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Date of Birth
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07-July-1913
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Place of Birth
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Belzoni
(Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States of America)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Pine Top Perkins, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Joe Willie 'Pinetop' Perkins, Joe Willie "Pine Top" Perkins, Joe Willie Perkins, Joseph William Perkins, Willie Perkins, Joseph William Perkins
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Profession
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Musician, Jazz Pianist, Singer, Actor
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Joseph William Perkins, known by the stage name Pinetop Perkins, was an American blues pianist. Perkins played with some of the most influential blues and rock and roll performers in American history and received numerous honors during his lifetime, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and induction into the Blues Hall of Fame.
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