Pinetop Perkins, ‘Boogie Woogie’ Blues Piano Player, Dies at 97
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Pinetop Perkins, the Mississippi Delta-born piano player who started a solo career in his 70s after performing with fellow bluesman Muddy Waters for more than a decade, has died. He was 97.
He died yesterday at his home in Austin, Texas, the Associated Press reported, citing his manager, Hugh Southard. The cause was cardiac arrest.