Blues Pinoy

We bid goodbye to another Blues legend and boogie-woogie master, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins . In a career spanning eight decades, Perkins toured with Ike Turner in the 1950s and later with Muddy Waters. Perkins also won Grammy awards for Lifetime Achievement in 2005 and for Best Traditional Blues Album in 2007. Once asked about his longevity, Perkins said: "I always try to do something different all the time." Another blues legend, BB King, said: "He was one of the last great Mississippi Bluesmen, and he sure could play the piano. He will be missed not only by me, but by lovers of music all over the world." His agent said that his tastes were simple. "Two cheeseburgers, apple pie, a cigarette and a pretty girl was all he wanted."

One of my favorite Blues songs ever! A Muddy Waters classic. And you couldn't ask for a better group than this - Muddy, Johnny Winter, Pinetop Perkins and James Cotton on harp. From Winter's album, Live at the Tower Theatre - Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA 3/6/77 (2 CDR). The Blues Had A Baby And They Named It Rock And Roll All you people, you know the blues got a soul Well this is a story, a story never been told Well you know the blues got pregnant And they named the baby Rock & Roll Muddy Waters said it, you know the blues got a soul James Brown said it, you know the blues got a soul Well the blues had a baby and they named the baby rock & roll Ray Charles said it, you know the blues got a soul John Lee Hooker said it, you know the blues got a soul Well the blues had a baby and they named the baby rock & roll Otis Redding said it, you know the blues got a soul Queen Victoria said it, you know the blues got a soul Well the blues had a baby a...