They Call Him the "Grindin' Man"

For those of you that don't know, I moved to Arkansas in October to work on the Willie "Pinetop" Perkins documentary. Pinetop is the oldest and greatest living Blues pianist in the world. He was born in 1913 in Mississippi and played with the likes of Robert Nighthawk, Sonny Boy Williamson, Earl Hooker, Muddy Waters, and many, many more great Blues artists. He was Muddy Waters pianist for 11 years, replacing the legendary Otis Span in 1969. At age 92 he's still going strong...

I got to spend a wonderful Thanksgiving in Austin with this incredible man, and Pinetop even dressed up for a photo shoot (see my photo gallery for some of the shots). He's a joy to work with and we look forward to finishing the Pinetop story which promises to be an important addition to the history of Blues music in America (expected finish date is Jan. 2006).