKSDALE, Miss. – Noisy crowds in smoky bars don't bother 96-year-old bluesman Pinetop Perkins. It's all part of his job. Most nights, after he snuffs out his menthol cigarette, Perkins slides onto ...

Funny how things work out. When a violent dustup with a choirgirl in Arkansas ended Joseph Williams Perkins’ budding career as a guitarist, it started him down his path as a pianist. Better known as ...

My greatest thanks to Terence McArdle and The Post for the detailed obituary on blues piano master Pinetop Perkins ["Pianist was elder of boogie-woogie," Metro, March 23]. Mr. Perkins graced our stage ...

Legendary multi-Grammy-winning blues pianist Pinetop Perkins has died at his home in Austin, according to his Web site. Perkins, who was part of Muddy Waters’ band for years, was 97. No cause of death ...

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Blues musician Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, who this year became the oldest person ever to win a Grammy Award, died at his Austin home on Monday at age 97. "He went to take ...