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В Остине в Техасе умер джазовый пианист Пайнтоп Перкинс (настоящее имя - Джозеф Уильям Перкинс), сообщает BBC News. Музыканту было 97 лет.
Перкинс начал музыкальную карьеру как гитарист в 20-х годах прошлого века. Однако позже исполнитель получил травму руки и вынужден был переквалифицироваться в пианиста. В разные годы Пайнтоп Перкинс выступал с Айком Тернером и Мадди Уотерсом.
Перкинс трижды становился лауреатом премии "Грэмми". Впервые он получил эту награду в 2005 году за вклад в развитие музыки. Кроме того, в 2008 и 2011 годах ему вручали "Грэмми" в номинации "Лучший традиционный блюзовый альбом". Американская академия звукозаписи отметила пластинки Перкинса "Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas" (2007) и "Joined At the Hip" (2010).
Перкинс до последнего времени продолжал давать концерты в клубах Остина. В частности, на 2011 год он запланировал около 20 выступлений.
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- Blues pianist Pinetop Perkins dies aged 97 - BBC News, 22.03.2011
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12814133
Blues pianist Pinetop Perkins dies aged 97
Mississippi-born Pinetop Perkins began touring in the 1920s
Grammy award winning blues pianist Pinetop Perkins has died at the age of 97, his manager has announced.
Perkins, who died at his home in Austin, Texas, became the oldest-ever Grammy winner only last month winning for best traditional blues album.
His agent Hugh Southard said he died of cardiac arrest after waking up with chest pains on Monday.
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.
Despite his age, he played regularly at blues clubs in the Austin area. His agent told the Associated Press news agency he had more than 20 performances booked this year.
"He is the blues, he is the epitome of it," Mr Southard said. "He lived it, breathed it."
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," Mr Southard said.
Related Internet links
Pinetop Perkins website
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Pinetop Perkins - Down in Mississippi
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PINETOP PERKINS & JOHNNY CASH - TROUBLE IN MIND
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Pinetop Perkins - The Hucklebuck.wmv
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Pinetop Perkins (95) at Notodden Bluesfestival 2008