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*** Save The Date - October 10, 2010 ***
 

The annual Pinetop Perkins Homecoming Jam will once again be held at the historic Hopson's Plantation in Clarksdale, MS.  The date is Sunday, October 10, 2010.  This event will also be a fundraiser for the Pinetop Perkins Foundation.

 

 

Pinetop Perkins and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
Joined At The Hip - Telarc
Continues To Garner Great Reviews And Accolades

The new Telarc CD "Joined At The Hip" featuring Pinetop Perkins and Willie Big Eyes Smith is just fabulous.  They should have named it "Joined At The Heart."  These two blues icons are certainly "blood brothers" when it comes to the blues.  With Pinetop on piano and Willie on harmonica and vocals, it just breathes "old time blues."  Put it on, and leave it on the turntable.  How wonderful, and lucky we are to have such old blues in this modern day.  These guys transcend time, and give us way more than we deserve.  Thank you gentlemen.

Blue Barry - Smoky Mountain Blues Society


This is a history lesson presented not by a boring lecturer or dry recitation of names and dates but rather a living history lesson presented by men who were at the center of it and know how to bring it to us.  It's good to hear these two Joined At The Hip once again.  Let's hope they stay that way for a good while longer.  Read the full review here.

Josh Hathaway - Blogcritics


97 years young, still playing beautifully, singing, recording and touring.  Hats off to Pinetop Perkins; may we all live so long and so well!  And kudos also to Willie "Big Eyes" Smith and the rest of the band for a really enjoyable slice of classic Chicago blues.  Read the full review here.

John Mitchell - The Blues Blast


But you don't really need BlueNotes to tell you that this will be a fine album.  All you need to know is "Pinetop" and "Big Eyes."  Read the full review here.

Jim White - BlueNotes
Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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Pinetop Perkins Foundation
Youth Workshop Series:  Piano Master Class
August 3 - 5, 2010

The Pinetop Perkins Foundation is pleased to announce an inaugural event for musicians young and old. The Piano Master Class -- the inaugural event of the Youth Workshop Series -- will be held August 3, 2010 - August 4, 2010.  Open to the young and the young at heart, it will be held at the historic Shack Up Inn and Hopson Plantation in Clarksdale, Mississippi.  The event will conclude with a wrap up jam concert hosted by Bob Margolin at Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale on Thursday, August 5th.  This event immediately precedes the annual Sunflower Blues Festival in Clarksdale. 

Selected to lead these workshops are award-winning recording artists:  Eden Brent and Ann Rabson.   The workshops will consist of two advanced and one intermediate level master class.

The Pinetop Perkins Foundation has been awarded a generous grant from the Rock River Foundation, founded by actor Morgan Freeman, which will enable us to extend a number of scholarships to Mississippi youth to participate in this unique and rewarding learning experience.

For more information contact Pinetop Perkins Foundation
or phone 662 313 1093.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY Pinetop!
Pinetop Celebrates 97 Years
At Antone's in Austin, TX

Pinetop who turned 97 on July 7th began his birthday celebration a bit early this year at Antone's Nightclub in Austin as he was headed out of the country to tour in Spain.

The opening act was an 11-year old and 13-year old  duo known as the Peterson Brothers, the youngest being 86 years younger than Pinetop!

Marcia Ball then took the stage followed by the birthday boy himself.  It was all captured for the local news station KVUE.  You can view it HERE.


Pinetop Perkins Featured on The Cover
of The Soon To Be Released Book
Their Love of Music
 

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In Their Love of Music photographer Steve Azzato has captured the essence of the creative spirit in the faces and words of the musicians themselves.  Featuring portraits of one hundred seventeen artists, the book takes a slightly different approach to music photography than typically seen.

Steve Azzato's wonderful portraits of one hundred seventeen musicians from all spectrum's of the music world and their quotes on what makes them play night after night gives you insight into why these musicians are so dedicated to their music.  The forward is written by newscaster and musician Lester Holt.

This book is set for release October 1, 2010.  You can pre-order now from the publisher and save 25%! 

Pre-Order Their Love of Music - Quiet Light Publishing

To learn more about this project check out their Facebook Page.

 

The Perfect Age Of Rock 'n' Roll Blues Band

Band Members:  Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins, Sugar Blue, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bob Stroger and Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin.

Once in a lifetime you may experience a brief moment when the stars align and something truly extraordinary happens.  This will be the case in March and April 2010 when six of the greatest living blues legends assemble on stage for three incomparable nights of music.  Not just legends of the Blues.  Not just early architects of rock and roll.  These are true American cultural icons including one recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Award, the highest honor in the USA for traditional arts.


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