RIP Pinetop Perkins

**MartinMusicMan** · 03-21-2012, 05:16 PM

Mississippi Delta Blues legend Pinetop Perkins passed away at home in Austin, Texas, Monday, March 21st. He was 97 years old.

http://www.americanbluesscene.com/20...#ixzz1plz0NvPj

**Blowhard2** · 03-21-2012, 07:37 PM

Another unique talent gone- I loved his album with my favourite Blues Guitarist, Ronnie Earl.

Blowhard2

**belliott** · 03-21-2012, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by MartinMusicMan

Mississippi Delta Blues legend Pinetop Perkins passed away at home in Austin, Texas, Monday, March 21st. He was 97 years old.

http://www.americanbluesscene.com/20...#ixzz1plz0NvPj

MartinMusicMan, Pinetop died a year ago on March 21.

**MartinMusicMan** · 03-21-2012, 08:28 PM

uh ... yeah ... I actually knew that ... I, uh, I'm remembering him on the anniversary of his death ... yeah, that's it

**RootyTootoot** · 03-21-2012, 08:34 PM

Woke upa dis mornin (YEAH!)
Realised I wasa dead (a year!) etc

But seriously: Don't worry about it MMM. I'm sure Pinetop wouldn't care. In fact he'd probably have found it very funny.

**RootyTootoot** · 03-21-2012, 08:36 PM

From Wiki:

Perkins was born in Belzoni, Mississippi, United States.[1] He began his career as a guitarist, but then injured the tendons in his left arm in a fight with a choirgirl in Helena, Arkansas.

Excellent!

And here's a nice quote: "I can't play piano like I used to either. I used to have bass rolling like thunder. I can't do that no more. But I ask the Lord, please forgive me for the stuff I done trying to make a nickel."

**MartinMusicMan** · 03-21-2012, 08:37 PM

I actually did know it. But I forgot. I'm sure I found it more funny than Pinetop did. May he rest in peace.

**MartinMusicMan** · 03-21-2012, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by RootyTootoot

injured the tendons in his left arm in a fight with a choirgirl in Helena, Arkansas.

It does not get any better than that. A life well-lived.

**Fader** · 03-21-2012, 11:40 PM

It's news to me....

Uh.....

Who's pine top wassaname?

RS · 03-22-2012, 12:47 AM

Sorry to hear about Top's passing. Great blues and boogie piano player. He used to get through DC once in a while. My band did a couple of shows with him and his band. Very nice cat. Hadn't heard the story about the choirgirl.