Pinetop Perkins News

Noisy crowds in smoky bars don't bother 96-year-old bluesman Pinetop Perkins. It's all part of his job.

Woody has been a jazz fan for about 30 years, starting with the diverse sounds of Maynard Ferguson's bands of the 1970s.

One of the key aspects of Normal Heights' turnaround is the street fair, an annual event presented by the Adams Avenue Business Association and billed as Southern California largest free music festival.

Grammy-winning blues legend Pinetop Perkins joins an all-star cast for the Fifth Annual Bisbee Blues Festival on Saturday.

For more than 25 years, Hubert Sumlin played with blues icons Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Pinetop Perkins, Willie Dixon, as well as The Rolling Stones and Chuck Berry.

Don't mess with Phoenix blues king Big Pete Pearson when he performs at Old Town Artisans on Friday.

Picture-perfect weather, a relaxed setting and a diverse lineup helped draw blues fans from across the Midwest and as far away as Canada to the inaugural Heart of America Living History Blues Festival held Sept.

The year was 1976 and Toby Rotella was hanging out at the Belle Star, an old honky tonk near the slopes in Ellicottville.

August and September brings a cavalcade of activities for blues fans. From a rare Pinetop Perkins appearance, to a Chicago blues challenge and classic record reissues, blues lovers can enjoy a blues blowout over the coming weeks.

During the end of his tenure with Chess records, the label tried putting the great guitarist and singer in a number of different musical situations with limited success.

The second week of Augusta's summer concerts will showcase nationally known blues musicians from throughout the country.

While the world lamented the loss of one music legend, Austin music fans celebrated the life of local blues man Pinetop Perkins on his 96th birthday.

Eden Brent won top acoustic honors at the 2009 Blues Music Awards. Blues pianist and vocalist Eden Brent, a performer who took honors for acoustic performer of the year and acoustic album of the year at the 2009 Blues Music Awards, will appear Friday at Moe's BBQ & Original Blues Revue in Daphne.

The economy apparently didn't spare the Chicago Blues Festival, as the world's largest free blues event has been slimmed down to a three-day affair this year.

The internationally famous Dakota Jazz Club is known for its sumptuous food and its delectable music.

Chicago Chicago Blues Festival The postwar Chicago blues scene gave rise to many of the genre's biggest names, including Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf and Buddy Guy; continuing their legacy at this year's Chicago Blues Festival, which begins on June 12, are Muddy Waters's sons Big Bill Morganfield and Mud Morganfield Williams, who perform with ...

Even if he croaked his vocals and resorted to playing "Chopsticks" on the piano as his sole means of carrying a tune, Joe Willie Perkins would draw a fair share of morbidly curious gawkers and diehard -- but not as hard as Pinetop -- blues enthusiasts when he plays the Dakota Jazz Club next week.

On Saturday, May 16 the Steve Freund Band with Jan Fanucchi will be appearing at the Riverwood Inn.

Marcia Ball and the late Clifford Antone won big at the 30th annual Blues Music Awards last week in Memphis.

Country music artists Charley Pride and Marty Stuart and bluesman Pinetop Perkins will headline the third annual Mississippi Grammy gala.