Pinetop

Bluesman Pinetop Perkins, who made a name for himself playing piano with Muddy Waters, among others, died Monday at his Austin home, according to a message on his website. He was 97. In February, Perkins won a Grammy Award, his third, for best traditional blues album for “Joined at the Hip: Pinetop Perkins & Willie Big Eyes’ Smith.” On Saturday Perkins attended a performance by Bobby Rush during the South by Southwest music festival.