Joe Willie Perkins (Pinetop)

USA, 1943–2011

American blues pianist (1913-2011) who played boogie-woogie and later joined Muddy Waters's band. He taught piano to the teenage Ike Turner.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Joe Willie Perkins (Pinetop) and 1 artist Joe Willie Perkins (Pinetop) influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Joe Willie Perkins (Pinetop)?

• Clarence Smith (Pine Top) — Perkins took up boogie-woogie — and his very nickname — from the records of Clarence 'Pine Top' Smith, whose 1929 'Pine Top's Boogie Woogie' set the style.

Which artists did Joe Willie Perkins (Pinetop) influence?

• Ike Turner — Ike learned boogie-woogie piano as a boy from Pinetop Perkins — the Delta blues pianist who gave him his keyboard foundation.