Pinetop was living proof you eat at McDonald’s every day and live to be 97. Yes, he usually ate at McDonald’s every day. I was at his funeral, and they put a happy meal in the casket with him. He had been my friend since 1972. RIP ole buddy. ❤️
Most people won't even live to see 97, let alone be able to play piano and sing the blues. God bless him and the band for having him share his tremendous musical gift, wisdom, and experiences with all of us. ❤
Had less than a year left when he gave this performance - one of the last blues men to have known Robert Johnson. And he had 20 gigs lined up the day he died. What a way to go - strong till the end.
These old legends also have the coolest names....Pinetop Perkins, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Lightnin Hopkins, T_Bone Walker, B.B.King......God Bless Them All
My brother was a musician in Austin Texas and playing out one night he spots Pinetop in the front row with a lady my brother said he thought was an aid/friend....my brother put the spotlight on him and asked if he would like to come up onstage and play with the "boys"..He did and it was one of the best nights of my brother's life as he said. My brother passed 2 years ago . RIP Donnie. Miss and Love you ! He was in a band called Rebel Kind in Austin years ago.
To the thumbs downs and anybody else who needs to hear it, Just getting to hear the purity and soul, by either listening, or being privileged to play alongside someone who's lived through what this man has, and share his gift of music should be celebrated.
...''AND WHEN YOU''re...97...years OLD...and still ...GOT...it...You IMMEDIATELY"""...become KNOWN...as...97...YEARS...''Y-O-U-N-G-"""....'''cause you still...'''G-o-t-''...it...get...me...''Hollar''''''p.s.- Baby''...i/m...B-a-c-K-''''
@@danieleoduro3829 maybe and maybe not so your comment deserves what ? At least I did NOT criticize others as you so gallantly did. Just who do you think you are ? Asshole.
That's some in born talent right there, 97 and still playin em keys like that ....some of y'all who gave him thumbs downs won't even be able to wipe their asses at 50.......am jus sayin...
...and you YOUNG ...Whipper SNAPPERS are Gonna GiVe Him...R-E-S-P-E-C-T"''...right this ...minute-(-Queen-of-soul-Aretha-FRANKLIN-Turning over -in-Her-Grave-)...(-RIP)...
Go Daddy.... youth of today don't recognize real natural born talent..too busy rapping and hollering out mess they call music.... pinetop still got it @ 97 years young..still listening 2020
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh daaaaayum. This legend right here deserves every credit listed in any music genre. Blues, RnB, Soul and Poetry. And that's just 4 of your 5-a-day. Eeejut Fools walking around thinking they're gangsta, flashing cash and automobiles...... Naaaa, all you need is a Porkpie Hat or a Badass Trilby, real swagger and a story to tell. And this legend has walked his walk to talk his talk. Maximum respect to him
He is awesome to watch live. If you gave it a thumbs down you just aint got no blues inside you. Can you even imagine what that man has probably been through in almost 100 years living here. Its a testament to his courage that he is still alive, and singing his music. Haters, just don't bother listening.
To those who gave this amazing legend a thumbs down. You need to be put in a barrel and rolled down the hill. You need to be ashamed of yourselves. Bravo and congratulations maestro! You’re an inspiration and I wish you continued health, happiness and ultimate blessings.
Even at 97 years of age he can still fire up the blues and send shivers down your spine, pure class and with a heart to share what he has achieved in his time.
I Loved It. Blues Sung And Played The Way I Remember Them. This Man Lived To Be An Age That Many People Won't Live To See, Probably His Love Of Music And Playing The Piano Was His Zest For A Long Life!
97 year young man still has it all, GOD BLESS HIM..Thank you I just happened UPON THIS and GLAD I STOP TO LISTEN. .. I really enjoyed this....GOD BLESS ALL.
These fellas that came up in hard times can never be replaced, the are singing their lives, and put it into entertainment, God bless this brother. Straight up class baby!
A pint of whisky and a pack of cigarettes every day of his life. Never ill a day of his life. Without a doubt, the sweetest man you would ever hope to meet. Died peacefully in his sleep. Beloved by all who knew him. Rest in Blessed Peace, Top. You are sorely missed by millions of folks. 🌹
Born in Belzion MS. He passed away on March 21,2011 in Austin,Texas I was too busy looking at his hands how long they were most musician that played the piano have long fingers. And I'm surprised I never heard of him considering I was raised in Austin Texas and my father was born and raised 20 mi down the street in Bastrop Texas. Rest In Peace Mr. Perkins 🌹👑 Born in 1912 I can only imagine the trials and tribulations he had to go through because the color of his skin. Bless You Sir and Thank You for Paving The Way for Us 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Oh man, video was way too short 😐 I moved to the US back in 84. I play guitar and went through all the genres. Stumbled on a no-name blues bar in Chicago and I was hooked. We're talking regular joes but dressed like this gent and I was blown away. This was when I learned the meaning of "soul". Clapton, Bonamassa, SRV ain't sh*t.
Look at the guy's hands, beautiful! Those aren't an old person's hands. A classy, stylish dude, still rocking at an age when most of us will just be dust.
I love this man. I could watch and listen to him play all day. I am a 79 year old white woman. Any more of his recordings out there? I want to know all about him. What a guy. God has been good to him.Thank you for this opportunity to experience this wonderful performance
I saw Pinetop at the Montreal Jazz Fest in the early 1990s it was outdoors and a free show. A small stage and I was up close. It was great. The next year I saw Honeyboy Edwards. Again a small outdoor street stage. Magical. The Delta was coming off his guitar. I was in heaven.
That man have angels around him! God blessed him already, and blessing us with his presence. May he continue to live in prosperity and good health, also with the will to do whatever he wants!
OMGosh. I hope I live to 97, nevermind the fact that this man sounds wonderful at 97. Wish I could've heard him when he was younger. Peace be with him, a true talent.
In 1995 I met and had my picture taken with Pinetop at the King Bisquit Blues Festival in West Helena Arkansas, It was my 40'th birthday and I was blown away when he wanted to be with me in a birthday photo. I also got a Happy Birthday kiss on my cheek. To me it was an honor.
@@BluesPianoSheets Forever! And to anyone who has never gone to the festival do so, it is phenomenal! Sitting on the Levy of the Mississippi River listening to Delta Blues. Saw Buddy Guy, Pinetop Perkins, Luther Allison, Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues and much more. On the last day Sunday, I had fried chicken made by the lady's group from the Babtist Church of West Helena and walked over and Watched Dr. John open the show, you can't beat that!
@@donnatew7842 Oh my gosh Donna that does sound amazing, I would so love that. I live all the way down under in New Zealand but that is definitely going on my bucket list.
I hope when I'm 97 I can sound that good.What a master& his diction is superb,total clarity.Awesome this is why he endured so many years.Thank the Lord.
Got to see Pinetop Perkins play with Bob Margolin and the late Great Muddy Waters in February 1980. It truly opened my eyes to the Blues! I am lucky my brother Mike made me go!!!!
794 untalented people clicking thumbs down. This is was a really cool performance. I hope my hands have that much dexterity left at age 60 years of age, not even thinking of 97.
Living in Sydney Australia growing up in the 70's we were starved of quality Blues we had our own scene but nowhere as good as guys like Pinetop or James Cotton etc But I still found my way to the Blues now in 2024 joust in .y 60's I'm still loving still playing still listening to the Blues I feel as if it runs through my veins....
Love Pinetop and was lucky enough to see him, Willie Big Eyes Smith, and Hubert Sumlin perform together several years ago at Beale Street Blues Fest in Memphis. Now RIP to them all...but we still have another great Delta Bluesman by way of Chicago left. Buddy is the last of the Delta Blues man and he's still going strong.
Caught him in a bar in Austin Texas about 10 years back AWESOME!!!!!! A true blues musician. Played “Big fat mama” and had the place rocking. I met him after the show, a wonderful man.
I think about how old I am getting, 66. HAHA Hell I’m just a child compared to this living legend. I got nothing to complain about. This gentleman is nothing short of a total inspiration ❤❤❤
First, of GREATNESS!!!! That sounds great to me he's doing it still at, 97! He got my Respect. Wishing him a blessed life and He can TICKLE THEM IVORY KEYS!!! Great job! We need to enjoy these great legends while we can....thank you for sharing this with us. Have a blessed life. BE SAFE!!!!
@@jimaglenn Sure, but not from normal aging. Drugs, violence, accidents and the like can kill at any age. Musicians like PineTop and Andres Segovia not only lived into their 90's but had very youthful spirits due to their love of music.
@@johnnybgoode1950 Freddy King, Magic Sam, Jeff Healy come to mind without doing alot of research into the certainly many many more that have did young from natural causes. You can research that for yourself if you don't believe. Many folks have lived into their nineties with a youthful spirit from the love of goatherding or whatever.
@@jimaglenn I said that music was the fountain of youth. not that youth are immune to disease. People who do what they love are famous for long lives. People who aren't even musicians have died from retinoblastoma. stomach ulcers and heart attacks like the people you mention. At least you admit that music can be the fountain of a youthful spirit.
I had the great pleasure to tour with Pinetop in the early 90's (I'm a guitarist). We would hang out in the afternoons drinking and he would tell me stories of his days with Muddy, Ike and Tina - those were great times!!
I used to listen to Pinetop on my tiny plastic stereo way back in the early 70s when I started shaving. Sadly, he died not long after this concert (March 21, 2011).
Pinetop was living proof you eat at McDonald’s every day and live to be 97. Yes, he usually ate at McDonald’s every day. I was at his funeral, and they put a happy meal in the casket with him. He had been my friend since 1972. RIP ole buddy. ❤️
What a great friendship to remember and cherish
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It was healthier than it is now. It’s all chemicals now.
What a cool person to have known! Pinetop!
97 !! and those fingers can still play Blues on the pea anna!! And great skin!! MAN!
Most people won't even live to see 97, let alone be able to play piano and sing the blues. God bless him and the band for having him share his tremendous musical gift, wisdom, and experiences with all of us. ❤
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I'm loosing it at 57😅
Pinetop is a true legend...Haters can hate all they want but that doesn't change anything..God bless Pinetop
Excellent ❤My first time seeing & listening to Him.!!! What’s His stage Name and/or Band Name. Want his music 😂
It's My First Time Too, Listening To Pinetop
😮 pine top Perkins
haters? Why?! 😮
he is great
No sweeter man than ol Pine.
He passed the chair to me and I about had heart failure....i miss him
I LOVE WHEN I GET A CHANCE TO SEE A MAN, WHO EARNED THE RIGHT TO BE CALLED A LEGEND, IT'S A RARE AND GREAT FEELING IN YOUR SOUL TO HEAR HIM PLAY
Hey he's got 97 yrs worth of life that qualifies him 2 know & sing the Blues! I think its great @ 97 he's out & up there doin it! I think its Great
Had less than a year left when he gave this performance - one of the last blues men to have known Robert Johnson. And he had 20 gigs lined up the day he died. What a way to go - strong till the end.
These old legends also have the coolest names....Pinetop Perkins, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Lightnin Hopkins, T_Bone Walker, B.B.King......God Bless Them All
In 2020 I'm still dancing alone for great blues respect 97 old pinetop Perkins
A gentleman from the era when musicians had class and dress style.....and this dear man still has it.
You ALL SaID IY your the best
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Awesome
He is blessed
Got to impress the ladies .
My brother was a musician in Austin Texas and playing out one night he spots Pinetop in the front row with a lady my brother said he thought was an aid/friend....my brother put the spotlight on him and asked if he would like to come up onstage and play with the "boys"..He did and it was one of the best nights of my brother's life as he said. My brother passed 2 years ago . RIP Donnie. Miss and Love you ! He was in a band called Rebel Kind in Austin years ago.
That is a truly wonderful story
There will never be another like him.
singing and playing the piano probably all his life, thats why he is full of life and still has the ability to go on stage. Bravo to you sir
Beautiful
Bravo 👏. Wonderful. Music in yr blood. Blessed
Such a blessing to be able to make music to the end of your time in a body. I'm feeling blessed to share tonight.
Old enough recognized him immediately. If you don't get this you literally have no soul. Last time I saw him was on ACL decades ago. That's music!
Proud as hell of my people !!! That brother still got it . 97 and can still put it down ? C'mon man , when you got it , you just got it.
Every human is out of Africa so he’s my people too.
@@oldline90
Exactly 💯
Africa 🌍 the birthplace of civilization.
That’s what’s so cool about people involved in the creative arts and especially music, can still jam at 97! Get creative people!
To the thumbs downs and anybody else who needs to hear it, Just getting to hear the purity and soul, by either listening, or being privileged to play alongside someone who's lived through what this man has, and share his gift of music should be celebrated.
If you can't " Feel The Blues " then you can't understand the music . This man is living history .
...''AND WHEN YOU''re...97...years OLD...and still ...GOT...it...You IMMEDIATELY"""...become KNOWN...as...97...YEARS...''Y-O-U-N-G-"""....'''cause you still...'''G-o-t-''...it...get...me...''Hollar''''''p.s.- Baby''...i/m...B-a-c-K-''''
Damn , back up here 1 month later & foot just automatically starts keeping time . Beat has set the mood for the whole day . Thanks Mr. PineTops .
Hell yeah. He did the dam thing.
A WONDER OF THE WORLD'S BEST HONORABLE 💯 MAN💪🏿☝🏾🙎🏿♀️🏋🏽♀️🤫💞💯💯💯🗣️
@@PedalToTheMetal61888 SURE have the PIANO FINGERS 👈🙄🏋🏽♀️🎭🌞🌞🌞👈🏽🏋🏽♀️🏋🏽♀️🏋🏽♀️🏋🏽♀️💪🏿
Sure as hell 97 % of us listening to this won't make it to his age .
Grand ole man .
Haha you're unfair
that's not how you give a compliment
@@danieleoduro3829 maybe and maybe not so your comment deserves what ?
At least I did NOT criticize others as you so gallantly did.
Just who do you think you are ?
Asshole.
That's some in born talent right there, 97 and still playin em keys like that ....some of y'all who gave him thumbs downs won't even be able to wipe their asses at 50.......am jus sayin...
MAKE-IT-PLAIN !!! LOL
Amen!!!
Lmao
You said man.
Well said!! 👍
97 years young. Look at those wonderful hands. Love it!
God bless him
To you haters, he's lived a hell of a lot longer than you,that man deserves respect, and .
And accomplished a lot more than the haters!
God bless him, amen.
...and you YOUNG ...Whipper SNAPPERS are Gonna GiVe Him...R-E-S-P-E-C-T"''...right this ...minute-(-Queen-of-soul-Aretha-FRANKLIN-Turning over -in-Her-Grave-)...(-RIP)...
cora lackey "he's lived a hell of a lot longer than you"? How can you say that if the haters are still alive????
Seems you rant like a hater
Don't talk to a fool that want to be a fool
If you can still play piano and sing at 97 yeRs old you are a treasure that everyone will revere. I will revere pine top. Fo sho
An older but still has what it takes don,t find like that any more. Love you
They say "once you got it' it can't be taken away from you it means star quality and at 97 he's living proof.
Go Daddy.... youth of today don't recognize real natural born talent..too busy rapping and hollering out mess they call music.... pinetop still got it @ 97 years young..still listening 2020
Listening for first time in Sept 2024...find my body moving to every beat, chord change, and his soulful sound. Thank you
I have no doubt that if my dad had lived that long he would still be playing. When it's in your blood, nothing can stop you
Who said he's stopped Brenda? He's with alot of other legends in heaven
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh daaaaayum. This legend right here deserves every credit listed in any music genre. Blues, RnB, Soul and Poetry. And that's just 4 of your 5-a-day.
Eeejut Fools walking around thinking they're gangsta, flashing cash and automobiles...... Naaaa, all you need is a Porkpie Hat or a Badass Trilby, real swagger and a story to tell. And this legend has walked his walk to talk his talk. Maximum respect to him
I love it when an old person PROUDLY PROVES THEY STILL HAVE IT & NEVER LOST IT OR HAD TO LOOK FOR IT!!!
Much love from Mobile Alabama.
Do. You. Have. Any. Of. Jimmie. Rodgers. Music
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What. Do. You. mean. .look
How. Do. I. Look
The BEST IN THE WEST👈🏽💪🏿🏋🏽♀️🏋🏽♀️💯💞🌞🌞👈🏿
Pinetop never slacked up. He ate a McDonald’s meal just about every day. I was at a funeral. A Big Mac Meal was placed in his casket with him.
Living near the Blues Capitol of World Chicago I have been Bless to see Pinetop and many Blues pianists!!!! Made a CD at 95 !!!!!
He is awesome to watch live. If you gave it a thumbs down you just aint got no blues inside you. Can you even imagine what that man has probably been through in almost 100 years living here. Its a testament to his courage that he is still alive, and singing his music. Haters, just don't bother listening.
If you don't like the blues, you must have a hole in your soul!
To those who gave this amazing legend a thumbs down. You need to be put in a barrel and rolled down the hill. You need to be ashamed of yourselves. Bravo and congratulations maestro! You’re an inspiration and I wish you continued health, happiness and ultimate blessings.
Hehe😁😂
Yeah let float down the huka falls in taupo nz
Haha, you spoke out what i was thinking. :))))
Juliet Robin .lmao, it’s great to hear a new saying. Roll them over Niagara Falls.
We’re having a party
Saw him many times over the years..the folks who took care of him in his later years were good people. Pinetop was the real deal.
Even at 97 years of age he can still fire up the blues and send shivers down your spine, pure class and with a heart to share what he has achieved in his time.
Wonderful never heard of him till now. Great voice and playing. I've known two people who could really play piano. Wish I could meet him!!!
997 pro mille
I Loved It. Blues Sung And Played The Way I Remember Them. This Man Lived To Be An Age That Many People Won't Live To See, Probably His Love Of Music And Playing The Piano Was His Zest For A Long Life!
Bless him he stands with the great and the best. Such talent never dies.
Who the hell could possibly even think of giving this a thumbs down?! You have to be out of your mind!
There are no down thumbs for this type of talent. This one goes around the block at least 4xs.
97 year young man still has it all, GOD BLESS HIM..Thank you I just happened UPON THIS and GLAD I STOP TO LISTEN. .. I really enjoyed this....GOD BLESS ALL.
These fellas that came up in hard times can never be replaced, the are singing their lives, and put it into entertainment, God bless this brother. Straight up class baby!
Saw he in concert. I'm 70 and can strut off this real music. ❤
OMG! This is amazing! 97 yrs old and still rocking awesome. I have no words that can say how much awesome he is.
A pint of whisky and a pack of cigarettes every day of his life. Never ill a day of his life. Without a doubt, the sweetest man you would ever hope to meet. Died peacefully in his sleep. Beloved by all who knew him. Rest in Blessed Peace, Top. You are sorely missed by millions of folks. 🌹
Check him out w/Ann Rabson. Careless Love.👌
Definitely Blessed...... Peace be upon you forever. Good Brother....
In the end the cigarettes and whiskey caught up with him, struck him down at 98 ..lol
bluegtturbo My father smoked all his adult life - died of lung cancer age 49 😪
Whiskey and ciggarettes did not make him old, he could lived longer.
Born in Belzion MS. He passed away on March 21,2011 in Austin,Texas
I was too busy looking at his hands how long they were most musician that played the piano have long fingers. And I'm surprised I never heard of him considering I was raised in Austin Texas and my father was born and raised 20 mi down the street in Bastrop Texas.
Rest In Peace Mr. Perkins 🌹👑
Born in 1912 I can only imagine the trials and tribulations he had to go through because the color of his skin. Bless You Sir and Thank You for Paving The Way for Us 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
97 years old that is sooo friggen awesome 👏😎😎
Excellent! My husband and I enjoyed this soooo much!!
Yes, yes, yes. A legend for sure. Real music, real musicians.
Oh man, video was way too short 😐
I moved to the US back in 84. I play guitar and went through all the genres. Stumbled on a no-name blues bar in Chicago and I was hooked. We're talking regular joes but dressed like this gent and I was blown away. This was when I learned the meaning of "soul". Clapton, Bonamassa, SRV ain't sh*t.
This man was a legend. It would have been a privilege just to see him play for a bit. Half of the blues piano stuff I play today, he invented. RIP.
Wow, look how long his fingers are! I heard of him, Pinetop is a legend, that's all I know.
Blues is part of your soul. It stays with you.
Now THIS is class!
97yrs YOUNG!!!
What's with 👎
ya got NO class!
Australia 🇦🇺
Look at the guy's hands, beautiful! Those aren't an old person's hands. A classy, stylish dude, still rocking at an age when most of us will just be dust.
Just him being able to walk at that age is a Miracle all by itself !!!!!! 🙏🏽
I love this man. I could watch and listen to him play all day. I am a 79 year old white woman. Any more of his recordings out there? I want to know all about him. What a guy. God has been good to him.Thank you for this opportunity to experience this wonderful performance
he recorded hundreds of tunes by himself and as a sideman. i'd encourage you to explore because this is not him at his peak...Understandably.
Real tasty though.I could listen for hours .
I saw Pinetop at the Montreal Jazz Fest in the early 1990s it was outdoors and a free show. A small stage and I was up close. It was great. The next year I saw Honeyboy Edwards. Again a small outdoor street stage. Magical. The Delta was coming off his guitar. I was in heaven.
great that there's a film of this! what a voice, still, at 97! we're all so sorry you're gone, but thank you so much for the gift of your music. rip!
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Sorry to he of his passing one of the greats.
That man have angels around him! God blessed him already, and blessing us with his presence. May he continue to live in prosperity and good health, also with the will to do whatever he wants!
OMGosh. I hope I live to 97, nevermind the fact that this man sounds wonderful at 97. Wish I could've heard him when he was younger. Peace be with him, a true talent.
97!! It's the MUSIC that's keeping that man alive!!! Bless him!!...and BTW, I've seen giraffe's legs shorter than that cat's fingers... lol
I just love it when the younger men show care for the elderly. Much respect! Talent and he has a atrong voice and knows how to tell a story.
In 1995 I met and had my picture taken with Pinetop at the King Bisquit Blues Festival in West Helena Arkansas, It was my 40'th birthday and I was blown away when he wanted to be with me in a birthday photo. I also got a Happy Birthday kiss on my cheek. To me it was an honor.
Wow Donna, what a nice memory to treasure
@@BluesPianoSheets Forever! And to anyone who has never gone to the festival do so, it is phenomenal! Sitting on the Levy of the Mississippi River listening to Delta Blues. Saw Buddy Guy, Pinetop Perkins, Luther Allison, Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues and much more. On the last day Sunday, I had fried chicken made by the lady's group from the Babtist Church of West Helena and walked over and Watched Dr. John open the show, you can't beat that!
@@donnatew7842 Oh my gosh Donna that does sound amazing, I would so love that. I live all the way down under in New Zealand but that is definitely going on my bucket list.
When a 97 year old man talks. Everybody need to listen
Barely hanging onto the keyboard, but still doing it. Much respect. Much. 🤟
That’s a god given talent and still going strong at 97yrs of age.god bless you Mr pinetop perkins
I' just sayin, that is boss.
A great blues legend playing piano & singing at 97👍😁. We should all be so lucky! Thanks for posting👏.
Proves that music keeps you alive. Whether it's playing, listening, or dancing to it, it'll keep you young!
Miss the soothing tone, that THIS delivers, AHHH...
He still has it. My deceased sister loved the Blues, and who doesn't???
This blues man rocks!!! 97 is a trivial number in his victorious lifetime...
I hope when I'm 97 I can sound that good.What a master& his diction is superb,total clarity.Awesome this is why he endured so many years.Thank the Lord.
He doesn’t lose a beat.
Mr Perkins are are so Wonderfully Amazing to me. Thank you for blessing me (us) with the music and singing today. JM
Got to see Pinetop Perkins play with Bob Margolin and the late Great Muddy Waters in February 1980. It truly opened my eyes to the Blues!
I am lucky my brother Mike made me go!!!!
What a great experience and wonderful memory to have
794 untalented people clicking thumbs down.
This is was a really cool performance. I hope my hands have that much dexterity left at age 60 years of age, not even thinking of 97.
They be having a real good time in heaven!!
Still as fresh as strawberry wine.
Living in Sydney Australia growing up in the 70's we were starved of quality Blues we had our own scene but nowhere as good as guys like Pinetop or James Cotton etc But I still found my way to the Blues now in 2024 joust in .y 60's I'm still loving still playing still listening to the Blues I feel as if it runs through my veins....
Last of the Delta blues musicians. RIP.
Love Pinetop and was lucky enough to see him, Willie Big Eyes Smith, and Hubert Sumlin perform together several years ago at Beale Street Blues Fest in Memphis. Now RIP to them all...but we still have another great Delta Bluesman by way of Chicago left.
Buddy is the last of the Delta Blues man and he's still going strong.
Henry Gray - still with is bless him
@@OriginalOldSkoolFunk Buddy who?
@@memoryrinehart Buddy Guy...of course...😏
He still got it and seriously don't look 97 what's your secret love it
WHAT CAN I SAY .. GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL OLD MAN..
He is the Blues Legend!
Dude's got lot talent and age it's nothing its what's in the heart. He's music blessed a lot of people that's why blessed 97+ years.
Great voice for a 97 year old. And te chops on the key board!!
Caught him in a bar in Austin Texas about 10 years back AWESOME!!!!!! A true blues musician. Played “Big fat mama” and had the place rocking. I met him after the show, a wonderful man.
What a great experience and memorable time.
I think about how old I am getting, 66. HAHA Hell I’m just a child compared to this living legend. I got nothing to complain about. This gentleman is nothing short of a total inspiration ❤❤❤
God Bless you Pinetop.I hope you and Eddie Kirkland are playing the blues in Heaven.
First, of GREATNESS!!!! That sounds great to me he's doing it still at, 97! He got my Respect. Wishing him a blessed life and He can TICKLE THEM IVORY KEYS!!! Great job! We need to enjoy these great legends while we can....thank you for sharing this with us. Have a blessed life. BE SAFE!!!!
WOW AT 97 WONDERFUL
SIMPLY AMAZING.......
Pure, raw and real…..the very best. Thank you, I greatly enjoyed this.
This proves that music is the real-life fountain of youth.
Many great musicians died very young.
@@jimaglenn Sure, but not from normal aging. Drugs, violence, accidents and the like can kill at any age. Musicians like PineTop and Andres Segovia not only lived into their 90's but had very youthful spirits due to their love of music.
@@johnnybgoode1950
Freddy King, Magic Sam, Jeff Healy come to mind without doing alot of research into the certainly many many more that have did young from natural causes. You can research that for yourself if you don't believe. Many folks have lived into their nineties with a youthful spirit from the love of goatherding or whatever.
@@jimaglenn I said that music was the fountain of youth. not that youth are immune to disease. People who do what they love are famous for long lives. People who aren't even musicians have died from retinoblastoma. stomach ulcers and heart attacks like the people you mention. At least you admit that music can be the fountain of a youthful spirit.
I had the great pleasure to tour with Pinetop in the early 90's (I'm a guitarist). We would hang out in the afternoons drinking and he would tell me stories of his days with Muddy, Ike and Tina - those were great times!!
I used to listen to Pinetop on my tiny plastic stereo way back in the early 70s when I started shaving. Sadly, he died not long after this concert (March 21, 2011).
We are hearing history/ What a honor
Once you get the blues they're forever.
thom- mark UI TV
I'll be shuffling on down to the Chicken Shack,,,👍👍
Pinetop🔊🎶🎶🎶
Awesome! What a great musician. I truly admired his presence. May God Bless my brother always. Amen!
DAM..you cant beatblues...TALENT TALENT TALENT...NEW ZEALAND FAN
Hi from Christchurch